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Assignment: There are many types of 'large scale' economic shocks. Some of these may be discussed during the course of this class while others will note.

For this assignment, research the economic affects of natural disasters. You can research the economic affects of large localized events or the more general natural disasters in general. Some types to focus on: floods, earthquakes, tornados, drought, sunamis, hurricanes, or wildfires. It is likely that you can find studies that focus on one particular natural disaster as a whole or the more general study of natural disasters as a whole.

• Research your chosen issue. Find two articles that discuss this issue. One can be a video or popular press article, but one must be a journal article.

• In a minimum of 500 words, summarize your findings on this issue.

Make sure to focus on how the popular press information agrees (or disagrees) with the journal article information

Your assignment MUST focus on economic issues.

Your assignment will be counted off one point for each minute that it is submitted late.

Assignments that do not meet assigned word count, do not address economic issues, or do not addres similarity issues via TurnItIn, will have grade deductions accordingly.

Important note: During Residency, you should work on summarizing/explaining any issues as if you are explaining these issues to those who are uneducated on the field of economics. For example, a high school senior in the US is required to take on economic class in order to graduate.

You should complete any residency assignments as if you are trying to explain these to those high school seniors.

• When completed, upload to the appropriate place in Moodle.

• Make sure to type this. Using Word, preferably.

• Cite your sources.