Integrating Statistics Labs into Economics Electives
16 Pages Posted: 3 Mar 2006
Date Written: January 2006
Abstract
Typically, undergraduate economics electives focus on content rather than methods, in spite of the fact that empirical work is fundamental to the practice of economics. This article describes an alternative approach to teaching content by using statistics labs that emphasize the empirical testing or applications of the theory. The result of this approach is that students develop an understanding of content in a way that more closely resembles the understanding of a research economist.
JEL Classification: A22
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Owen, Ann L., Integrating Statistics Labs into Economics Electives (January 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=886082 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.886082
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