Topic Article review for An Economic Analysis of Fertility
Students will have the opportunity to write a 2-3 pages summary of scientific papers related to the topics discussed in class. Guidelines to writing the summary: In general terms, the summary must include the main ideas exposed in the paper and some comments on the results. Students should discuss in details the following topics: 1) What is the causal question the paper addresses; 2) Relevance of the question for the development field and implications for policy; 3) Identification strategy used to account for possible econometric problems; 4) Main results; 5) Critical analysis of the paper, including points that the paper fails to address and some extensions that you would like to see.
