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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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Download Reinhart & Rogoff (2010)

1. Research Question & Context

• [ ] Have we stated the main question clearly?
• [ ] Have we explained why this question mattered after the 2008 crisis?
• [ ] Have we noted that this is a descriptive, not causal, study?

2. Data & Numerical Evaluation

• [ ] Have we checked whether data sources are reliable and comparable?
• [ ] Have we mentioned how missing data or long historical periods might affect results?
• [ ] Have we questioned the four debt bins (<30%, 30–60%, 60–90%, >90%)?
• [ ] Have we asked whether different cutoffs would change the results?
• [ ] Have we discussed mean vs. median differences and possible outliers?
• [ ] Have we noted sample-size differences across bins?

3. Visual Interpretation (Figures)

• [ ] Have we explained what each key figure shows (especially Figure 2)?
• [ ] Have we noted that grouping/bins can create the appearance of thresholds?
• [ ] Have we checked whether the graphs hide variation within groups?
• [ ] Have we questioned mixing wartime and peacetime data?