Use the micro data I provided from http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/3399/study-description • use the macro data from https://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=intemational-comparison-program-(icp)-2011 • Try to limit yourself to three main points, that is, three main results that you want to push for with your analysis. Try to base your arguments on the theoretical analysis you learned in class.(the Engel's Law) • Make sure to follow the paper structure outlined below. Feel free to make subsections where needed. • Title Page: Make sure to include your report's title, the date of submission, and your full name. • Introduction: Clearly describe the development issue you chose and the way you have decided to analyze it. The question that you are trying to answer should be included in your introduction. o In the first paragraph of your introduction you must include a one sentence thesis statement. The thesis statement should concisely convey your main idea to the reader; it should be an answer to the question you put forward in your topic proposal. Please bold your thesis statement. o The introduction should also explain why you selected the development issue you focus on and the data you use. Why are they interesting? • Literature Review: Read at least two or three papers related to your topic and provide brief summaries of them. Make sure you formally and correctly cite them using a standard citation format. You should also comment on how your analysis relates to these papers, both the differences and the similarities. • Data: Provide an extensive, highly detailed discussion of the data used in your report. You may also include relevant exploratory data analysis in this section. • Theory: State and describe the economic theory or theories related to your research question, especially those that predict, suggest, or imply a particular answer to your question. Ideally, you should settle on specific predictions from your cited economic theory to test with your econometric analysis. • Estimation: Clearly explain the estimation approach you use to attempt to answer your research question. Your approach should be guided by the economic theory you cite and should logically employ econometric techniques. • Results: Discuss the findings of your econometric analysis, and how they relate to your theory, both when they agree and when they do not agree. Make sure you give clear, accurate interpretations of the estimates from your analysis. • [Optional] Conclusion: Summarize your report's main points and discuss potential extensions of your work and/or important implications of your findings. • References: List the references and data used for your report. You must provide a complete list of all references and sources used in your paper. Include only the sources you actually used in your paper and make sure your sources are credible. • Appendix:lnclude any graphs, tables, or mathematical derivations in your report, please put them in an appendix at the end of your report and clearly reference figures as needed in your main text.
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