Seminar in Economics I
3rd Year 1st Term Course - ECON3091
Class Hours: THU. 13.00-14.00
Office Hours: THU. 14.00-16:00
Office Room: 113
Classroom: A208
ALL FINAL PAPERS WILL BE AVAILABLE HERE
Midterm Exam: Delivery via uploading to Google Drive folder
Final Exam: 24.01.2024 / 15:00- Delivery via uploading to Google Drive folder
Make-up exam is the same as the final exam
Grading: Midterm Essay (40%) - Final Homework (60%)
MIDTERM EXAM: HOMEWORKFINAL EXAM: FINAL PAPERS
Each week until the midterm, there are different topics covered theoretically and empirically. For the midterm exam, there will be an essay to prepare which constitutes 40% of the overall grade. After the midterm, the class hours become office hours for the empirical papers to be prepared due final exam day. Empirical papers constitute 60% of the overall grade. Papers should be at least 5-pages long (12 times roman and single line spacing). You can work as a group of 2 at most.
Empirical papers should be done using package programs, such as Eviews, STATA, R or Python, employing a regression model based on a topic you will choose. Using databases, such as World Bank, for any country or country group you choose and any time period you pick, you should apply a regression analysis. You can paste some figures (bar charts, pie charts, etc.) to explain the data/model you write your paper about. If you use books, articles, websites, you should give reference to them. Otherwise, it is called plagiarism, as you may remember from Research Methods class.
Papers not matching above criteria will be graded poorly.
Those who failed with 0, must write a new paper following the writing guide; those who failed with above 0, must revise their paper according to the writing guide.
For article search engine: Google Scholar, ScienceDirectIf you cannot reach the full version of a paper, you can copy and paste the DOI number or the title of the paper on the search bar of Sci-Hub
Here you can find some papers that can help you for the academic paper format: Example 1 - Example 2 - Example 3
Lecture File 1 - Lecture File 2 - Lecture File 3 - Lecture File 4 - File for Eviews How To
Additional Excel Tutorials: Link 1 - Link 2
New Excel Tutorial (step-by-step)
Lecture 1: Applied analysis on Phillips curve (12.10.2023)
Lecture File - Phillips (1958)
Eviews Workfile - STATA Do File - Dataset (xls) - Blog from FED
Lecture 2: Applied analysis on Sustainable Development (19.10.2023)
Lecture File (revised as of Nov. 2, 2021)
HDI Calculation (xls file) - Ecological Footprint - Global Carbon Atlas - Environmental Kuznets Curve Eviews File - Excel File
R notes - Dataset
Lecture 3: Applications on Eviews, STATA and R program (26.10.2023)
Application folder
Lecture 4: Applied analysis on Inequality Topics (02.11.2023)
Lecture File (revised as of Nov.3,2021)
Kuznets (1955)
How to calculate GINI manual - Excel Example - The relationship between Income and GINI Eviews File
UNU-WIDER database for GINI - Data from World Bank
The website for UN World Income Inequality Database
Lecture 5: Applied analysis on Trade Theories (09.11.2023)
Lecture File (revised as of Nov.3, 2022)
Eviews File for Gravity Model - R script for Gravity Model
Data file for Gravity Model
Lecture 6: Applied analysis on Budget Theories (16.11.2023)
Lecture File (revised as of Nov.17,2021)
Eviews File for Twin Deficit Hypothesis - Data used in Eviews
Turkish Budget Statistics - IMF Dataset - WB Dataset - Turkish Economic Indicators from Ministry of Treasury
Lecture 7: Doughnut Economics (based on Kate Raworth’s doughnut economics)
Lecture File
-----------------------------------------------MIDTERM HOMEWORK:
Deadline: 27 November 2023You will be uploading your homework to the Drive folder as a PDF document WITH YOUR NAME AND LAST NAME GIVEN TO THE FILE (example: pinardeniz.pdf)Each student is assigned a certain country for their empirical analysis. You can use any package program for the empirical work.For the country you are assigned, you will be downloading CO2 emissions per capita metric tone and GDP per capita constant US$ from WorldBank database for the period 1960-2020.1- You will be taking logarithm of both variables and using logarithmic version of the dataset for the rest of the analysis.2- You will be showing scatter plot of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) for your assigned country and you will be adding a regression line3- You will be running an OLS regression for a nonlinear model that includes the square of GDP per capita.4- You will be taking the screenshot of "the scatter plot" and "the regression result". Hence, two screenshots will be pasted into your document.5- You will be interpreting whether EKC is holding for your assigned country in the midterm exam day.*Even though midterm exam is in homework format, you still need to show up during the exam day and fill out an exam sheet (your interpretation on your empirical analysis on EKC) and sign the attendance list for bureaucratic reasons.EVIEWS MANUAL - R MANUAL - STATA MANUAL-----------------------------------------------
FINAL PAPERDeadline for the First Draft: December 11, 2023 (in pdf format and entitled as the name of the author(s), e.g. pinardeniz.pdf)
1 - Name of the student or students (you can work in a group of two at most),
2 - Title of your paper3 - Abstract of your empirical papers,4 - Keywords,5 - Jel Codes-----------------------------------------------Deadline for the Second Draft: December 25, 2023 (in pdf format and entitled as the name of the author(s), e.g. pinardeniz.pdf)
1 - Literature Survey of at least 5 relevant papers on the topic
2- References (in APA format) of the papers cited in the literature survey----------------------------------------------Deadline for the full paper: Final exam day (24.01.2024 / 15:00) (in pdf format and entitled as the name of the author(s), e.g. pinardeniz.pdf)Final version of the papers will be uploaded to the Google Drive link by TBA at latest. Late deliveries will not be accepted. Your papers must obey the writing guide given in the website. Please be informed that plagiarism will not be tolerated. You have to cite everything you have used in your papers. The final exam will be on 24.01.2024 at 15.00 in Room A106. You have to write a brief summary of your findings (1- 2 sentences will be sufficient) and sign the final exam attendance list.
Conference Announcement:The 7th International Genç Ekonomistler® Congress with the theme of "Fine-Tuning" will be held online on May 17 - 19, 2024. Abstract Deadline: February 18, 2024.
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Helpful notes: How to write a paper - Citing Rules - 1st Tutorial for World Bank and Eviews - 2nd Tutorial for Eviews - Example File for Eviews - World Bank Database - Link for JEL codes
Related papersPhillips, A. W. (1958). “The Relation between unemployment and the rate of change of money wage rates in the United Kingdom, 1861–19571”. Economica, 25(100), pp. 283-299.
Helpful BooksMurphy, R. P. (2010). Lessons for the Young Economist.Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Important to know if an economist in Turkey : On the revised GDP series by TURKSTAT - Chain volume index
Empirical papers should be done using package programs, such as Eviews, STATA, R or Python, employing a regression model based on a topic you will choose. Using databases, such as World Bank, for any country or country group you choose and any time period you pick, you should apply a regression analysis. You can paste some figures (bar charts, pie charts, etc.) to explain the data/model you write your paper about. If you use books, articles, websites, you should give reference to them. Otherwise, it is called plagiarism, as you may remember from Research Methods class.
Papers not matching above criteria will be graded poorly.
Those who failed with 0, must write a new paper following the writing guide; those who failed with above 0, must revise their paper according to the writing guide.
For article search engine: Google Scholar, ScienceDirectIf you cannot reach the full version of a paper, you can copy and paste the DOI number or the title of the paper on the search bar of Sci-Hub
FINAL PAPER (ALL DETAILS AVAILABLE HERE AND IT IS A MUST TO FOLLOW THIS FORM)
Here you can find some papers that can help you for the academic paper format: Example 1 - Example 2 - Example 3
2023-2024 Fall Semester Schedule (there may be changes on the topics & the files throughout the semester)
Lecture 0: Eviews package program introduction & Excel courseLecture File 1 - Lecture File 2 - Lecture File 3 - Lecture File 4 - File for Eviews How To
Additional Excel Tutorials: Link 1 - Link 2
New Excel Tutorial (step-by-step)
Lecture 1: Applied analysis on Phillips curve (12.10.2023)
Lecture File - Phillips (1958)
Eviews Workfile - STATA Do File - Dataset (xls) - Blog from FED
Lecture 2: Applied analysis on Sustainable Development (19.10.2023)
Lecture File (revised as of Nov. 2, 2021)
HDI Calculation (xls file) - Ecological Footprint - Global Carbon Atlas - Environmental Kuznets Curve Eviews File - Excel File
R notes - Dataset
Lecture 3: Applications on Eviews, STATA and R program (26.10.2023)
Application folder
Lecture 4: Applied analysis on Inequality Topics (02.11.2023)
Lecture File (revised as of Nov.3,2021)
Kuznets (1955)
How to calculate GINI manual - Excel Example - The relationship between Income and GINI Eviews File
UNU-WIDER database for GINI - Data from World Bank
The website for UN World Income Inequality Database
Lecture 5: Applied analysis on Trade Theories (09.11.2023)
Lecture File (revised as of Nov.3, 2022)
Eviews File for Gravity Model - R script for Gravity Model
Data file for Gravity Model
Lecture 6: Applied analysis on Budget Theories (16.11.2023)
Lecture File (revised as of Nov.17,2021)
Eviews File for Twin Deficit Hypothesis - Data used in Eviews
Turkish Budget Statistics - IMF Dataset - WB Dataset - Turkish Economic Indicators from Ministry of Treasury
Lecture 7: Doughnut Economics (based on Kate Raworth’s doughnut economics)
Lecture File
-----------------------------------------------MIDTERM HOMEWORK:
Deadline: 27 November 2023You will be uploading your homework to the Drive folder as a PDF document WITH YOUR NAME AND LAST NAME GIVEN TO THE FILE (example: pinardeniz.pdf)Each student is assigned a certain country for their empirical analysis. You can use any package program for the empirical work.For the country you are assigned, you will be downloading CO2 emissions per capita metric tone and GDP per capita constant US$ from WorldBank database for the period 1960-2020.1- You will be taking logarithm of both variables and using logarithmic version of the dataset for the rest of the analysis.2- You will be showing scatter plot of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) for your assigned country and you will be adding a regression line3- You will be running an OLS regression for a nonlinear model that includes the square of GDP per capita.4- You will be taking the screenshot of "the scatter plot" and "the regression result". Hence, two screenshots will be pasted into your document.5- You will be interpreting whether EKC is holding for your assigned country in the midterm exam day.*Even though midterm exam is in homework format, you still need to show up during the exam day and fill out an exam sheet (your interpretation on your empirical analysis on EKC) and sign the attendance list for bureaucratic reasons.EVIEWS MANUAL - R MANUAL - STATA MANUAL-----------------------------------------------
FINAL PAPERDeadline for the First Draft: December 11, 2023 (in pdf format and entitled as the name of the author(s), e.g. pinardeniz.pdf)
1 - Name of the student or students (you can work in a group of two at most),
2 - Title of your paper3 - Abstract of your empirical papers,4 - Keywords,5 - Jel Codes-----------------------------------------------Deadline for the Second Draft: December 25, 2023 (in pdf format and entitled as the name of the author(s), e.g. pinardeniz.pdf)
1 - Literature Survey of at least 5 relevant papers on the topic
2- References (in APA format) of the papers cited in the literature survey----------------------------------------------Deadline for the full paper: Final exam day (24.01.2024 / 15:00) (in pdf format and entitled as the name of the author(s), e.g. pinardeniz.pdf)Final version of the papers will be uploaded to the Google Drive link by TBA at latest. Late deliveries will not be accepted. Your papers must obey the writing guide given in the website. Please be informed that plagiarism will not be tolerated. You have to cite everything you have used in your papers. The final exam will be on 24.01.2024 at 15.00 in Room A106. You have to write a brief summary of your findings (1- 2 sentences will be sufficient) and sign the final exam attendance list.
Conference Announcement:The 7th International Genç Ekonomistler® Congress with the theme of "Fine-Tuning" will be held online on May 17 - 19, 2024. Abstract Deadline: February 18, 2024.
----------------------------------------------
Helpful notes: How to write a paper - Citing Rules - 1st Tutorial for World Bank and Eviews - 2nd Tutorial for Eviews - Example File for Eviews - World Bank Database - Link for JEL codes
Related papersPhillips, A. W. (1958). “The Relation between unemployment and the rate of change of money wage rates in the United Kingdom, 1861–19571”. Economica, 25(100), pp. 283-299.
Helpful BooksMurphy, R. P. (2010). Lessons for the Young Economist.Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Important to know if an economist in Turkey : On the revised GDP series by TURKSTAT - Chain volume index