Option # 1: Write a Vox EU column

Select one of the two options below. You may work on the homework in teams up to four. *IMPORTANT: If you work in teams, each of you please submit an identical document and put the 2/3/4 student IDs on top of the Örst page clearly visible in each of the 2/3/4 documents*. Preferred Öle format is PDF. Write a "Vox EU column" or "referee report" of up to 1500 words (instructions below). Please note I would prefer a short, succinct piece than have you run up to the word limit. Notice that I may update the PDFs of the studies listed below once before the due date so please download only before you start and note the date of download at the beginning of your column/referee report

Option # 1: Write a Vox EU column

Write a Vox column about one of the studies below (to be discussed during lecture). The website Vox https://voxeu.org/ (the policy portal of the Centre for Economic Policy Research) provides excellent examples of columnns with research-based policy analysis and commentary. Many leading and upcoming economist disseminate their work over this website to a wider audience. ìRural Labour Markets: Spatial Heterogeneity and Industry Turnoverî, available HERE (scroll down the webpage to Önd the PDF to download. This is still work in progress. As soon as there is a draft, I will post it at the link above. If when you download the PDF you Önd the slides, then it means that the draft is not yet available and you should base your column on the slides.) ìRust Belts of the Worldî, available HERE (scroll down the webpage to Önd the PDF to download. This is still work in progress. As soon as there is a draft, I will post it at the link above. If when you download the PDF you Önd the slides, then it means that the draft is not yet available and you should base your column on the slides.)

Tips on how to write a Vox column Some tips HERE Many brieÖngs or commentaries at https://voxeu.org/ are fun to read and can certainly give you some inspiration for your own column. Some examples HERE, HERE and HERE. Overall, the format is somewhat áexible. I am not too concerned regarding the structure, I care about the content