Research Methods and Communication in Economics
Fall 2024
SEM0151, M.A. in Economics, ESOMAS (Economics Department), UniTO
Syllabus (TBA) and last year's material
Weekly meetings: Mondays, 8:15am to 11:15am and Fridays, 2pm to 4pm. Classroom Vercelli
Third Floor. Corso Unione Sovietica, 218 Bis - 10134 Torino
Office Hours: TBA
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.
Announcements
10 May: Nothing here yet! Please check last year's class.
Problem Sets
PS #1: Selecting ideas. Getting a one-page idea. Due date: TBA, over Moodle (some examples from last year)
PS #2: Let's play with data! Due date: TBA, over Moodle (some hints on how to do PS #2)
PS #3: Can you find interesting data? Due date: TBA, 6pm, over Moodle.
PS #4: Research proposal. Due date: TBA, over Moodle (some hints on how to do PS #4)
PS #5: Preliminary results. Due date: TBA, over Moodle (some hints on how to do PS #5)
PS #6: Complete draft. Due date: TBA, over Moodle.
PS #7: Short presentation (slides). Due date: TBA, over Moodle.
Miscellaneous Resources
Some Papers to Check
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: Applied
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