The length of the paper is 20-25 pages, excluding figures, tables, and reference

The length of the paper is 20-25 pages, excluding figures, tables, and references. The paper is expected to include at least 10 scholarly sources, and contain the following components or sections. You may choose to organize your paper using sub-headings for the following:
1. Abstract – one paragraph stating research question, the type of information examined, how you analyzed the data, and your findings.
2. Problem statement and research objective: why is your topic important? The problem state conveys a brief overview of the background/context of your research questions. Research objective should be specified. Your work will either provide an answer to explain the problems selected (to why question) and/or provide policy implications.
3. Literature review: You are supposed to do a proper literature review on publications on your research question, analyzing research trends (e.g., hot issues, unsolved problems) as evidences for your sufficient understanding on your research topic.
4. Data and method: What type of data/information will you use and how will you use them to answer the research question? For example, will your analysis consist of a quantitative review of related research or other relevant information? Or will your analysis be more qualitative? (Empirical work is preferred).
5. Analysis: analysis using proper methods.
6. Findings/Discussion: What is the ‘answer’ to your research question? Try to elaborate a bit on the ‘whys’ relating to your findings. This is the section to speculate a bit based on the findings through the research.
7. Conclusions/Policy implications: Simply reiterate your findings and offer suggestions for future research or for better policy on the topic area.