Discussion

by Professor Throckmorton
for Time Series Econometrics
W&M ECON 408
Slides

0 Preparation (2 min)¶

• “And now for something completely different” - Monty Python

• Get up and strech.

• Move to a different seat next to completely different people.

1 Brain Storm (10 min)¶

• Make a list of tools, concepts, and models this class has covered so far.

• Which of these have you seen before this class or that you feel most comfortable with?

• Which of them is most challenging and why? Be specific.

Notes:

Share with group (6 min)¶

• Do you have the same list? Did you miss anything?

• Share which things you are most comfortable with vs. find most challenging.

• Was there any agreement in the group?

Notes:

Share with class (6 min)¶

• Let’s hear about some of your discussions.

2 Research (10 min)¶

• Pick a thing from your list(s) above.

• Pick an economic field, e.g., monetary economics, development, growth, education, health care, history, enivironmental, energy, finance, etc... Maybe you want to choose a field that you are/have taking/taken a class for.

• Goto Google Scholar and search for a paper that uses the thing from your list and is in the field you chose. Pick one of the results with a decent citation count or that is published in an economics journal.

• Read the abstract/skim the intro. What is the research question? What are the findings?

Notes:

Share with group (6 min)¶

• Share what your choices were and what you found.

• Are the research question(s) and/or findings interesting? Why or why not?

Notes:

Share with class (6 min)¶

• Let’s hear about some of the papers you found.

3 Methods (10 min)¶

• Scroll through the paper you found.

• Make a list of the time series tools, concepts, and models it uses.

• Briefly describe how it used the thing you chose from your list(s) above.

Notes:

Share with group (6 min)¶

• What are the new time series tools, concepts, or models you haven’t heard of before?

• Did you successfully find the thing you were looking for?

• What would you have to learn/study to better understand the paper?

Notes:

Share with class (6 min)¶

• Let’s hear about some of the methods you found.