Reproducible research pipelines with R and Quarto
Empirical Research Seminar in Institutional Economics – WS 2024/2025
General Information
6 ECTS Seminar with software tutorial, max. 20 participants
- M.Sc. Economics (Economics & Politics)
- M.Sc. Volkswirtschaftslehre (International & Development Economics, Constitutional Economics & Competition Policy, Empirical Economics)
- M.Ed. Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Internationale Theorie & Empirie)
In this seminar, you will learn how to set up reproducible workflows for empirical research projects using R and Quarto. With a focus on current topics in institutional economics, we will introduce a code-based analytical pipeline for loading, transforming, analyzing, and visualizing data. You will learn how to seamlessly integrate your findings into fully reproducible, professionally appealing outputs.
Students are required to attend all sessions, submit take-home assignments, and give a short presentation (details will be communicated soon). Prior experience with statistical software is not required.
Application
If you would like to participate, please write to valentin.klotzbuecher@econ.uni-freiburg.de, explain why you are interested in this seminar, and briefly describe any relevant previous experience (and/or attach a recent transcript). The deadline for applications is October 1, 2024.
Tentative schedule
Wednesdays 8:00 - 12:00, PC-Pool 3 in Werthmannstraße 4
- 16.10.2024
- 30.10.2024
- 06.11.2024
- 13.11.2024
- 20.11.2024
- 18.12.2024