One idea is to write about the images of minorities in TV commercials that advertise financial services and what effects do these commercials have on the perception of minorities as it relates to how they manage money in their daily lives. You can start the paper by watching four to five TV finance-related commercials that feature minorities, then write down your observations from each commercial. You can visit your public library and seek out journal and consumer magazine articles on this subject, and interview minority economics professors and get their opinions.
Millennials are a generation of people who were born between 1981 and 2000, and you can write a research paper on their workplace habits and what effects these habits have on today's workforce in general. You can start by visiting local companies and interviewing a few human resource managers to get their views on the work habits of this generation of workers, and if these habits are productive or a hindrance to the growth of the companies. Also read a few economics-related scholarly journal articles on the work habits of Millennials and try to interview some young workers to learn about how they approach their work on a daily basis.
Another idea is to write a paper that examines which college majors are the most financially profitable in today's global economy. You can read a few news articles from business magazines as well as some nonfiction books on career development and use this as the basis for your paper. You can explore why the financial value of certain college degrees are more valuable than others, and what can college students do to ensure that the majors they choose will give them a competitive edge in the job market.
Another idea is to write a paper that discuss the state of American feminism in the 21st century and how it is affecting economics, politics, religion, education, entertainment and family life in America today. You want to start your paper with two to five pages that give a brief overview of American feminism from the 1800s up until the early 1970s, then use the rest of the paper to discuss how early feminist victories from those decades have changed Americans' views on women's rights as well as current examples of the influence of feminism in America.