ECON 4230

Class is really only about writing an independent research paper on a topic of your choosing. McLaren is mainly focused in quantitative topics and regression papers - if that's what you're interested in then go for it. Otherwise this class really isn't worthwhile. Class is based solely on student presentations - no lecturing at all. You'll only learn what you teach yourself through independent research

Little weekly work--just skimming a couple of journal articles. Only real work was research paper due at end of semester that McLaren will walk you through step-by-step if you start asking q's early enough. McLaren is a good economist and knows a ton. Extremely useful in later economics because class focuses on critiquing real articles.

Class is centered around presentations and a term paper. Very little work involved. Most of the presentations and class discussions are informative.