This course is the first phase of the Senior Thesis in Economics sequence and offers cadets an opportunity to develop their research skills, through a combination of lectures and tutorial-style guided independent study, with the goal of preparing for the Senior Thesis in Economics. Cadets will develop economic research projects from the idea-phase through the literature review, data acquisition/analysis, and writing phases in an iterative process of producing intermediate drafts of project components and receiving instructor feedback. This will culminate in an initial draft of their senior thesis project. At the same time, lectures and assignments will cover various topics related to economic research, including strategies for generating research ideas, writing in economics, programming in STATA, data management strategies, and common empirical approaches for causal inference.
Lessons
30 @ 75 min (2.000 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
One paper or report of variable length; oral defense.
