US industry and its market. Preferably the student’s choice of industry will reflect her/his professional or other significant interest in such..
A tabulation of annual gross output for the industry for the years 2005-2017, taken from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.gov), and a discussion of how the industry fared, especially after the start of the 2008 recession (15 points); 2. Determination of which market structure the industry competes in (perfect competition; monopolistic competition; oligopoly; or monopoly) and justifying that choice of market structure (15 pts); 3. Identification of the major competitors (firms) in the industry (10 pts); 4. Discussion of major issues, concerns, or threats facing the industry, such as antitrust litigation; import competition; technological change; input costs; human resource problems; mergers and acquisitions; changes in demand; changes in supply; etc. (25 pts); 5. Description of what the student believes will happen in the industry in the coming ten years, and why (5 pts); 6. Proper use of MLA style, grammar and spelling (10 pts); 7. Having adequate sources (15 pts): each paper should have at least five sources from business or news periodicals (such the Wall Street Journal; Time; New York Times; Kansas City Star; Business Week; etc.). At least one article must have been published in 2019, and a second article in 2018 or 2019. One of the five sources may be a Federal government document, and one source may be a securities analyst report on the industry. Do not include among the five publications from labor unions, trade associations, or advocacy groups, as these oftentimes have “agendas;” however, you may include such for sources above the specified five; and