Research Assistants
Compilation and Analysis of Frontier Research in Trade and Development
This project aims to analyze a novel dataset that classifies papers in trade and development from top publications in the past 20 years according to empirical methodology. The RA will spend time improving upon the classification and analyzing the novel dataset. The outcome will be graphs and tables describing the evolution of empirical methods in this subfield over time, by journal, and by topic.
Requisite Skills and Qualifications:
Familiarity with empirical research methods; strong interest in economics and data-curation; familiarity and interest to learn coding in software such as python and stata.