Introductory Economics.

Article Analysis - Application of Microeconomics in the News [worth 30%]. OBJECTIVE of Article Analysis: You are to apply microeconomic theory to explain and analyse a news article. Rationale for Article Analysis: to help the student develop and/or strengthen their analytical and communication skills set by applying their knowledge of economic theories to real world issues. Industry values workers with a well-developed set of analytical skills and communicative abilities. 1. You are to select a web article/newspaper/magazine for your microeconomic analysis. a. You must be able to relate your main article to at least two of the topics (L1 to L5, i.e. chapters 1 – 5) covered in the lecture program (see point 2 below). b. The main news article must have been written on or after 1st April, 2019. Please double check the date/month/year of the main news article. Assignment will not be marked if date of article is before the time specified. c. The main news article can be from any nation i