Sino-U.S. Trade War

Abstract

The Sino-U.S. trade wrangles signify a shift from the tenets of free trade that have characterized international business over the past decades to protectionism. The two world’s behemoth economies are embroiled in a trade war as each attempts to extract optimal benefits from international trade. On one hand, the U.S. through Trump’s administration cites huge trade deficits with China as the chief cause for the imposition of heavy import tariffs on various categories of Chinese goods. On the other hand, China’s import tariffs on selected American goods are an act of retaliation. The trade war has had wide-ranging impacts on the economies of the two nations as well as the global economy, making it the most significant current international trade issue.

ECO 4451 International Trade Research Paper

Instructions:

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Use of Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) is required.

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Text of your paper (not including title page, abstract, and bibliography)

should be approximately 1500 words – no less than 1,400 words and no

more than 1,700 words.

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Times New Roman, size 12 font (title can be larger)

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Standard margins

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Double-spaced

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Paper must contain your name:

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Research paper submitted without author’s name are not graded.

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Students not submitting a Research Paper (includes papers with no

name) receive a zero

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Title page optional

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Bibliography is required; use either MLA or APA format.

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MLA:

http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/ml…

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APA:

http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/ap…

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At least two refereed journal articles are required and included within your

citations. (I suggest using Google Scholar to search for articles in refereed

journals.)

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Cited material cannot exceed 15% of the total word count.

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Use of third-person format is required. (No “I” or “you”)

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No table of contents

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Abstract optional and does not count as part of the paper’s required word

count. If you choose to include an abstract, it should be no longer than 150

words.

Rubric:

Content

70 points

Length (approximately 1,500 words)

10 points

Use of two refereed journals, cited within text and bibliography

10 points

Proper MLA or APA citations used within text and bibliography

5 points

Correct formatting (See “Sample Format for Research Paper)

5 points

I take off 10 percentage points for each day the paper is past due.

I use Turnitin. If I detect any hint of plagiarism, you will receive a 0%.

Here are some suggestions that may be of assistance with the research paper.

1. Start with the premise of your paper, e.g., the value of the US dollar helped US exports because it experienced less fluctuation from 2004 through 2014 than the Euro.
2. Reword your premise to formulate an introduction.
3. Identify 3 or 4 supporting points that will prove your premise. These supporting points become paragraphs and are incorporated in the introduction.
   • Do Not provide definitions, background, or superfluous information
   • Focus of your paper must be the economic premise (title) of your paper.
4. Develop the supporting points into supporting paragraphs.
5. Write your conclusion stating how you proved the premise of your paper
6. Provide bibliography; ensure paper is spell checked, proofread, properly formatted, and original work.
7. Submit per the syllabus