This assignment is for data collection (10 points) and data analysis (15 points) of at least ten countries to be selected by individual students from 5 continents regarding their economic, political, institutional, demographic, and social structure.

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ECON372: Comparative Economic Systems

 

HW1                                                                                                               25 pts

 

Q1. This assignment is for data collection (10 points) and data analysis (15 points) of at least ten countries to be selected by individual students from 5 continents regarding their economic, political, institutional, demographic, and social structure.

 

Select at least 10 countries (including the country you select for writing your research paper) with a combination of low income, high income and middle income countries from the five continents. Make a table using the template below to include information in the table.

 

CountryPopulationIncomeGDPEconoIncomePoliticalHDI% of
 and/PopulationcategoryGrowthmicDistributionsystem people
 density rate andSystemGiniand have
   GDP per CoefficientEconomic access to
   capita  System Internet

Source: (You must give sources of data here that collected).

 

Based on the information gathered and filled out in the Table, analyze the following aspects: Critically and analytically write a brief essay about economic performances of the countries you have selected reflecting economic systems, demographic, political, and social characteristics.

Your analysis should also indicate a brief historical transformation of economic systems since the end of the WWII, along with the challenges these countries are currently facing for further economic progress. The contents of your analysis are expected to demonstrate not only the data you will have displayed in the above table, but also a combination of qualitative and numerical data analysis from the table.

 

Some suggested URL Links for collecting data (not limited to): www.Worldbank.org

 

http://data.worldbank.org/news/newest-country-classifications-released

 

The page: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.PCAP.CD

 

http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups

 

www.Imf.org www.oecd.org www.undp.org www.cia.gov

 

Criteria of income classification of countries: http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications