Applied Economics Projects
Timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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February 13, 2021Report outlines due
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March 27, 2021Draft reports due
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April 13, 2021Presentation
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April 13, 2021Final reports due
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April 24, 2021Reflection papers and feedback are due
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May 2, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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February 13, 2021Report outlines due
Students/teams submit outlines (i.e., sectioning) of the report they plan to submit at the end of the course.
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March 27, 2021Draft reports due
Students/teams submit draft of their final reports. Drafts must be complete (no missing content) and free of typos and grammatical errors. Drafts will be edited and returned to students by April 6.
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April 13, 2021Presentation
Week of April 12 -- exact date TBD. Students present their results to the class and partner organizations.
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April 13, 2021Final reports due
Students submit their final reports.
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April 24, 2021Reflection papers and feedback are due
Students submit short reflection papers and feedback on their team members. Partner organizations submit feedback on how each team performed.
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May 2, 2021Experience end
Categories
Data analysis Market research Law and policy Social sciencesSkills
policy analysis data analysis writing and presentation skills research economic analysisThis course offers undergraduate Economics students the opportunity to take their education outside of the classroom and apply it to real-life challenges faced by companies, governments, and not-for-profit organizations. Over the course of one semester, students will
- select a project from a set of challenges
- work individually or in small teams to develop strategies to propose and evaluate solutions;
- communicate with their client periodically to exchange information and present results
Deliverables to the client can depend on the project and may include written reports and memos, Powerpoint slides, oral presentations (delivered via phone or video conference), and other forms of communications as requested by the client.
Project timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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February 13, 2021Report outlines due
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March 27, 2021Draft reports due
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April 13, 2021Presentation
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April 13, 2021Final reports due
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April 24, 2021Reflection papers and feedback are due
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May 2, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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February 13, 2021Report outlines due
Students/teams submit outlines (i.e., sectioning) of the report they plan to submit at the end of the course.
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March 27, 2021Draft reports due
Students/teams submit draft of their final reports. Drafts must be complete (no missing content) and free of typos and grammatical errors. Drafts will be edited and returned to students by April 6.
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April 13, 2021Presentation
Week of April 12 -- exact date TBD. Students present their results to the class and partner organizations.
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April 13, 2021Final reports due
Students submit their final reports.
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April 24, 2021Reflection papers and feedback are due
Students submit short reflection papers and feedback on their team members. Partner organizations submit feedback on how each team performed.
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May 2, 2021Experience end
Project Examples
While projects will vary in terms of both content and skill focus, they will be screened by the course instructor to ensure that they contain a meaningful and non-trivial application of economics, broadly defined (including fields closely related to economics, such as marketing or finance).
Examples of projects include:
- Forecast economic trends, including macroeconomic, industry, or market trends
- Evaluate economic policy
- Analyze economic and market data
- Analyze survey data
- Perform research on specific markets or industries
Projects that contain a data analysis component are especially welcome. Please note that our students are economics majors and are not trained as statisticians, computer scientists, or data scientists. However, students have received introductory econometrics training using Stata and will certainly be familiar with Microsoft Excel.
Students may be required to sign non-disclosure agreements in order to be eligible to select certain projects.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.
Timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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February 13, 2021Report outlines due
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March 27, 2021Draft reports due
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April 13, 2021Presentation
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April 13, 2021Final reports due
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April 24, 2021Reflection papers and feedback are due
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May 2, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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February 13, 2021Report outlines due
Students/teams submit outlines (i.e., sectioning) of the report they plan to submit at the end of the course.
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March 27, 2021Draft reports due
Students/teams submit draft of their final reports. Drafts must be complete (no missing content) and free of typos and grammatical errors. Drafts will be edited and returned to students by April 6.
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April 13, 2021Presentation
Week of April 12 -- exact date TBD. Students present their results to the class and partner organizations.
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April 13, 2021Final reports due
Students submit their final reports.
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April 24, 2021Reflection papers and feedback are due
Students submit short reflection papers and feedback on their team members. Partner organizations submit feedback on how each team performed.
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May 2, 2021Experience end