Research Methods in Economics
ECON1010 Spring Term Course
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If technology is available why waste paper? Please deliver all work via e-mail not paper.
Lecture notes will be added week-by-week. Supplementary documents are available in the below links.
Attendance is compulsory. Please be aware that attendance lower than 70% means failing.
Please be aware that some documents require Google Drive account to download. You can create one from here.
Lecture 1 - Course description
Lecture 2 - Key Economic Concepts -///- Supplementary: LINK 1 - LINK 2 -///- Excel Files - 1 - 2 - 3
Lecture 3 - Key Technical Concepts & Resources for Articles -///-Supplementary: LINK 1 - LINK 2 - LINK 3
Lecture 4 - Databases & How to write a paper -///- Supplementary: LINK 1 - LINK 2
Lecture 5 - Quiz Day - Application of Key Technical Concepts using Eviews and Excel -///- Excel Tutorial - Eviews Tutorial -///- Eviews Link - 1 - 2
Lecture 6 - HW1 delivery - Citing rules & Basics of a Regression Model -///- APA Citation Manual -///- Excel Example -///- Eviews Example
Lecture 7 - HW2 delivery - Regression Analysis
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Lecture 8 - Survey Analysis: One way frequency table -///- Guide to the Design of Questionnaires -///- Excel File -///- BloombergHT CCI -///- Chi-Square Table
Lecture 9 - Survey Analysis: Two way frequency table
Lecture 10 - no class
Lecture 11 - Data Types
Lecture 12 - HW3 delivery - Tips for Better Writing & How to Make Presentation
Lecture 13 - Interpretation in Economics
Lecture 14 - Delivery of the Paper - Interpretation in Economics
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Information about the paper to be prepared is given here.
Information about news homework are given here.
Marmara Library for Academic Resources (Username and password required)
Grading Sheet (.xls file) (includes country attained to each student)
World Bank Database for Data Collection
Quiz Paper to be read: