Review the requirements designated by the professor in the areas of assignment length, number of scholarly sources, format and citation style and topic or question. Research the topic or question through primary sources such as government papers, white papers or reference books. Follow the Chicago Manual of Style for format and citation as this method is the most commonly used in economics, unless otherwise stated.
Create an outline including a brief list of subtopics to be covered in the paper, including the introduction, body of the paper and the conclusion. Use caution to include information based on the topic and attempt to refrain from straying from the term paper basis.
Type the paper's title about 1/3 of the way down the first page, press "Enter" three times and type your name as the paper's author. Include the name of the course, professor's name and the date at the bottom of the first page.
Center and double-space all information on each page using 1-inch margins on each side for the entire assignment. Insert a header including your last name and page number with the exception of the first, or title, page.
Begin your introduction on page 2 with a focus on post-secondary level and economic terminology that is critical, clear and descriptive, and avoid writing in a "lower-level" manner. Introduce the question or topic and its importance to society. Explain why the topic was chosen and briefly describe what information is covered in the remainder of the paper.
Cover the literature researched by economic experts in the first section of the paper's body. Summarize the expert's approaches to the question or topic while demonstrating the lacking research that your paper completes.
Display mastery-level knowledge about the theory that is the basis of the paper in section two of the body. Demonstrate the model or theory researched in an organized manner.
Analyze the theory and data collected in the final body section of the paper. Include any required charts, tables or organized information in this section of the assignment when required.
Write the conclusion to briefly summarize the paper's major points while stating the paper's question or purpose. Include your personal conclusions from the research and analytical representation of the topic or term paper question.
Cite all resources, both in text using footnote numbers, or paying tribute to the expert authors using their names in the sentence structure. Press the "Enter" key to begin a new page for the "Works Cited."
Begin each reference flushed left, with the author's last name, a comma, and the author's first name or initial followed by a period. Capitalize and place quotation marks around the title of the reference and use a period. Italicize the journal that the article came from, if applicable and use a comma afterward before including the publisher's name, location and date (in parenthesis). Type a colon and the page numbers from the sources that were used in the paper.
Begin a spell and grammar check and revise any necessary wording, mistakes or run-on sentences. Re-read the entire paper and ensure that it flows well, contains factual information and is organized and written in an advanced manner. Run the paper through a plagiarism checker to ensure that your phrasing does not exist in other publications.