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Title: Efficient empiricism: Streamlining teaching, research, and learning in empirical courses

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2019

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ISSN: 0022-0485

DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2019.1618765

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Abstract: The increasing importance of empirical analysis in economics highlights the need for efficient ways to bring these skills to the classroom. R Markdown is a new technology that provides a solution by integrating writing, statistical work and computation into a single document. R Markdown benefits students and instructors by streamlining teaching, research, and collaboration. The authors report on their use of R Markdown in undergraduate teaching, including core courses, electives, and senior theses. They discuss the costs and benefits of adoption, and explain the advantages of R Markdown in teaching reproducibility of empirical work, avoiding time-consuming and error-prone “cut and paste,” and facilitating a one-stop solution for importing, cleaning, manipulating, visualizing, and communicating with data.

Url: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220485.2019.1618765

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Authors: Dvorak, Tomas; Halliday, Simon D.; O’Hara, Michael; Swoboda, Aaron

Periodical (Full): The Journal of Economic Education

Issue: 3

Volume: 50

Pages: 242-257

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS

Topics: Education, Other

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