For the belowproject, will need to be put together all the activities into an abridged research paper. Need to:
- Identify and detail a clear research question of interest,
- Locate a relevant dataset to serve as your data source,
- Articulate at least one hypothesis that is directly connected to your research question,
- Execute at least one quantitative analysis technique discussed in this course to produce your results. You may utilize any software package of your choosing.
- Write up the results detailing:
- What is your question,
- Why it is important,
- What analysis was executed,
- What data was used,
- What estimation technique was used and why,
- What the results show,
- Any implications from the results you can infer.
- write-up must follow APA format,
- Cover page
- Abstract
- No more than 8 pages sans cover page, abstract and appendices,
- Appendices
- Table of regression(s) referenced in the paper,
- Code used to run the regression,
- Any other information referenced in the paper discussion.
One or some of the below list of Quantitative Estimation Techniques need to be used:
- Instrumental Variables
- Generalized Least Squares
- Maximum Likelihood Estimation
- Generalized Method of Moments
- Probit, Logit or Multinomial Logit
- Panel Regression with Fixed and Random Effects
- Vector Autogression
- Cointegration
- Event Study
- Text Analysis
- Principal Components Analysis
- GARCH
The files together with the results from the statistical package used (R is preferred), need to be provided together with the report.