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\title{Further Examination of an Important Research Question\thanks{Acknowledgements here, if any.}}
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\author{Student Name\thanks{Department of Economics, University of Oklahoma.\
E-mail~address:~\href{mailto:student.name@ou.edu}{student.name@ou.edu}}}

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\date{May 9, 2020}

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A short summary of what question the project answers, what methods are used, and any policy (or business) implications from the findings.
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\section{Introduction}\label{sec:intro}
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\section{Literature Review}\label{sec:litreview}
Previous work by \citet{altonji1993} shows that educational decisions are an important determinant of later-life earnings. This point is driven further in follow-up work by \citet{altonji_al2012} and \citet{altonji_al2016}.

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\section{Data}\label{sec:data}
The primary data source for this research is the 2000 Decennial Census. Table \ref{tab:descriptives} contains summary statistics.

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\section{Empirical Methods}\label{sec:methods}
While my approach explores a number of different approaches, the primary empirical model can be depicted in the following equation:

\begin{equation}
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Y_{it}=\alpha_{0} + \alpha_{1}Z_{it} + \alpha_{2} X_{it} + \varepsilon,
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where $Y_{it}$ is a continuous outcome variable for unit $i$ in year $t$, and $Z_{it}$ are characteristics about the firm at which $i$ is working, while $X_{it}$ are characteristics about $i$. The parameter of interest is $\alpha_{1}$.

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\section{Research Findings}\label{sec:results}
The main results are reported in Table \ref{tab:estimates}.

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\section{Conclusion}\label{sec:conclusion}
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\section*{Figures and Tables}\label{sec:figTables}
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\begin{table}[ht]
\caption{Summary Statistics of Variables of Interest}
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\multicolumn{5}{l}{\emph{Panel A: Summary Statistics for Variables of Interest}}\\
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                                                        & Mean  & Std. Dev. & Min   & Max   \\
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Outcome variable 1                                      & 4.127 & 1.709     & 0.000 & 8.516 \\
Outcome variable 2                                      & 1.293 & 0.648     & 0.000 & 0.216 \\
Policy variable                                         & 0.685 & 0.464     & 0.000 & 1.000 \\
Control variable 1                                      & 0.451 & 0.497     & 0.000 & 1.000 \\
Control variable 2                                      & 0.322 & 0.467     & 0.000 & 1.000 \\
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\multicolumn{5}{l}{\emph{Panel B: Sample Means of Outcome Variables for Subgroups}}\\
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                                                        & Group 1 & Group 2 & Group 3 & Group 4 \\
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Outcome variable 1                                      & 1.782  & 2.181  & 3.749  & 4.127  \\
Outcome variable 2                                      & 0.824  & 0.971  & 1.215  & 1.693  \\
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$N$                                                     & 25,796 & 75,879 & 37,157 & 33,839 \\
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\footnotesize Notes: Put any notes about the table here. Sample size for all variables in Panel A is $N=172,671$.
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\caption{Empirical estimates of parameter of interest}
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                            & Few Controls    & Many Controls \\
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Variable of interest        & -1.977***       & -0.536**    \\
                            & (0.219)         & (0.214)     \\
Individual characteristics  & $\checkmark$    & $\checkmark$\\
Firm characteristics        &                 & $\checkmark$\\
Location dummies            &                 & $\checkmark$\\
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$N$                         & 172,671         & 172,671      \\
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\footnotesize Notes: Table notes here. Standard errors in parentheses. ***Significantly different from zero at the 1\% level; **Significantly different from zero at the 5\% level.
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