International Economics
1) Discuss the extent to which factor availability is no longer an effective explanation of the competitiveness of regions or countries.
Have you analysed the title, or question
Structure of the assignment –
1) Introduction – outlines, your intention – be brief
Background information on the topic/question
2) Main body/ main discussion area – 80% materials in this section.
• Effective argument, analysis of the theories, referencing, critical analysis
• Have you referred to the appropriate authors? Using interesting authors that you have read – whose ideas you want to use.
• Books, journal articles,
• Examples, case studies – Have you included appropriate facts, statistics or examples?
• Do not plagiarise – minimum/brief quotation, (e.g. author’s name, year, provide page number etc)
• Your findings, your opinion
3) Conclusion – brief conclusion.
Is your conclusion convincing and does it fit with your earlier analysis?
a brief summary, 1-2 paragraph
4) References – list all the sources you have cited in the text at the end in references/bibliography (Harvard Referencing)
For example for Question 1 you could start with–
H-O model
Leontief paradox, product life cycle,
Demand-led theory,
Porter diamond theory
Provide some critical analysis
Examples – country, firms
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