SEM0151, M.A. in Economics, ESOMAS (Economics Department), UniTO
Syllabus and last year's material
Weekly meetings: Thursdays, 8:30am to 11:00am (Classroom Vercelli) and Fridays, 2pm to 4:30pm (Classroom Asti)
Third Floor, Office #3.19. Corso Unione Sovietica, 218 Bis - 10134 Torino
Office Hours: Drop by, or send me an email to set up an appointment.
Third Floor, Office #3.21. Corso Unione Sovietica, 218 Bis - 10134 Torino
Office Hours: Drop by, or send me an email to set up an appointment.
Formatting and etiquette instructions for Problem Sets
All problem sets are due on Moodle, at 6pm.
PS #1: Selecting ideas. Getting a one-page idea. Due date: Monday October 5th (some examples from previous years)
PS #2: Let's play with data! Due date: Monday October 12th
PS #3: Working with your data. Due date: Monday October 19th
PS #4: Research proposal. Due date: Monday October 26th
PS #5: Preliminary results. Due date: Monday November 2nd
PS #6: Short paper. Due date: Monday November 9th
PS #7: Short presentation (slides). Due date: Monday November 16th
Benjamin W. Cowan, ``Forward-thinking teens: The effects of college costs on adolescent risky behavior,'' Economics of Education Review, Volume 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 813-825
Claudio Deiana, Vikram Maheshri and Giovanni Mastrobuoni, "Migrants at Sea: Unintended Consequences of Search and Rescue Operations", Conditionally Accepted, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. vol. 16, no. 2, May 2024
Ainoa Aparicio Fenoll, "The best in the class," Economics of Education Review, Volume 84, 2021, 102168
Christos Genakos and Mario Pagliero, "Interim Rank, Risk Taking and Performance in Dynamic Tournaments", Journal of Political Economy, 120, 4, 2012
Mounu Prem, Miguel E. Purroy and Juan Vargas, "Landmines: the local effects of demining", Journal of Public Economics Vol. 247, 105399, 2025