This course is designed to teach the craft of applied economic research
to students of any Wharton doctoral program. To this end we will meet
weekly, on Tuesday's at noon, with one of the following items on the
agenda:
A student research presentation (for example, all BPUB students
are required to give such presentations at least annually)
A post mortem discussion of the previous days applied economics
seminar, or
A faculty guest speaker introducing students to a research
approach or a set of researchable topics.
The course provides a venue for moving research forward, including
both papers assigned for other classes and research leading toward a
dissertation. This course aims to bring students a hands-on
understanding of the course as appropriate for all doctoral students
with applied microeconomic interests who have completed at least one
year of their doctoral program.