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The proseminar complements the lecture.

In the proseminar we discuss applied papers from the current literature and the students will carry out a small empirical project.

In the proseminar, each student has to work on a small empirical project. This involves the steps of finding your own topic (i.e., formulating a simple research question), data collection, empirical analysis (using simple descriptive statistics), preparing a short classroom presentation, and writing a short report by the end of the semester. You should find a topic (broadly) related to the topics discussed in the lecture. A natural restriction is data availability. In this term we focus on historical data, in particular from the Habsburg Empire. At the end of the semester students have to hand-in a short report (between 1,500 and 1,700 words). This is a written-version of your presentation.

Students will be graded according to their classroom presentation (40%), and their short report (60%).

A detailed reading list will be provided in the first meeting.