Discipline seminar - Economics and Finance 1600-SZD-SD-EiF
The seminar aims at familiarizing students with the most impactful scientific papers in economics and finance. We will be discussing these papers in order to understand how modern economic research is conducted, what are the accepted methods of scientific inquiry in economics and finance, how to find unexplored research opportunities and how to assess the quality of research.
1) Mode of Teaching:
Reading and discussion classes.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Completing the course leads to the following outcomes:
1) the student is familiar with exemplary, high-quality papers in economics and finance
2) the student is able to verify if a paper is methodologically rigorous
3) the student is familiar with rankings of journals in economics and finance
4) the student understands the entry conditions that a paper must fulfill to be accepted in top journals in economics and finance
5) the student can judge whether a paper is high-quality
6) the student can recognize research gaps in a given body of research
7) the student can critically assess economic papers and find opportunities for future research
Assessment criteria
1) Attendance and active participation. One unexcused absence is allowed.
2) Assessment Tasks:
Attendance and active participation.
3) Learning Outcomes Assessment:
Assessment on the basis of participation in discussions.
4) Assessment criteria:
Credit on the basis of attendance and participation.
Bibliography
Major Readings:
General papers about modern economics and finance:
Akerlof, G. A. (2020). Sins of Omission and the Practice of Economics. Journal of Economic Literature, vol. 58(2), pp. 405-18.
Angrist, J., Azoulay, P., Ellison, G., Hill, R., & Lu, S. F. (2017). Economic research evolves: Fields and styles. American Economic Review, 107(5), 293-97.
Heckman, J. J., &Moktan, S. (2020). Publishing and Promotion in Economics: The Tyranny of the Top Five, vol. 58(2), pp. 419-70.
Major papers from economics and finance that will be discussed in the course will be selected in agreement with the participants’ preferences. We can choose from the most highly cited papers published in top journals such as Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, Econometrica, and Journal of Political Economy.
Additional information
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