OLET1139 – Final Assignment

You are required to submit an essay of 1000 words and a five minute recorded presentation sum- marising your main findings by 18 October, 23:59.

The essay should answer the following questions: You have been asked by the Australian Institute of Family Studies to prepare a short essay on the impact of COVID-19 on some of the social issues in Australia. In your essay, use economic concepts and perspectives to address the following issues:

  1. Describe the trends in marriage, divorce , and fertility rates in Australia over the last 50 years. In what ways, both during and after, did the COVID-19 pandemic influence these trends? Make sure you have the diagram(s) to support your answer.
  2. Using an economics perspective, identify and explain the factors/policies that might impact people’s decision about marriage, divorce and having children (at least 3 factors for each of the social issue).
  3. How has manner in which relationships are formed changed over the last 50 years ? Has there been an impact on this trend DURING and AFTER COVID-19? Will this impact persist well beyond the end of the pandemic?
  4. What policies might you recommend (could be more than one policy) to the Australian government to address declining fertility rates? What are some examples of policies enacted in other countries to address this issue? In your answer, provide and explain some unintended consequences of such policies.

Guidelines: Essay

  • The essay should be 1000 words (this is a strict upper-bound, essays exceeding 1000 words will lose 1% of their grade for every 10 words over).
  • The essay should follow the following structure:

Title Page: A title page that includes the title of the essay and student ID (not included in word count).

  1. Introduction Brief Introduction. Answer the question in part A.
  2. Body (Analysis/Discussion) Answer the question set out as in part B, C, D. This section may consist of multiple paragraphs, headings and sub-headings.
  • Conclusion References[This section is not included in the word count]
  1. References [*This section is not included in the word count*] This section should list the references used in the paper. Use APA reference and citation style (7th edition).

 

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