Here is the paper:

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Please read the general guidelines and evaluation rubric.

For this particular paper, I suggest you take a look at the following checklist:

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Your task is not simply to summarize Mankiw. You must evaluate the credibility, assumptions, evidence, using the tools from the first part of the course.

Mankiw (2013)

1. Motivation

• What is the big question of the paper?
• Why does it matter today (especially in the era of big data)?
• What policy or social issue is at stake?

Example from Defending the One Percent:

• Debate: Is rising inequality justified or problematic?

Main Argument

• What is the author’s central claim?
• What assumptions are required?

Be precise:

• Is the argument positive (descriptive) or normative (value-based)?

Data & Evidence

• What data is used? (tax data, surveys, experiments, etc.)