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Econ 390

Spring 2022

Research Proposal

The purpose of this assignment is to let you refine your chosen idea further and provide a blueprint for what your final paper will look like.

Limit: 2 to 3 pages, single spaced, 1 inch margins, font size 12.

Your research proposal should contain:

1) Your topic (Y and your chosen X₁)

2) Why your study is an interesting economic study

3) Expected results. e.g. Do you expect X₁ to have a positive, negative or no effect on Y? Why? How about X₂ and X₃?

4) At least 3 citations of journal articles or working papers that are related to your question.

Ø How to cite: http://help.library.ubc.ca/evaluating-and-citing-sources/how-to-cite/

5) A paragraph that gives a careful description of the data that you will use. Refer to https://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth for more information on the dataset. List the key dependent and independent variables in your analysis. Which variable you choose for your X₁? Why?

6) The regression equation of your study. e.g. Y = a + b₁X₁ + b₂X₂ + b₃X₃