作業

你的分數將參考你在這門課各方面的參與，這包括：課堂出席率（10%）、規定辦公室討論時間參與度（10%）、一篇小論文（25%）、與主要專題相關的所有提案及草稿（45%）。這門課沒有考試，期末考週也沒有任何到期繳交的功課。

Your grade will be based on full participation in all aspects of the course. This includes attendance and participation in class (10%), attendance at required office hours (10%), one small paper (25%), two presentations (10%), and all proposals and drafts associated with the main project (45%). There will be no exams, and nothing will be due during finals week.

關於小論文，你可以在三個主題中擇一完成六至八頁的報告。我們將會提供此三篇主題中必要的資料及相關的技術。主要專題將是根據你在這個學期課堂內完成的原始經濟研究中，所撰寫出的十至十二頁研究報告。除了在學期末繳交書面報告外，還必須準備五至十分鐘關於原始概念的口頭報告，繳交單頁提案、初步草稿，並在接近學期末時在課堂上報告十五至二十分鐘關於研究的正式報告。

For the small paper, you will be given the choice of three topics on which to write a 6-8 page report. We will provide data sets and suggested techniques for each of the three choices. The main project will be a 10-12 page written report based on original economic research that you perform over the course of the semester. In addition to handing in the report at the end of the semester, you will be required to deliver a 5-10 minute presentation to the class on your preliminary idea, hand in a one page written proposal, hand in a rough draft, and deliver a 15-20 minute presentation to the class on your research near the end of the semester.