Research Methods and Communication in Economics
Fall 2022
SEM0151, M.A. in Economics, ESOMAS (Economics Department), UniTO
Syllabus (this version, Nov 18th 2022)
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.
Weekly meetings: Fridays from 1:30 to 4:00. Classroom Castellino
Announcements
4 Nov: Here you can get some feedback on PS #5.
2 Nov: Here you can find the last two problem sets: PS #6 and PS#7.
26 Oct: Here you can find PS #5.
24 Oct: Here you can get some feedback on PS #4.
20 Oct: Check out the amazing sources of data that you found!
16 Oct: This week there are two PSs due: PS #3 and PS #4. You may struggle with PS #4. But you should work on it and hand it in by Thursday. In this way, we can talk about it on Friday.
16 Oct: If you're unhappy with PS #2, work on it. Within this week, let me know by email and I'll let you upload a new version.
16 Oct: Here you can get some feedback on PS #2.
30 Sep: On October 7th (next week) we will meet in Classroom #4 instead of Classroom Castellino.
23 Sep: Welcome to Research Methods!
Problem Sets
PS #1: Selecting ideas. Getting a one-page idea. Due date: Oct 5th, 6pm, over email Moodle.
PS #2: Let's play with data! Due date: Oct 11th, 6pm, over email Moodle.
PS #3: Can you find interesting data?. Due date: Oct 19th, 6pm, over Moodle.
PS #4: Research proposal. Due date: Oct 20th, 6pm, over Moodle.
PS #5: Preliminary results. Due date: Oct 31st, 6pm, over Moodle... but Oct 27th would be great!
PS #6: Complete draft. Due date: Nov 7th, 6pm would be great, over Moodle... but Nov 3rd would be great!
PS #7: Short presentation (slides). Due date: Nov 9th, 6pm, 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