The Impact Of Banking Consolidation On Domestic Financial Markets

The completed research paper must address and contain:

a problem, question or issue bearing on U.S. financial markets and institutions that is historically significant or currently important. This must be a solvable problem, like (1) You are hungry and need to eat, (2) You evaluate the situation by seeing how fast you want to eat, what you have in your home, how much money you have in your purse/wallet, etc, (3) You pose options like (a) make something from scratch, (b) microwave a meal, or (c) go to a restaurant, (4) You evaluate the three options individually and include their financial costs and benefits, (4) You compare the three options to each other, (5) You choose one of the three above ways to get lunch and justify it (6) You enact a plan to make it, microwave it or go out to the restaurant, and (6) finally you eat. If you do not do these steps then you will go hungry.
Do not pose a question like (1) Feed all the hungry people in the whole world, (2) Ummm…

Defining the problem in a non-solvable way is the #1 issue students have with the research paper in this class.

research that demonstrates the validity and applicability of the problem, question or issue in the field

a solution to the problem, question or issue or, if no solution is available, a discussion of alternatives that may be utilized

a quantitative analysis of the proposed solution that demonstrates proficiency utilizing quantitative models in financial evaluations, and

at least fifteen relevant sources from primary-source documents or reports, peer-reviewed journals or equivalent materials with substantive academic value, cited in the text and identified as references (e.g., Journal of Monetary Economics; American Economic Review; Journal of Political Economy; publication of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board; official publications of publicly held financial institutions, etc.).

The research paper must adhere to APA style requirements in all respects. Students will find several sample APA papers in the course assignment and rubrics sections and in Announcements. A complete research paper must be submitted in week 4 for draft review. The final paper must be submitted before Week 7, Wednesday June 21, 5:29PM.

Suitable paper topics may include but are not limited to: effective regulatory control of financial crises; the impact of banking consolidation on domestic financial markets; risk management issues; the right balance, if any, between competition and regulation in financial markets; market and institutional changes to accommodate globalization; and fairness of financial systems and markets. The key point is to identify a problem or issue and offer a solution or alternative.

Research Paper Grading Rubric

Not following this Labeling Outline and the Grading Rubric is the #2 issue students have with the research paper in this class.

Labeling Outline, Title the sections of your paper with these labels. Do not include the trailing section numbers.

Primary issue
Quantitative financial analysis of primary issue (1)
Key Points
Key point #1 with financial analysis (2)
Key point #2 with financial analysis (2)
Key point #3 with financial analysis (2)
Solution Options
Alternative Impression #1 (3)
Alternative Impression #2 (3)
Alternative Impression #3 (3)
Evaluation and Analysis
Evaluation and Analysis of Alternative Impression #1 (4)
Evaluation and Analysis of Alternative Impression #2 (4)
Evaluation and Analysis of Alternative Impression #3 (4)
Quantitative Model Analysis
Financially analyze the options against each other (5)
Selection of chosen solution with descriptions on why it is quantitatively and qualitatively chosen, and its proposed implementation plan) (6)

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