This seminar will provide students an introduction to economic research. It will focus on using economic theory, econometrics, and data to assess the magnitude and impact of innovations. Students will do a research project related to measuring the new economy over the course of the term.
Enrollment is by permission of the instructor.
The seminar will meet in Lorch 201, not the classroom given in the official schedule. Please review the suggested research topics prior to the first class. A coursepack now available at Ulrich's. Please read Jones, Introduction to Economic Growth , Section 2.1 and Appendix A for the first class. This text is available at Ulrich's.