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Integrating econometrics: A modern undergraduate economics capstone experience
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This paper pointed out that econometrics courses often do not align with modern empirical approaches employed by economists and called for a pedagogical paradigm shift by pointing out that the econometric courses often did not align well with modern empirically grounded approaches.Abstract:
Angrist and Pischke (2017) call for a pedagogical paradigm shift by pointing out that econometrics courses often do not align with modern empirical approaches employed by economists. This article's...read more
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Efficient empiricism: Streamlining teaching, research, and learning in empirical courses
TL;DR: The increasing importance of empirical analysis in economics highlights the need for efficient ways to bring these skills to the classroom as mentioned in this paper and R Markdown is a new technology that provides a so...
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Teaching an economics capstone course with a policy focus
Joseph C. Morreale,Anna Shostya +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an organizational framework for an economics capstone course focused on analyzing current public economic policy issues is proposed, where the thesis topics often include pub-side economic issues.
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Assessing the attitudes of economics students towards econometrics
TL;DR: In this article, a questionnaire for assessing students' attitudes towards Econometrics is presented, which has been administered to undergraduate economics students at the end of an introductory Econometric course.
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Integrating Applied Field Work into the Undergraduate Economics Curriculum
TL;DR: In this paper, the development and implementation of an undergraduate research methods course incorporating field work is described, which is conducted in collaboration with the UW-Eau Claire Departm...
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High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter
TL;DR: The authors defined a set of educational practices that research has demonstrated have a significant impact on student success and presented data from the National Survey of Student Engagement about these practices and explained why they benefit all students, but also seem to benefit underserved students even more than their more advantaged peers.
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The Status and Prospects of the Economics Major
John J. Siegfried,Robin L. Bartlett,W. Lee Hansen,Allen C. Kelley,Donald N. McCloskey,Tom Tietenberg +5 more
TL;DR: The objects, methods of instruction, content, and accomplishments of the undergraduate major in economics at institutions of higher education within the United States are discussed in this article, where recommendations are provided for teaching students to "think like economists".
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Does Early Participation in Undergraduate Research Benefit Social Science and Humanities Students
TL;DR: This article found that students who participated in collaborative undergraduate research with faculty early on reported significant gains in the ability to (1) think analytically and logically; (2) put ideas together; (3) learn on their own.