ECONOMETRICS PAPER

Outline of your econometric paper should be:

The front page
Give the title of the paper, your name, the date of production and the name of your professor. Also include an abstract of no more than 50 words. Do NOT produce a table of contents!.

Introduction
This is the place to present the basic problem of the paper. Try to give the motivation why this problem is so important. Also explain what the interested reader might learn from your work: who should be interested in the results? At the end of this section briefly describe the contents that will follow in the next section.

Review of the Literature
Your problem is not new. Summarize the relevant literature. The best thing to do is to identify key concepts in this literature you are interested in that you want the reader to remember. In this overview at least the papers that motivated you need to be mentioned. It is extremely important to note that you do not need to review all literature, only the stuff you think that is relevant.

The Model
If you use a model (either a formal mathematical model or a statistical model or a more conceptual model), explain it clearly. Be brief, keep it simple, and don't use inessential jargon. After that, formulate the key hypotheses.

The Data
Describe the data and sources of the data and your reservations concerning the data. The success of any econometric study hinges on the quality, as well as the quantity, of data. Fortunately, the Internet has opened up a veritable wealth of data.

Results
Explain the statistical methods you use. Present the results and link the outcomes with the hypotheses you formulated. Give more formal tests if required.

Conclusions
Give a very, very, very short conclusions. These conclusions can include policy advise, food for further thought (possible extensions) and the limitations of the analysis.

References
Produce a consistent list of references. Referencing is a discipline on its own. There are two basic rules: consistence and completeness. There needs to be a one-to-one match between references in the text and the list of literature used in the end. Depending on the publication-type use a consistent referencing at the end of the paper. Give the full set of references in alphabetical order of the last name of the first author. The reference format should follow the Harvard Style of Referencing.

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