Texts
Johnston, John. Econometric Methods. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1971. ISBN: 0070326797.
McCloskey, Donald N. The Writing of Economics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1986. ISBN: 0023795204.
Neugeboren, Robert H. Students Guide to Writing Economics. New York, NY: Routledge, 2005. ISBN: 0415701228.
Pindyck, Robert S., and Daniel L. Rubinfeld. Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1997. ISBN: 0070502080.
Strunk, William Jr., and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. Boston, MA: Longman, 1999. ISBN: 020530902X.
Thomson, William. A Guide for the Young Economist. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2001. ISBN: 0262700794.
Readings by Weekly Session
Note: * indicates that you should read the paper on your own prior to class.
| WEEK # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Introduction Lecture Causation and Randomized Experiments | Ashenfelter, Orley. "The Case for Evaluating Training Programs with Randomized Trials." Economics of Education Review 6, no. 4 (1987): 333-8. * Cook, R. Dennis. "Smoking and Lung Cancer." In R. A. Fisher: An Appreciation. Edited by S. Fienberg, and D. Hinkley. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1980, pp. 182-191. ISBN: 354090476X. Cook, Thomas D., and Donald T. Campbell. "Causal Inference and the Language of Experimentation." Chapter 1 in Quasi-Experimentation: Design and Analysis Issues for Field Settings. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1979, pp. 1-36. ISBN: 0395307902. *Freedman, David A. "Statistical Models and Shoe Leather." Sociological Methodology 21 (1991): 291-313. *Holland, Paul W. "Statistics and Causal Inference." Journal of the American Statistical Association 81 (December 1986): 945-960. *Woodbury, Stephen A., and Robert G. Spiegelman. "Bonuses to Workers and Employers to Reduce Unemployment: Randomized Trials in Illinois." American Economic Review 77, no. 4 (1987): 513-530. |
| 2 | STATA Review | |
| 3 |
Lecture and Discussion Elements of a Good Economics Paper Assembly of Research Teams | Handout of "Guidelines for Writing an Empirical Paper." *Chay, Kenneth, and Michael Greenstone. "Air Quality, Infant Mortality and the Clean Air Act of 1970." NBER Working Paper #10053, 2003. |
| 4 |
Workshop Oral Presentation of Paper Ideas by Research Teams Class Discussion | Student preliminary papers. |
| 5 |
Workshop Oral Presentation of Paper Ideas by Research Teams Class Discussion (cont.) | Student preliminary papers. |
| 6 |
Workshop Oral Presentation of Research Plans by Research Teams Class Discussion (cont.) | Student preliminary papers. |
| 7 |
Workshop Oral Presentation of Research Plans by Research Teams Class Discussion (cont.) | Student preliminary papers. |
| 8 |
Workshop Project Discussion and Questions | Student preliminary papers. |
| 9 |
Workshop Project Discussion and Questions (cont.) | Student preliminary papers. |
| 10 |
Workshop First Draft Paper Feedback | Student preliminary papers. |
| 11 |
Workshop First Draft Paper Feedback (cont.) | Student preliminary papers. |
| 12 |
Workshop Paper Rewrites | Student preliminary papers. |
| 13 | Last Class | Student preliminary papers. |