PicardyThird

Great advice! Thanks a bunch, and best of luck on all of your research.

Hello everyone, I am a rising sophomore double majoring in math and economics, and, as of last semester, I am very interested in pursuing a PhD in economics. I understand that research experience sends a strong positive signal to PhD programs (and, of course, I am interested in research!), but my college has limited student research assistant positions in the economics department. I am debating getting started on some basic independent economic research by collecting data, running some regressions, and discussing my results with a professor on a periodic basis this coming semester. Does this seem like a good idea? Did anyone on this forum do something similar in their undergraduate years? What advice do you have? In advance, thank you so much!