Wow,
I have a lot of work to do. I have taken scathing criticism to heart about my research proposal and am frantically trying to get it together. Of course I don’t have a normal time table. My T, R, Sat, and Sun are more than half dedicated to fulfilling contractual obligations. Still, I have set [...]
Archive for October, 2007
I met with Dr. Greenlaw today to discuss my topic. For those of you keeping score, I’m working with the rebound effect of increasing fuel efficiency, or what can better be described as an elasticity measure. After our meeting, I realized that I have to find data for about 10 variables, where before I thought I only [...]
So I was able to quickly transfer all 3,000+ observations for female self-employment earnings and 5,000+ observations for male self-employment earnings into an Excel spreadsheet this afternoon. I thought I was going to have to spend hours entering eachobersvation one by one. Who knew Notepad could be so helpful?! The next thing I need to [...]
So today I sent an email to the World Bank to hopefully obtain the last few pieces of data that I needed. Within an hour, they emailed me back with all the variables I asked for and the website to look up any other data I may need for my topic. I still have to look over the [...]
today I spent five hours in the library looking for the rest of my data. I found about 60% of it. When I went looking for the rest of my variables, I found that three of the four variables I am still looking for were all grouped together into one variable. I am trying to figure out [...]
My research and everything for analysis is going pretty well. I have several sources which on which I’m basing my research, and they have lovely, lovely references. I’d like to share some thoughts on my potential econ career in general, and would greatly appreciate any feedback - especially if it differs from my thinking.
Lately I’ve [...]
Weren’t we suppose to be reviewing our fellow classmates Research Proposals or something? I don’t mind not having anything due in Analysis for a change, but I’m just saying.
Further, I would like to say that everyone seems to be stressed about their project in some way or another. It seems to be concerns over their [...]
I just noticed that all of my consumption expenditure data is in national currency in current prices. Where am I going to find out how much the Afghani dinar was worth in 1973? Furthermore, even if I do find the conversion info I need, I have to convert 35 data points for 23 countries. What [...]
I completed my research proposal at 8 am this morning and I am not sure if it is adequate. Interestingly enough as I was writing this proposal I started to see a lot of holes in my amatuer research. I am hoping that with the errors I found this morning and the honest criticsm I [...]
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