EC4351 Semester I, 2014/15

Individual Presentation

Choose one of the essays youve written over the semester.
Essay 1(a): Let Them Eat Cash
Essay 1(b): Democracy in Egypt Can Wait
Essay 1(c): And the Winner is ..
Essay 1(d): A Work in Progress
Essay 2(a): Billionaires with Big Ideas are Privatizing American Science
Essay 2(b): A Newsroom Subsidized? Minds Reel
Essay 2(c): The Decline of E-Empires
Essay 2(d): Hungary Tries a Dash of Taxes to Promote Healthier Eating Habits
Essay 2(e): Unblinking Eyes Track Employees
Essay 2(f): End Bonuses for Bankers
Essay 3(a): Welfare in Singapore: The Stingy Nanny
Essay 3(b): Go East, Young Bureaucrat
Essay 3(c): For Richer, For Poorer
Essay 3(d): Cronies and Capitols
Essay 3(e): Singapores Lessons for an Unequal America
Essay 3(f): How Technology Wrecks the Middle Class
Essay 3(g): Inequality is a Choice
Essay 3(h): A World Corruption Police

Please note that your presentation is based on (but by no means restricted to) your essay, i.e., feel free to
extend or modify your original argument. You should consider how you will present your argument
orally and visually, which we will discuss during the workshop.

Topic Submission (due October 29, 2014):
Please submit your proposed topic in the following Google Doc.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArCxMmeMPuc3dEsySldsbnhudmZzMEJoeWMyaVYw
UGc&usp=sharing

Workshop (November 6, 2014):
We will have an optional public speaking workshop on Thursday, November 6, 1:00-3:00 p.m. at AS2
03-12 (Lim Tay Boh Seminar Room). Please prepare a 5-minute dry run of your presentation (without
slides).

EC4351 Semester I, 2014/15
Presentation (November 12-14, 2014):
Nov 12 (Wednesday) 9:00-11:35 a.m. AS2 04-13
Nov 12 (Wednesday) 12:00-2:00 p.m. AS1 03-04
Nov 12 (Wednesday) 2:00-4:00 p.m. AS1 03-04
Nov 13 (Thursday) 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. AS4 01-09
Nov 14 (Friday) 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. AS3 03-03

You will be assigned a slot after you have submitted your topic on Google Doc. We will draw lots to
determine the order. Prepare a 6-8-minute presentation, and be ready to answer questions from the class.
By the same token, be ready to ask your classmates questions about their presentations. Keep in mind
that class participation matters!