Brown University Economics Honors Thesis LaTeX Template
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Amy Handlan
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Abstract
Template for students working on an undergraduate thesis in economics.
Template for students working on an undergraduate thesis in economics.
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\usepackage{indentfirst}
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\usepackage[sort]{natbib}
\bibliographystyle{econ}
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%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Theorem Names
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\newtheorem{definition}{Definition}
\newtheorem{lemma}{Lemma}
\newtheorem{corollary}{Corollary}
\newtheorem{result}{Result}
\newtheorem{assumption}{Assumption}
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}
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\title{[Title: Economics Honors Thesis Latex Template]}
\subtitle{Brown University\\Honors Thesis in Economics}
\author{[Name]\thanks{[Acknowledgements and Thanks]}}
\date{\today}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
Abstract is a short description of the project.
\end{abstract}
\doublespacing
\textit{Keywords:} keyword1, keyword2, keyword3
\\
\textit{JEL Codes:} A1 %JEL codes refer to topics of the paper. Assign 3 from https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php
% \thispagestyle{empty}
\newpage
\setstretch{1.75}
\section{Introduction}
In this section, you will introduce you research project, highlight your methods and results, and argue about the broader implications of the project.
\section{Literature Review}
In this section, you will describe the literature related to your research project and your connection to those literatures. To enter a citation in line: \cite{CitationExample}. To enter a citation in parentheses: \citep{CitationExample}. If you enter multiple citations, it will order them alphabetically: \citep{CitationExample,WorkingPaperExample}.
\section{Data}
In this section, you will describe the data sources and variables you use for analysis. You may want to include figures to describe your data. Consider the formatting in \autoref{fig:enter-label}.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\caption{Figure Title}
\label{fig:enter-label}
\includegraphics[width=.75\textwidth]{figures/ExampleGraph_TFFR.png}
\caption*{\footnotesize \textit{Note: Describe the figure above.}}
\end{figure}
Additionally, reference \autoref{tab:summarytable} for formatting guidelines for tables:
\begin{table}[ht]
\centering
\caption{Summary Table}
\label{tab:summarytable}
\input{tables/summarytable}
\caption*{\footnotesize \textit{Note: Describe the table above.}}
\end{table}
\section{Model}
In this section, you will describe the model for your analysis. You can reference equations using the ``equation'' environment or the ``align'' environment. With either you can reference them using labels, as in \autoref{eq:regression} and \autoref{eq:model}.
In an empirical paper, this will include your research design, assumptions, identification strategy, and regression specification. \autoref{eq:regression} provides a template for writing the regression specification.
\begin{equation}\label{eq:regression}
y = \beta_0 +\beta_1x_1 + \beta_2x_2 +\varepsilon
\end{equation}
In theoretical paper, this will include the modeling environment, agents, actions/choices, information sets, and preferences. \autoref{eq:model} provides a template for writing the agent's optimization problem.
\begin{align}\label{eq:model}
\max_c\ &\ U(c) \\
\text{s.t.} &\ \ p c \leq e \nonumber
\end{align}
\section{Results}
For a regression table, you can look at \autoref{tab:regressiontable}. Python, Stata, and other programs where you will run regression have options to automatically output regression tables to Latex format.
\begin{table}[ht]
\centering
\caption{Regression Results}
\label{tab:regressiontable}
\input{tables/regressiongtable}
\caption*{\footnotesize \textit{Note: Describe the table above.}}
\end{table}
Where possible, you should also include results at graphs and figures.
For theoretical model, you results may include theorems. You can format them like \autoref{theorem:example}.
\begin{theorem}[Title of the Theorem]\label{theorem:example}
Description of the theorem.
\end{theorem}
\section{Conclusion}
In this section, you will conclude the project by summarizing the methods and results. You should also connect back to the introduction, literature, and the big picture.
\newpage
\singlespacing
\bibliography{references_honors}
\end{document}