Term paper topic: "A critical analysis of new regulations on the banking industry with respect to the housing/mortgage market in the US

Term paper topic: "A critical analysis of new regulations on the banking industry with respect to the housing/mortgage market in the US."

Term Paper

There is one term paper required for the class worth 25% of your final grade. You are to develop a topic yourself and this topic must be approved. Topics are due on Sunday evening of Week 1 at midnight EST. The finished term paper is due on Sunday of week 8 at midnight EST. Develop a 10 to 15 page double-spaced paper that develops your topic and brings it to a conclusion. Title page, appendices and bibliography are not to be counted in the page total for the narrative portion of the paper. Your paper should begin with a concise summary paragraph that (1) states the problem/issue/topic you have selected and (2) summarizes your position, anticipating the conclusion. The remainder of the paper should support and explain your position. The paper should include at least three graphs developed in our course and define all economic concepts used to build your argument.

Grading Rubric for Term Paper

General Guidelines for All Written Work:

Written projects must be:

1. typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, with margins no wider than one inch
2. have footnotes or endnotes, with correct citations
3. have a bibliography of sources used
4. include, for each entry, the author, title, city and state of publisher, publisher's name, year, and page numbers
5. prepared using word processing software (Microsoft Word preferred), in a manner similar to the preparation of a written assignment for classroom submission