* Research Questions and Data

In 2 paragraphs please answer those questions:

What are some of the economic consequences of discrimination ? Why is the topic interesting and important? What is your dependent variable and independent variable? If you know some data source or survey that can address this research questions then you can put it here? or you can have your own survey or your own hypothetical dataset and clearly state here?

* Potential Problem

1-2 paragraph Do you foresee any practical difficulties in pursuing the research? Do you have any endogeneity problem If so, how might they be overcome? What is basic expected result of

the research? Is the OLS estimates over-estimate or under-estimate and what is the main reason?

How to resolve the endogeneity problem with which certain identification methodology (IV, DID,RD, Matching or RCT)? Which methodology is appropriate and why?

* Identification Strategy

1-2 paragraph What is the basic expected result of the chosen identification methodology?

How will you address the empirical aspects of the research? What is the identifying assumption for your method? How can you use some standard test and some intuitive idea or common sense to illustrate your chosen identification strategy is true? You need to discuss some expected conclusion for your research problem

* Mechanism

1-2 paragraph You need to clearly state here what is the mechanism of your research question.

So, this part is your story. You can give and address your full story here about the mechanism between your key X variable and Y variable, for example, why it will be positively related and what is the reason for a possible negative sign. Write this part rigorously and logically by a true story or economic intuition or common knowledge such as historical and medical knowledge, etc.

* Limitation

1-2 paragraph For each research design or identification methodology, there will be some potential limitation. Therefore, you need to be careful for choosing a method and be aware of the limitation. List all you think to be some limitation for your research

-PLEASE ANSWER ALL THESE QUESTIONS RELATIVELY TO THIS TOPIC QUESTION '' What are some of the economic consequences of discrimination ?'' if not you may choose any other topic related to labor economics BUT NOT cost of health care .

thank you