Discuss the role of the IMF in the global economy. Have they been successful in meeting their objectives?Prepare a 5 page paper on a topic related to globalization.
Globalization Issues
Research Paper
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1. Discuss the role of the IMF in the global economy. Have they been successful in meeting their objectives?
Paper Requirements
Prepare a 5-7 page paper on a topic related to globalization.
Paper format:
Title page (title, author’s name, abstract, keywords, JEL classification numbers)
I. Introduction (state the main purpose of your study, briefly describe the working hypothesis, also describe the analytical model (if any) and the methodology, paper organization)
II. Literature overview (what research exists
III. The core analytical discussion of the main concept
IV. Empirical evidence (discussion of data/charts/tables etc)
V. Conclusions
References
Footnotes, tables, figures can be included in the main text.
Useful internet library resources:
Social Science Research Network www.ssrn.com
Research Papers in Economics www.repec.org
Economists Online http://www.economistsonline.org/home
FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Database) of FRB St. Louis: http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/
Scientific Commons http://en.scientificcommons.org/
Bank for International Settlements www.bis.org
IMF – Global Financial Stability Reports: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/gfsr/index.htm
