This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

 

Calendar

Lec # Topics key dates
1 Introduction to Course, Three Topics  
2 Three topics (cont.), Stata® Help Session  
3 Writing an Economics Paper, Web site  
4 Computer Help Session Small paper due
5 Preliminary Presentations  
6 Preliminary Presentations (cont.) Proposal due
7 Required Office Hours with Prof. Ellison (Discuss Proposal, Data, Analysis) Draft of data section due, rewrite of small paper due
8 Required Office Hours (cont.) Draft of introduction due
9 Required Office Hours (cont.) Draft of results section due
10 Optional office hours Paper due three days after session 10
11 Preparation for Presentation  
12 Presentations*  
13 Presentations (cont.)* Rewrite of paper due

*We will schedule a third presentation session sometime in the last two weeks of class. You will be required to attend two of the three sessions.