SEM0151, M.A. in Economics, ESOMAS (Economics Department), UniTO
Syllabus and last year's material
Weekly meetings: Thursdays, 8:30am to 11:15am (Classroom Novara) and Fridays, 2pm to 4pm (Classroom Vercelli)
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.
2 Feb: Nothing here yet. Check last year's material!
All problem sets are due on Moodle, at 6pm.
PS #1: Selecting ideas. Getting a one-page idea. Due date: October 7th (some examples from previous years)
PS #2: Let's play with data! Due date: October 14th (some hints on how to do PS #2)
PS #3: Can you find interesting data? Due date: October 21st
PS #4: Research proposal. Due date: October 28th (some hints on how to do PS #4)
PS #5: Preliminary results. Due date: November 4th (some hints on how to do PS #5)
PS #6: Structure of the draft. Due date: November 11th
PS #7: Short paper. Due date: November 18th
PS #8: Draft of presentation. Due date: November 25th
PS #9: Short presentation (slides). Due date: December 2nd
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