Welcome to the ECN 418 and 419 homepage. This 2-course sequence leads motivated economics students on projects that analyze issues for local community organizations, from United Way to the Eugene Chamber of Commerce. Click here to see class papers from previous years and the Powerpoint presentations given to the relevant community organizations. These class papers qualify for the thesis portion of the requirements necessary to receive honors in the UO economics department.

COURSE DOCUMENTS (PDFs)

• EC 418 Course Syllabus - Winter 2008
• Elements to an Honors Thesis in Economics
• Basic Stata Commands
• Data Appendix Example

INTERESTING WEB LINKS

• Previous Undergraduate Honors Theses
  • UO Economics Honors Theses

• Key Eugene Organizations
  • City of Eugene Homepage
  • Lane Council of Governments
  • United Way of Lane County - the umbrella agency for most local charities.
  • Eugene Chamber of Commerce
  • FOOD for Lane County - the area's main food bank.

• Links for General Economics Research
  • Economics Links from UO Library

• General Economic News and Information
  • The Economist
  • The Financial Times
  • The Wall Street Journal
  • The New York Times
  • News Link
  • CNN Financial Network
  • Business Week
  • The Washington Post