Available projects are in black
Projects: There are some cases I would like to cover with you. Those Cases are to be presented during Class either by a group of you or by me if no group. The list is below and projects are first come first serve.
The due date for topic and group member names is first Tuesday in March
If you do not make a class presentation, then the requirement is to turn in a project in writing, please let me know this by the March deadline. The deliverable is a report consisting of about 5 pages, including references, that is due in writing by last lecture in April. (see guidelines and hints in last page of this document)
Another possibility is to present to me during extra office hours, just please let me know also about this before the March deadline.
You may also select other topics for your project.
First come first serve cases for you to choose from and present to the class:
- OPEC - Lecture 5. Done by me
- Vitamins cartel, sometime between Lecture 6 and Lecture 9
2- Ready to Eat Cereal Industry - Lecture 11.
3- Alcoa . - Lecture 12.
4- Utah Pie - Presentation , Lecture 15
5 - Marketing Orders Lecture 14..
9 - Mines and Utilities Contracts Joskow - Lecture 15
12- Restaurant Hygiene grade cards regulation - Lecture 17.
11- Carbon Print, Pollution Big Top Ten - Lecture 17.
10 - Franchising Lecture 18.
8 - Microsoft , Lecture 19
6 - Joint Executive Committee Cartel - Lecture 19.
7 - Predation ATT Tobacco - Lecture 19.
17 - De beers Lecture 20
24 – Monsanto Lecture 20–
13 - General Advertising,- Lecture 21.
14- General Advertising Got Milk -
16 - Enron - Lecture 22.
19 – Clean Air Act and the value of clean Air Lecture 23,
15 - Regulation and the effects of the DOJ Leniency Program - Lecture 22.
18 - Introduction to Biofuel - Lecture 24.
21 - Biofuels - Lecture 24.
22 - Food Prices in Ag Markets –developed countries Lecture 25
23 - Food Prices Part two Lecture 25..
"If you do not make a class presentation, then the requirement is to turn in a project in writing, as a report consisting of about 5 pages, including references, that is due in writing by April 29th, 2010."
It should consist of an abstract, introduction clearly stating the research question and why it is important. Then if you use a data based analysis, describe the data and a basic model learned in class to answer your research question using these data. Interpretation of the results stating whether you reject the null hypotheses derived from the model and conclusions.
If the project is not data based,
It should consist of an abstract, introduction clearly stating the research question and why it is important. explain the way you would go about testing your stated research question. What would be the ideal data. How would you test your hypothesis as stated int eh research question.
If the paper is summarizing research rejecting an hypothesis and accompanying contradicting research , then you should
describe both approaches as described above: abstract, introduction clearly stating the research question and why it is important. Then if you use a data based analysis someone else did, describe their data and their basic model. Interpretation of their results stating whether you reject the null hypotheses derived from the model and conclusions. Whether you were more convinced from one approach or the alternative approach should conclude your project.
Some projects may be a good literature review on a topic.
Other type of projects may be a description of an industry using tools learned in class.