Theory and Practice of Econometrics
Spring 2014
Jeffrey Parker, Reed College
Links to final project papers
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Review assignment
- You are to submit a short review of two of your peers' final projects, as assigned in an email message you received.
- Your reviews should be submitted electronically before the final-exam period begins at 1pm on Wednesday, May 14.
- Your review of each project should be 1-2 pages.
- You should summarize in one paragraph the question that the paper attempts to answer, what econometric methods are used, and what the take-away results are.
- Following this introductory paragraph, you should assess the econometric methodology used in the project. Did the author(s) use appropriate estimators? Did he/she/they interpret the results correctly? Are there alternative methodologies that might have been better to use given the limitations of the data? If the author(s) were to continue working on this project, what advice would you give?
- It is OK to be critical, but not judgmental. I'm not expecting you to say, "This is a poor project," or "This is a good project." If you find aspects of the project that could be improved, explain what they are and how they could be improved. If you suspect that there might be procedural errors in the project (for example, data problems or misinterpretations), you can call attention to these issues. If you think that the author(s) have found a creative way to address the econometrics of the problem, say so.
- The main purpose of this exercise is to see how effectively you can assess econometric projects. A secondary purpose is to provide some feedback to your peers. The instructor will do his own assessment of the projects for grading purposes.
- Your reviews will be anonymous. The instructor may share all of or parts of your reviews with the authors, but will not reveal who wrote the comments.