Problem Sets
In addition to the instructors, Teaching Assistant, Peter Hull helped create the problem sets. Used with permission.
| PROBLEM SET # | ACCOMPANYING FILES |
|---|---|
| Problem Set 1 (PDF) | Problem Set 1 Data and Code (ZIP) (This file contains: 1 .dta, 1 .ado, and 1 .hlp files.) |
| Problem Set 2 (PDF) | N/A |
| Problem Set 3 (PDF) | MTR (MAT) |
| Problem Set 4 (PDF) | Problem Set 4 Data (DTA) |
Research Proposal
The goal of the research proposal is to give you a "jump start" on working on a topic that you could (ideally) present in an upcoming labor lunch, and develop into a research paper. The proposal should be at least 10 pages double-spaced, and should cover the following:
- a clear statement of your research question;
- brief motivation for your research question: Why is this question important? What is the policy relevance?;
- review of the relevant theoretical and / or empirical literature;
- description of your proposed empirical strategy and proposed data sources;
- clear discussion of your potential contribution to the prior literature;
- clear discussion of what challenges you expect to encounter.
Think of this document as the shell of a research paper that contains everything but your findings: You will motivate the question; place it in the literature; lay out your data sources and empirical strategy; and explain how you would interpret different sets of possible findings.