Research Methods (EBA)

Announcement: Zoom code for the course is posted on Blackboard.

Course Information

Instructor Information

  • Dr. Jessica Vechbanyongratana (ajarn.jessica@gmail.com) and Dr. Yong Yoon (yongyoon360@gmail.com)

  • Office hours for Aj. Jessica: Office hours will take place over Zoom. Please check for available times and sign up on Calendly. A Zoom link will automatically be generated and sent to you with a confirmation of the appointment.

Course Delivery

  • Zoom

    • Live lectures and discussion sessions will be delivered via Zoom. Zoom links will be posted on the course Blackboard page.

    • Students are required to turn on their cameras during the class.

  • Blackboard

    • All Course materials are located on Blackboard including course lecture notes, lecture Zoom links, and assignments.

    • All assignments must be submitted via Blackboard for this course. Assignments sent via email will not be accepted.

Syllabus

Class Schedule

Section 1

  • Lecture: Monday 13:00-15:00

Section 2

  • Lecture: Wednesday 10:00-12:00

Office Hours

  • 15:00-17:00 on Mondays for Aj. Jessica. Students may sign up for office hours through Calendly.

January 17/19 - Power and limitations of data; basic statistics (Aj. Yong)

January 24/26 - Causation in economics (Aj. Yong)

January 31/February 2 - Presenting economic research (Aj. Jessica)

February 7/9 - Academic presentation (continued); bibliography and citation (Aj. Jessica)

February 14 - Literature review part 2 (Aj. Jessica)

  • Please note that February 16 is a holiday. Students in section 2 must attend a make-up session on 16:00-18:00 on Monday, February 14.

February 21/23 - Midterm Examination - Academic Presentations Day 1 (Aj. Jessica)

February 28/March2 - Midterm Examination - Academic Presentations Day 2 (Aj. Jessica)

Week of March 7 - Midterm Week - No class/exam

March 14/16 - Methods 1 (Aj. Yong)

  • RCT

  • Diff-in-diff

  • Propensity score matching

March 21/23 - Methods 2 (Aj. Yong)

  • Multiple Regression

  • IV technique

  • Panel-data analysis

  • Basic time series

March 28/30 - Survey Methods (Aj. Yong)

  • How do sample

  • Questionnaire

  • Use if weights in surveys

April 4 - Methods (Continued) - (Aj. Yong)

  • Make-up class for section 2 (April 6) TBA

April 11 - Introduction, Empirical Results, Plagiarism

  • Please note that April 13 is a holiday. Students in section 2 must attend a make-up session on 16:00-18:00 on Monday, April 11.

April 18/20 - Empirical paper consultation (Aj. Jessica)