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â— Appropriate and interesting title
â— Introduction that
â—‹ States the policy question
â—‹ Explains the significance of the question
â—‹ Names the participants and their positions on the policy
â—‹ Explains the process for the paper
â— Background / literature review that
â—‹ Explains the problem from variety of perspectives (science, economics, politics)
â—‹ Reviews existing research on the problem
â—‹ Explains the relevant economic theory for understanding the problem
â— Data section that provides relevant economic and scientific data to illustrate the problem
â— Policy analysis section that
â—‹ Describes possible policy options
â—‹ Discusses benefits and costs of each option (including who is helped / harmed by
the policy)
â—‹ Explains political, scientific or economic barriers to resolving the problem
(including lack of information)
â— Conclusion that summarizes key policy question, major views on policy options, and
your preferred policy option (if you have one).
â— Bibliography in Chicago author/date format
