The empirical project (term paper) should employ the econometric methods we covered in the course. If you use methods that are not related to the topics that we covered, the econometrics part of your projects will not be accepted, and you will get zero from those parts! For example, we are not covering time series econometrics or ANOVA in this course. And, obviously, a project that uses econometric tools that are specific to such topics (and other unrelated econometrics topics) will not be accepted. Also, the topic must be related to Economics or Finance. So, for example, a topic about physics or chemistry is not accepted. Each student needs to write his/her own paper in this class. Detailed instructions for the term paper will be explained later on. Late submissions are subject to the late submission
policy.
. The term paper is expected to be at least six (6) double-spaced pages and at most nine (9) double-spaced pages, which should contain (i) abstract, (ii) introduction, (iii) description of the data, (iv) econometric model, (v) results and interpretation, and (vi) conclusions. If your project is shorter than 6 pages or longer than 10 pages (12 pts font and double-space) excluding the references, you will lose 5 points per missing or extra page for not following restrictions. For example, if your paper is 5.4 pages, you will use 3 points. So, use your limited space wisely. Submission must be done through Blackboard. Email submissions will not be accepted and ignored. If you submit the project late, you will lose 1 point for each hour. Similar to homework submission, you will have time. So, I won’t accept doctor’s report, university related excuses, or any other excuses for late submission. Ideally, you should submit before the deadline to avoid problems related to late submission. Such excuses are valid only for exams.
