Trade policy and conflict
Project Description
The project aims to develop a better understanding of the trade policy toolkit -- instruments such as sanctions or government aid -- during international conflicts. In doing so, it aims to analyze the impact of various trade measures at the country and firm levels, quantifying policy effects and decomposing them into structural mechanisms.
Supervisor
ALEKSEEV, Maxim
Quota
2
Course type
UROP1100
Applicant's Roles
The students will
- produce literature reviews,
- collect and clean data,
- run data analysis,
- write structural models,
- estimate model parameters with data.
Research tasks will be adjusted to the student's background.
Prior exposure to R and/or Python is a bonus.
- produce literature reviews,
- collect and clean data,
- run data analysis,
- write structural models,
- estimate model parameters with data.
Research tasks will be adjusted to the student's background.
Prior exposure to R and/or Python is a bonus.
Applicant's Learning Objectives
The applicants will
* practice to be a part of the collaborative work process
* develop skills in data analysis and structural estimation
* get exposure to research project development and execution
* practice to be a part of the collaborative work process
* develop skills in data analysis and structural estimation
* get exposure to research project development and execution
Complexity of the project
Moderate