This program offers undergraduate students an opportunity to learn about diverse research topics and methods from some of the University’s top economists while developing their own research and data analysis skills. The annual program is presented by the Department of Economics’ Undergraduate Program and the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics. Open to college students working on campus as summer research assistants in the University of Chicago Department of Economics, Booth School of Business, Harris School of Public Policy, or Law School, REU is designed to be compatible with the work schedule of a campus research assistant.
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Agenda
Monday, June 26, 2017
Studying the Impact of Laws, Judges, and Lawyers
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Acquiring Data from the World Wide Web-Programming, Ethics, and Practice
Acquiring Data from the World Wide Web-Advanced Techniques
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Social Choice and Measurement in Political Science
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Introduction to R and STATA, with Applications in Microeconomics
Advanced R, with Applications in Microeconomics
Friday, June 30, 2017
Why Do Incumbents Do So Well in Elections?
Monday, July 3, 2017
Research on Firms, Trade, and Networks
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
The Decline in U.S. Employment
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Basic Programming Skills for Economists: R and Matlab
Advanced Data Analysis in R
Friday, July 7, 2017