Jessica S. Howell

ECON 145 - Economic Research Methods

FINAL PRESENTATION SCHEDULE (Mon. 5/11, 5:30 in Folsom Suite)

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
• Hypothesis Testing

Assignments

• Assignment #1
  • The Community College: Educating Students at the Margin between College and Work (Kane & Rouse, 1999)
  • The Resurgence of Growth in the Late 1990s: Is Information Technology the Story (Oliner & Sichel, 2000)
  • House Prices during Siting Decision States: The Case of an Incinerator from Rumor through Operation (Kiel & McClain, 1995)
  • The Implications of Electronic Commerce for Fiscal Policy (and Vice Versa) (Goolsbee, 2001)
  • The Economics of Sports Facilities and Their Communities (Siegfried & Zimbalist, 2000)
• Assignment #2
• Assignment #3
  • Examples of good reviews of the literature available here and here.
  • Some general comments on your literature reviews.
• Assignment #4
  • In-class regression exercise: Sample dataset on household food expenditures
• Assignment #5
  • In-class regression exercise: Handout and Sample dataset on SAT
  • Handout on Getting Started with Stata and SAT dataset in Stata
• Assignment #6
• Assignment #7
• Assignment #8

Other Information

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Last updated: 05/11/2009