What is your research question? What research problem do you want to address?
Some might already have an idea of how IS would look in their mind, but some might not.
If you need help starting your IS, ask yourself which elective course you like the most at Wooster.
Here are some examples of the elective courses the department provided:
- Economics of Gender
- Economic Development
- Organization of the Firm
You can find more elective courses here.
Another good way to navigate various topics is by exploring the Journal of Economic Perspectives. It provides a great introduction to the subject of your interest.
You can find more resources on how to formulate your research questions:
- The Young Economist’s Short Guide to Writing Economic Research
- Powers, Dawn. “How to Write a Research Paper in Economics”
- Gitter, Seth. “Choosing a topic for undergraduate economic research”
- Diamond, Peter. “My research strategy”.
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