Guidelines for In-class Assignment scheduled for Thursday 21st November 2013 Download a soft copy of Financial Times

from the Blackboard. Please choose one item from the paper from among news, analysis, blogs, editorial, corporate news and analysis, comments, letters to the editor (or anyone else that you may prefer) and discuss in detail the content and / or the context of the item in light of and relevance to the course in Managerial Economics. In your response, you may include the genesis of the item chosen giving historical background, analyze its content, opine on the current status of the item, and draw alternate future scenarios for the item. You may also expand the scope of your response to discuss related issues from contemporary business. If suitable, you may discuss the implication of the item chosen on economics of todays business. Spend some time in selection of the item to do justice in your response to the learning in the course of Managerial Economics. Please clearly state the location of the item in the newspaper with reference to its placement vis--vis page number, column number and position (top, middle or bottom). [Evaluation criteria: Selection of the item, quality of analysis and explanation of the item. Demonstrated appreciation of issues involved in totality. Logical and easy flow of response. Evaluation parameters: Superior response 15 + marks, Average response 10-14 marks, poor and / or sketchy response less than 10 marks] Please upload the soft copy of your response on the Blackboard. Clearly write your name and your roll number on the response.