Assignment:
You are expected to choose one of the articles in the course assignment section on blackboard and prepare a critical review. This requires that you read the article, discuss it within your group, research the key issues and write a critical review for class presentations on the last 2 or 3 days of class. As such, each group will have 15-20 minutes to present.
Specific responsibilities:
(1) Each group must meet, choose a group leader, choose a paper and discuss allocation of responsibilities.
(2) The presentation should be divided into sections and allocated to small teams (two or three members) depending on the number of sections. Different group members are required to present their sections.
(3) Each section must write up their section material.
(4) The group leader is responsible for pulling all the sections together into a final document.
(5) The professor must be presented with a copy of the final document on the day of the presentation (extension maybe allowed until the day of finals). The document should list the names of the individuals responsible for each section. This provides a way for identifying students who did not do any work.
Suggested structure for the review document/presentation (it's only a suggested guide)
I. Introduction: identification of the key issue (questions, problems) being addressed in the paper. Provide some background on the issues (data, historical experiences, public policy concerns etc.).
II. Discuss/summarize the treatment of the problem in the broader literature (look at the bibliography) and by public policy if appropriate.
III. Outline the author's arguments (suggested solution, views on the problem).
IV. Provide your agreements or disagreements with the author's arguments. Assess the relevance for current and future policy where appropriate.
V. Provide your group's proposals (solution to problem etc.) and conclusions.
Readings:
The Federal Funds Market since the Financial Crisis
By Ben R. Craig and Sara Millington