Research Essay 2: USA, SDGs and the Macro Measures
Essay: Research the Sustainable Development Goals : https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgshttps://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgshttps://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgshttps://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgshttps://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs . (SDGs). Briefly summarize the SDGs based on your research, then discuss the likely interactions between the SDGs and a nation’s primary macro measures (GDP, CPI, U). Are some of the SDGs likely to be met as a country strives to improve its main macro measures (which SDGs?)? Would achieving certain SDGs impact a country’s macro measures (which SDGs?)? Discuss the USA’s performance on the main macro measures and at least two of the SDGs (you will need to look up statistics). Include an APA style reference list for the sources you used.
an essay on the current state of the US macro economy (a more thorough version of Research Essay 2 that combines both options). Use any news articles and/or data sources that are current (Jan 2023 to now) and describe the state of the US macro economy – include the big 3 measures, Biden’s policies, the FED’s policies, energy policy, and your own conclusions about how things are going based on this information; also include at least 2 SDGs that either are helped or hurt by our current policy choices.
