Economics

Ms. Kurecki

Economic Health Project

Ms. Kurecki is looking for a place to move after she graduates from Purdue in May. She is hoping to move to
a country with a stable economic health & lots of job opportunities. Luckily, you work for the CIA World Factbook and
are an expert at analyzing a country's economic health.
Your task is to create a presentation to inform Ms. Kurecki about where or where not to live when she
graduates. You can choose to create a project for A) a country that she SHOULD move to or B) a country that she
should NOT move to.
For this project, you may choose how to present this material. However, there is a set list of criteria that
must be addressed in your project. This project will combine our 3 main topics for this unit (Gross Domestic Product,
Economic Growth, and Business Cycles).

Regardless of which format you choose, you will be graded on the following categories:

I. Connection to Class Concepts

• In your project, you must correctly reference all 3 class concepts (GDP, business cycles and economic
growth) as you make your argument for or against a specific country.
II. Country Data
• For your country, you must provide the following information:
o Country name
o Type of government
o Where it is located
o Population in 2015
o GDP per capita in 2015
o Real GDP trends from 2005-present
III. Visuals, Charts, Images
• Please provide at least one of each of the following
o Image from your country
o Chart/Graph with economic data for your country
o Table with economic data for your country
o A map of your country
o **Please include at least 5 visuals total***
IV. Strength of Argument
o Please provide at least 4 arguments for or against your specific country.
o Be sure to support your argument with a fact, statistic, or class concept.
V. Effort, Creativity, Completion
• Please show your creativity and hard work! J
• Please address all parts of the project.

Format ideas:
• 3-fold brochure, poster, flyer, written essay with pictures/graphics, YouTube or Vimeo video, etc.
• You can use a different format, as long as it is approved by Ms. Kurecki! J
 Economic Health Project Rubric

I. Connection to II. Country Data III. Visuals, IV. Strength of V.

Class Concepts (10 pts) Charts, Images Argument (10 pts) Effort/Creativity/Completi
(10pts) (10 pts) on (10 pts)

Student accurately Student correctly Student provides Student includes 4 or Free of grammar errors,
includes all 3 class provides all at least 5 visuals, more arguments evidence of proofreading,
concepts (10pts) required country charts, or images about the country’s evidence of creativity &
data (10 pts) (10 pts) with economic health effort; product is complete
references (10 pts)

Student correctly Student provides Student provides Student includes at Some grammatical errors,
addresses 2 class some country some visuals, least 3 supported some effort & creativity,
concepts (5pts) data (5pts) charts or images arguments about the product is mostly complete
(5pts) with country’s economic (5 pts)
some/no health(5 pts)
references

Student addresses Student does not Student does not Student includes 1 or Many grammatical errors;
1 or 0 class provide countr provide any no arguments about little to no effort & creativity
concepts (2 pts) data (2 pts) visuals or charts the country’s evident, product is missing
(2 pts) with no economic health several components (2 pts)
references

Total Total Total Total: Total

Total Score= ___________ x 2= ____________/ 100

Economic Health Project Guiding Questions:

1. What country did you pick?

2. Where is this country?

3. What was the population of this country in 2015?

4. What was the real & nominal gross domestic of this country in 2015?

5. Is this a good or bad country for Ms. Kurecki to move to?

6. Why or why not?

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

Reason 3:

Reason 4:

7. Overall, has real GDP in this country decreased or increased since 2005?

8. Which phase of the business cycle do you think your country was in during 2005, 2010, and 2015? Why do you
know they were in this phase?

9. Does this country have consistent economic growth?