Development and Applied Economics · Econometrics
Test whether education and earnings are related
Use a public survey dataset to estimate how much an extra year of schooling relates to earnings.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
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Development, labour, environment, cities and farms, studied with field surveys and open data.
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Development and Applied Economics · Labour Economics
Study the informal economy near your school
Interview ten street vendors about their earnings, costs, hours and risks.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics + Geography
Study rents and distance from the city centre
Collect rental listings and test whether rent per square foot falls with distance from the centre.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics · Development Economics
Compare development indicators across states
Compare income, literacy and health indicators across states and see how closely they move together.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics · Labour Economics
Analyse unemployment data by age and education
Use official labour survey tables to find who is most likely to be unemployed.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics + Finance and Banking
Compare the risk and return of asset classes
Use 20 years of data to compare gold, fixed deposits and a share index.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics + Agri-business and Food Science
Analyse a farmer's costs and returns
Interview two farmers and calculate the cost, revenue and profit per acre for one crop.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics + Sociology
Study remittances and migration in your area
Interview families with a member working elsewhere about why they left and how the money is used.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics + Environmental Science
Estimate the cost of air pollution to a household
Survey households on what they spend on masks, purifiers and medicine because of pollution.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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