| Course ID: | ECON 8090. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Research Methods in Economics |
Course
Description: | Practical issues in conducting applied economic research. Topics include choosing dissertation/research topics; data sources and methods; presenting, publishing, and refereeing research papers and critical analysis of the literature. Students are required to write and present a research paper to the department in partial fulfillment of the course requirements. |
| Oasis Title: | RESEARCH METHODS |
| Prerequisite: | ECON 8010 and ECON 8070 and ECON 8080 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To help promote dissertation research |
| Topical Outline: | 1. choosing dissertation/research topics
2. data sources and methods
3. presenting, publishing and refereeing research papers and
critical analysis of the literature |