MrHiti Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 (edited) Are there any articles that are easy to work on the Econ IA in the Microeconomics section? Edited June 5, 2013 by MrHiti Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateDrop Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 I'd say articles that include a product with a negative externality.For example, the "government is raising the tax on fuel because scientisits have found the fumes are causing record high pollution and they drive youth to antisocial criminal behaviour".With an article like this you can talk about negative externalities caused by consumption of the good, it's effect on society and shareholders, elasticity, whether or not the tax/ policy would be effective, and suggest a more effective approach.Or ones about price floors (except for minimum wage as it most probably falls into macro). Price floor policies tend to be tied to negative externalities so the content would be similar.Google news search microeconomics key words to get your article, avoid blogs and editorials or articles that have done the analysis work for you. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricketcrazynerd Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 I'm working on a microeconomics ia article about a price-cap during Ramadan and there's heaps to write on 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeM Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 For Microeconomics, I would suggest starting off with an article related to demand and supply. You could then further this by whether there is an excess demand/supply, externalities, and/or comment on the factors of production. There tonnes of news articles on New York Times or the Guardian about food and technology 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infested Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 A simple way to get started is to simply Google news articles with keywords such as "shortage", "surplus" etc. to get articles suitable to do a commentary on. Remember to find one with proposed solutions while also giving enough space for synthesis and evaluation of the solutions stated and also some solutions of your own. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaHoffman Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 I would like to share an article for your ease. The author shares a list of different Economics IA topics that can be helpful for all the IBDP students. If you are in need of SL or HL ideas, both options are included in the list. I hope it helps Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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