Publications by Erick Gong
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Research Proposal Prepare a detailed research proposal for an empirical research project that aims to identify a causal effect of interest using one of the research designs in the course. A good proposal consists of: 1 A question 2 The contribution 3 Research design 4 Data Here are guidelines for the proposal. Feel free to consult with me if you ...
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Prospectus A prospectus is a research proposal that convinces the reader that you have an important question and details on how you will answer the question. The prospectus should be approximately 5-7 pages (12-pt Times New Roman Font, 1.5 spacing, 1 inch margins) and should cite major related papers and include a bibliography. (The bibliography ...
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Annotated Biblography The following is excerpted from Professor Myers (2022) “Annotated Bibliographies Handout” A necessary component of any research project is surveying the existing literature related to your topic to get a sense of what is already known. This will help you to further develop your topic, motivate your research, and demonstr...
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Summary Statistics
This milestone involves: Cleaning and Assembling Dataset(s) Replication Package (DO files) Table of Summary Statistics As you read econ papers, see how the construct these various sections. You might want to select a handful as examples or guides. Cleaning and Assembling Dataset(s) Organize your folders and start to document what you do with t...
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Preliminary Results
This milestone involves: Replication Package (DO files) Table(s) and/or Figure(s) Keep an eye on how other papers present their results. I typically have one or two papers that I model my own presentation of results. Replication Package (DO Files) Continue to maintain well organized and document DO files for your analysis. I should be able to ...
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This milestone involves: Revised Draft (with any updated results/figures/tables) Response to Comments from Prospectus Response to Comments from Preliminary Results Replication Package (DO files) You’ve spent a lot of time on the data and analysis. Now we begin to refocus your efforts on the writing. Revised Draft Go back and review the comme...
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This final milestone involves: Final Thesis Submission Response to Comments from Draft 2 Link to Replication Package (DO files) Figure/graph 1-2 page reflection on thesis Final Thesis Submission This is your final thesis submission. It should incorporate all comments. Response to Comments Respond to each comment. Replication Package (DO Files...
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This milestone involves: Revised Draft (with any updated results/figures/tables) Response to Comments from Prospectus Response to Comments from Preliminary Results Response to Comments from Draft 1 Replication Package (DO files) You should resubmit all comments (even if you addressed them in draft one). Revised Draft This draft should address ...
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This milestone involves: Creating a slide deck Presenting in our class meeting Presenting at the Spring Research Symposium You’ve done a ton of work assembling the data and doing the analysis. You have a set of results. Now is the time to tell the story! Slide Deck I would aim for ~10 slides. A rule of thumb is one slide a minute. An easy e...
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This milestone involves: Creating a poster Presenting at the Econ/IPE Poster Session At this stage, you have a set of main results and have a story for your thesis. Now you get to present and highlight your work to an econ-centric audience. The Poster The poster is similar to the slide deck in that it should motivate the reader (i.e. a hook) ...
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