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Assignment 1: Article AnalysisDue Week 4 and worth 240 pointsLocate a news article about an issue that has been addressed in Weeks 1 through 3 (e.g., poverty, pollution, etc.) in order to conduct a meta-analysis of the author’s economic perspective of the issue. Write a 5 page paper in which you:1. Provide a brief overview / synopsis of the issue.2. Discuss the model or economic theory that relates to the issue presented in the news article.3. Discuss what economic theory states and predicts about the issue presented in the news article.4. Discuss how the situation / issue presented in the news article align with economic theory. For example, does it make sense from an economic perspective; is the outcome presented in the article what economic theory would predict, etc.?Your assignment must:• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.The specific Course Learning Outcomes associated with this assignment are:• Analyze the economic impact of major social problems and issues such as poverty, discrimination, crime, income distribution, the role of government, and other major issues.• Explain how the economic behavior of individuals, businesses, and governments can affect economic growth, social well-being, and the quality of life.• Use technology and information resources to research economic problems and issues.• Write clearly and concisely about economic problems and issues using proper writing mechanics.Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.Points: 240 Assignment 1: Article AnalysisCriteria Unacceptable(Below 60% F) Meets MinimumExpectations(60-69% D) Fair(70-79% C) Proficient(80-89% B) Exemplary(90-100% A)1. Provide a brief overview / synopsis of the issue.Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely provided a brief overview / synopsis of the issue. Insufficiently provided a brief overview / synopsis of the issue. Partially provided a brief overview / synopsis of the issue. Satisfactorily provided a brief overview / synopsis of the issue. Thoroughly provided a brief overview / synopsis of the issue.2. Discuss the model or economic theory that relates to the issue presented in the news article.Weight: 25% Did not submit or incompletely discussed the model or economic theory that relates to the issue presented in the news article. Insufficiently discussed the model or economic theory that relates to the issue presented in the news article. Partially discussed the model or economic theory that relates to the issue presented in the news article. Satisfactorily discussed the model or economic theory that relates to the issue presented in the news article. Thoroughly discussed the model or economic theory that relates to the issue presented in the news article.3. Discuss what economic theory states and predicts about the issue presented in the news article.Weight: 25% Did not submit or incompletely discussed what economic theory states and predicts about the issue presented in the news article. Insufficiently discussed what economic theory states and predicts about the issue presented in the news article. Partially discussed what economic theory states and predicts about the issue presented in the news article. Satisfactorily discussed what economic theory states and predicts about the issue presented in the news article. Thoroughly discussed what economic theory states and predicts about the issue presented in the news article.4. Discuss how the situation / issue presented in the news article align with economic theory.Weight: 25% Did not submit or incompletely discussed how the situation / issue presented in the news article align with economic theory. Insufficiently discussed how the situation / issue presented in the news article align with economic theory. Partially discussed how the situation / issue presented in the news article align with economic theory. Satisfactorily discussed how the situation / issue presented in the news article align with economic theory. Thoroughly discussed how the situation / issue presented in the news article align with economic theory.5. Clarity and writing mechanics.Weight: 10% More than 8 errors present  7-8 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present

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Air pollution kills over two million people each year 
Times of India, 14th July 2013
The article has stated that air pollution has taken such a gigantic shape that it may be 
responsible for about two-million deaths worldwide. Environmental Research Letters journal 
published that a study estimated that around 470,000 people die each year because of human-
caused increase in ozone. The composition of the atmosphere has been gradually changing over 
the past millions of years. But after the beginning of the industrial revolution, i.e. during the last 
two to three hundred years, the process has been accelerated. Since then man has begun to affect 
this change. Besides this, the process of rapid economic development in the developing countries 
has intensified the problem of air pollution since the last fifty years. Hence controlling air 
pollution is urgent to prevent further damages. 
Air pollution is primarily a by-product of energy consumption. Impurities in fuels lead to 
emissions of sulphur-di-oxide and particulate matters. It is basic fact of chemistry that burning 
carbon based fuels leads to emissions of oxidized carbons – carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse 
gas. Because atmosphere contains significant amounts of nitrogen in addition to oxygen, burning 
fuels inevitably leads to emissions of nitrogen oxides. Tropospheric ozone is not directly emitted 
from fuel combustion but results chemically from high concentration of nitrogen oxides and 
organic vapours, in presence of sunshine. It has proved to be very difficult to control ozone in 
several urban areas. To a large extent, air pollutants are their worst in urban areas, due to 
concentration of people, both as sources and victims of pollution. Air pollution can lead to 
several health problems including heart attacks, reduced human performance etc. At a regional 
level, air pollution can damage crops. Acid deposition is a large problem in many parts of the 
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world. Carbon dioxide is a global pollutant in that overall level in the earth‟s atmosphere leads to 
increase in the heat trapping capacity of the atmosphere, which leads to global warming. 
Controlling the precursors of climate change is the subject of intense current international debate. 
Regarding this, we have to focus on two issues: 
i. Convey a sense of how environmental protection is pursued in different countries 
ii. The extent to which economic incentives have been used, particularly emission 
charges, in which polluters pay a fee per unit of emissions, or marketable permit systems in 
which polluters may buy or sell the right to pollute a given amount, thus imputing a value to 
reducing pollution. 
Thus there are two main tools of environmental protection: 
a) Emission charges (Pigou) 
b) Marketable permits 
Both tools represent ways to induce business to search for lower cost method of 
achieving environmental standards.

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