Research at EDG
Interested in developing your research and analytical skills?
Conduct semester-long research with a partner on an economic development topic of your choice.
Weekly workshops will cover:
Finding an appropriate research question, structuring your research paper, and how to communicate effectively
Gathering and processing datasets in Python. Exploratory data analysis, data visualization, and using machine learning libraries.
Macroeconomics: monetary and fiscal policy, trade policy, exchange rates, fixing market failures.
Finance and Strategy: financial accounting, organizational strategy and business drivers, corporate finance.
Deliverables include a completed research paper and an end-of-semester presentation.
Explore our tracks!
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Students will select a broad macroeconomic topic (e.g. trade policy, foreign exchange policy, environmental market failures, etc.) and analyze its effect on economic development in a particular region.
A sample question for this track could be: How effective could tradable pollution permits be in India to mitigate pollution?
This track is suitable for students interested in careers in law, policy research, journalism, graduate school in economics, and similar paths.
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This track is intended to give students a grounding in business fundamentals, examining the idea of “what makes a good business?”.
Students will choose one public company to analyze for the whole semester, and study how this company has contributed to, or hindered, the economic development of a particular region.
Students will examine the fundamental operational and financial drivers of their business from the eyes of a consultant or equity analyst, and devise a strategy to improve their chosen company’s impact on economic development.
A sample question for this track could be: How can Patagonia improve its conservation efforts in Alaska?
This track is suitable for students interested in consulting, finance (particularly equity research and investment banking), and similar paths.
Fall ‘25
Macro Track
Business Track
Spring ‘25
Macro Track
Business Track
Fall 2023
Check out our Research Journal from the Fall of 2023! Research Topics include:
Assessing the Impact and Financial Incentives of Emissions Trading Schemes
Women’s Role in Improving the UN SDG for Clean Water and Sanitation
Good vs. Bad Debt: Quantifying the Effects of Foreign Aid and Investment in Developing Economies
Spring 2024
Check out our Research Journal from the Spring of 2024! Research Topics include:
The Emergence of Fintech in Alternative Credit Scoring & Evolving Regulatory Environments
Analyzing the Roles and Impacts of ECOWAS, EBID, and IMF in Western Africa: Nigeria's Perspective
Fall 2021
Check out our Research Journal from the Fall of 2021! Research Topics include:
Effects of Urbanization on Agriculture in Nigeria
Living Standards of Laborers in China
Influence of Oil Prices on Renewable Energy Investments
Impact of E-Commerce on Development in South Asian Countries
Impact of Police Reform Policies on Crime Rate
Spring 2023
Check out our Research Journal from the Spring of 2023! Research Topics include:
The Trajectory of Nuclear Energy Considering the Current State Alongside Sector Innovations
Understanding the effects of the food service industry on economic development, particularly employment and job creation, through different boroughs in New York.
Feasibility of Tradable Pollution Permits In Developing Indian Economies Through International Case Analysis
Fall 2019
Check out our inaugural Research Journal from the Fall of 2019! Research Topics include:
Impact of Chinese Foreign Investment in East Africa on Trade Growth
Effect of China’s National Sword Policy on the US Recycling Industry
Effect of Mobile Banking on Overall Banking Security
Fall 2020
Check out our Research Journal from the Fall of 2020! Research Topics include:
Impact of Pandemics on Female Education
Impact of Corporate Tax Rates on US-China Relations
Impact of Neoliberal Policies on Food Insecurity