2019 Economics Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
The 2019 Economics Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) offered students a unique summer opportunity to learn about diverse research topics and methods from some of the University’s most prominent economists, while developing their own research and data analysis skills. The annual program is presented by the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics’ Undergraduate Program and the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics.
The program included faculty research presentations held during lunch hours, along with working sessions on the use of specific research tools and software. The sessions were offered to students at intermediate and advanced levels.
For additional information, check out the video overview of the Research Experience for Undergraduates and feel free to contact BFI-Events@uchicago.edu.
Agenda
Faculty Research Presentation: Nonparametric Estimates of Demand in the California Health Insurance Exchange
Working Session 1: Basic Programming Skills for Economists: Python and R
Presented by Francisco De Asis Del Villar Ortiz Mena, PhD Student, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
Lunch Break
Working Session 2 : Data Analysis in Python and R
Presented by Francisco De Asis Del Villar Ortiz Mena, PhD Student, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
Faculty Research Presentation: Maternal Mortality Risk and the Gender Gap in Desired Fertility
Working Session 1: Basic and Advanced Stata for Economists
Presented by Maxwell Kellogg, PhD Student, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
Lunch Break
Working Session 2: Advanced Rm with Applications in Microeconomics
Presented by Maxwell Kellogg, PhD Student, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
Faculty Research Presentation: Top Wealth in the United States: New Estimates and Implications
Faculty Research Presentation: Economic Research on the U.S. Shale Oil and Gas Boom
Working Session 1: Numerical Optimization in Python
Presented by Jeremy Bejarano, PhD Student, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
Lunch Break
Working Session 2: Numerical Optimization in Python
Presented by Jeremy Bejarano, PhD Student, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics