Jessica S. Howell

ECON 145 - Economic Research Methods

Handouts

• Course Syllabus
• Updated Schedule
• Slides from sample research presentation
• Library handout from Bill Kristie: A Quick Guide to Economics Information Resources
• Research Topic Ideas
• APA Style Guide
• Height Data (from in-class example, 10/13/09)
• Food Expenditures Data (spreadsheet for in-class example, 10/15/09)
• SAT Score Handout and Data (for in-class example, 10/20/09) - Answer Key
• Getting Started with Stata; SAT dataset in Stata form

Assignments

• Assignment #1
  • The Community College: Educating Students at the Margin Between College and Work (Kane & Rouse, 1999)
  • Offsetting Behavior Effects of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (Yun, 2002)
  • House Prices during Siting Decision States: The Case of an Incinderator from Rumor through Operation (Kiel & McClain, 1995)
  • Estimating Causal Effects of Early Occupational Choice on Later Health: Evidence Using the PSID (Fletcher & Sindelar, 2009)
  • Racial Discrimination Among NBA Referees (Price & Wolfers, 2007)
• Assignment #2
• Assignment #3
  • Journal articles with good reviews of the literature
  • Bettinger (2005) - Literature review is woven into the introduction
  • Collins (2001) - Literature referenced throughout
• Assignment #4
  • Answer Key
• Assignment #5
• Assignment #6 (and some helpful additional guidance) (still more feedback)
• Assignment #7
• Assignment #8

Other Information

• Information about campus student labs
• Information about University Writing Center
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Last updated: 11/10/2009