University of Georgia Economics 4850
University of Georgia Economics 4850
Racial Diversity and Creativity in the Workforce of Urban Counties in the US
Racial Diversity and Creativity in the Workforce of Urban Counties in the US
Final Project Scoresheet
- All parts will be graded for clarity and professionalism.
- I don’t expect great spelling and grammar, but I do expect to be able to understand the sense of what you are writing and I also expect that your writing will be thoughtful and cohesive.
- I want to have a sense that you are using what you learned in this class effectively.
- Plagiarism will be dealt with harshly.
Deadlines [25]
5 points each (1 each week from weeks 10-14)
Abstract [5]
This is a paragraph describing the purpose of the paper and previewing the findings.
- Is the paper summarized?
- Is the abstract understandable and well-written? (I would emphasize good writing in this part more than in other parts of the paper.)
Introduction [20]
Motivation [5]: Why your topic is an interesting or relevant topic of study. (Attempt to limit to 1-2 paragraphs.)
- Do I have a sense of why this is an interesting topic?
Problem Statement [5]: What question your research seeks to answer.
- Do I understand what the paper is researching?
Literature review [10]: What have past papers related to your topic found.
- Do you reference at least 4 papers in the literature?
- Do I have a sense of how your paper relates to the existing papers?
Data and Methodology [15]
Data description (can include statistics) [5]: What data you have and where they came from.
- Do I understand what variables you will be using?
- Do I have a sense of where the data came from?
- Do I know how any constructed variables were created?
- Do I have a sense of what the data look like (summary statistics preferably in a table)?
Model description [5]: Show your specifications (the equations you will estimate).
- Do I understand what the outcome and treatment variables are?
- Do I understand what method (OLS, fixed effects, 2SLS) will be used?
Is the equation correct and / or consistent with the notation in the book?
Identification strategy (why is “all else equal”) [5]: Why your methodology is appropriate and includes controls that will mitigate selection bias or omitted variable bias.
- Do I have a sense that you understand selection and / or causality in your context?
- Do you address how your methods seek to overcome these factors?
- Are your methods appropriate for your setting?
Empirical Results [20]
Table of regressions [10]: A professional looking table presenting your coefficients and standard errors (or possibly t-statistics).
- Do you have a table of results?
- Is your table clear?
- Is your table detailed?
- Does your table look professional? (e.g. the table should not be a screenshot)
Coefficient interpretation [10]: An accurate description of your primary findings with respect to your coefficients and their significance.
- Do you accurately interpret the coefficient on your treatment?
- Do you accurately describe the significance of your treatment?
- Do you accurately describe the coefficients and / or significance of any controls?
Conclusions [5]
How your findings compare with what you expected to find and what other papers have found.
- Does your conclusion make sense and is it consistent with your findings?
References [10]
Proper format [5]: See the Blackboard link to the correct style.
Right quality and quantity [5]: It should include at least 4 academic papers.