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Each student will choose a research paper from a list of published articles provided by the instructor and write a summary of that paper. You should pick a paper
related to a topic you think you may be interested in. The summary should be between eight and ten
pages (one-inch margins, 1.5-spaced, 12-point Times font). DO NOT exceed the ten page limit.
Your summary should be concise and clearly written, and should include the following:
1. Introduction – Give a brief introduction to give the necessary background to the study and state its purpose in your own words. Why was the study conducted? What was it about? Clearly state the research question, in your own words, posed in the article.
2. Background literature – A summary of earlier work on this topic. Note, this does not mean going through each article cited by the author and explaining what each did. You should summarize this information, while citing relevant work.
3. Data and model estimation – A brief description of the data (and sources) used in the study. In your own words, describe the empirical/econometric model(s) used to test the hypotheses.
4. Findings – In your own words discuss the major findings and results. Discuss the implications of the results for policy makers and/or the general public.