ECON 699 - Capstone Seminar for the M.A. in Economic Policy Analysis

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A one-semester capstone course in which students will be exposed to research methods used in the economics profession and in policy applications. Students will hear faculty and other professional presentations and read papers in the literature, which they will review and critique. Students will write a proposal for a major policy paper and then write and revise the paper and present it to the class. Presentations and papers will be discussed and reviewed by members of the class. In addition to the faculty member leading the capstone seminar, students will have a faculty advisor for their paper.
When Offered: (Spring)
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.