In this project the student chooses some economic
variable that varies across locations in the US and is available publicly, e.g., average income by county. Theythen use statistical software (R, Python, Stata) to plot this variable on a map of the US. In addition theywrite up to 400 words on a topic inspired by this map. For example, if you show average income you couldwrite about income inequality across space and some of the reasons for income inequality across space thatwe have learnt about or policy attempts to alleviate it. Students have to hand in a pdf with the map andwrite up and their code that constructs the map. Our TA Jinhyeon Han Chen will hold a session on how touse mapping software and be generally available to provide guidance on this project. A separate guide onthe Mapping Project with substantially more detail is available on Canvas.
