ECN 211 : Research Paper Planning

This research topic asks you to investigate the intersection of the US Economy in the 21st Century and some type of technology.  By identifying a specific type of technology, you will have a much more fruitful search. Here are some journal articles with some examples to help you start thinking about this topic:

Artificial Intelligence: https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A511108721/AONE?u=mcc_estm&sid=AONE&xid=c7792a31 - Funk, Jeffrey. "What Does Innovation Today Tell Us about the US Economy Tomorrow? Above all, that the nation needs to get a lot better at linking scientific advance to economically and socially valuable technologies." Issues in Science and Technology, vol. 34, no. 1, 2017, p. 29+. Gale Academic OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A511108721/AONE?u=mcc_estm&sid=AONE&xid=c7792a31. Accessed 15 Oct. 2020.

Robotics:  https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A587143417/EAIM?u=mcc_estm&sid=EAIM&xid=fa64231a Lin, Tsu-ting Tim, and Charles L. Weise. "A New Keynesian Model with Robots: Implications for Business Cycles and Monetary Policy." Atlantic Economic Journal, vol. 47, no. 1, Mar. 2019, p. 81+. Gale Academic OneFile Select, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A587143417/EAIM?u=mcc_estm&sid=EAIM&xid=fa64231a. Accessed 15 Oct. 2020.

The Future of US Economic Growth: www.jstor.org/stable/42920908 Fernald, John G., and Charles I. Jones. “The Future of US Economic Growth.” The American Economic Review, vol. 104, no. 5, 2014, pp. 44–49. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/42920908. Accessed 16 Oct. 2020.

You can borrow these books at the EMCC Library.