Hi everyone. The first message like this we send out never makes any
sense, since what the main content is: if you don't get this, please let
us know.
I also have one substantive point: the syllabus says something about
looking for data today. What I really would like you to do soon, and
we'll talk about this in class next week, is to begin making coauthor
arrangements and to start thinking about the paper. As you'll see when
you have a look at the handout on the papers (see
http://gking.harvard.edu/papers/papers.html), this means that you should
first find a published article to start from, and then to find the data
necessary to replicate it. You shouldn't start by finding data without
the article; that comes second. In any event, you can wait until Monday
if you like, but it would be best to get started then.
Remember also: if you have questions about class, pls send them to this
list.
Gary