ECN 4689--Theory

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ECN 4689--Theory Research
Dr. Bates
Dr. Moshtagh
Micro
Macro

• A capstone course to apply theory in
  undergraduate research. A written report, oral
  presentation, and external field examination are
  required.

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Assignments

• 25 Jan. Identify Research Area
• 1 Feb. Bibliography
• 8 Feb. Literature Review
• 15 Feb. Choose Topic and Justify
• 22 Feb. Identify Hypotheses
• 1 Mar. Get Data and Choose Method

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Assignments

• 22 Mar. Proposal
• 29 Mar. Do Analysis
• 14 18 Mar. Spring Recess
• 12 Apr. First Draft
• 19 Apr. Final Draft
• Apr. 19 29 Oral Presentations

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Research Methods

• Research vs. research
• Research Tools Library
• Methodology
• Early Scientific Inductive
• Hypothetical Deductive
• Popper
• Kuhn
• Lakatos and Feyerabend

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Research Methods

• Hypotheses
• Methods
• Research Proposal
• Writing
• Plagiarism
• Effective Writing Techniques

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Micro Research Topics

• The Price System
• Theories of Consumer Choice
• The Cardinal Theory
• The Ordinal Theory
• Theories of Production
• One-Variable Input
• Two-Variable Inputs
• Cobb-Douglas Function

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Micro Research Topics

• Cost Functions
• Optimal Input Combinations
• Market Structures
• Game Theory
• Markets for Inputs
• General Equilibrium Analysis
• Externalities and Public Goods

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Statistics Applied to Economics

• Descriptive Statistics
• Probability
• Discrete Probability Distributions
• Continuous Probability Distributions
• Sampling Distribution of Means
• The Central Limit Theorem
• Estimation

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Statistics Applied to Economics

• Hypothesis Testing
• Regression Analysis
• Least Squares Regression
• Multiple Regression
• Coefficient of Determination
• F Tests
• T Tests

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Statistics Applied to Economics

• Assumptions of Regression
• Heteroscedasticity
• Autocorrelation
• Mutlicollinearity

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Macro Research Topics

• Macro Growth Theory
• Solow Residual Cobb-Douglas Production Function
• Exogenous Growth Theory
• Endogenous Growth Theory - Convergence