Discussion Question

The paper must:
1. Identify at least one parameter of central interest in the model. (i.e. identify a question of interest)
2. Specify an econometric model.
3. Describe the dataset and why the variables were selected.
4. Describe the estimation method.
5. Explain why the estimation method is appropriate for estimation of the econometric model and the
parameters of central interest.
6. Report parameter estimates and standard errors for the estimates.
7. Execute a hypothesis test concerning a parameter of interest.
8. Interpret the economic (or sociological, or financial) magnitude of the parameters, in particular
focusing on those of central interest.
*You will need to add /create an extension results to the current paper
*You will need to discuss your reference paper’s contributions fit with the existing literature.
*You will need to motivate the reason for your extension and discuss whether your extended results add to
the literature on the question you examined.
Format:
Your properly formatted paper will have the following sections. Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review (may
be contained in Intro), Discussion of replication results (data, and method), *Extension, Conclusion,
Bibliography, Tables.
A few notes:
• Your abstract should be fewer than 150 words.
• This should be 10 pages, single spaced, including the extension, but excluding tables and the bibliography.
• Use the APA style format for your references and in-text citations.