One of the main jobs of an economist is to convey his or her ideas by writing analytical prose. This assignment aims at introducing you to good writing practice at the very beginning of your university career. The process of writing for a final essay should be similar to this example: https://voxeu.org/article/us-economy-performs-better-under-democratic-presidents-why Structure of the essay Abstract Body (General content) Conclusions References (Bibliography) Annexes (If considered) You are expected to use at least two scholarly articles and two pieces of data (graph or table (this can be from a published source, but you could also produce it yourself using data from a consolidated source) as a basis for your discussion. The final essay should reflect your own opinion.