Discussing Burgess et al paper next class

 For discussing the article from Burgess et al (2012)http://qje.oxfordjournals.org/content/127/4/1707.abstract on Deforestation next class, it might be fruitful to answer the following questions:

1. Topic

a.) Is the research question clearly identified? What is it?

b.) Is it an important question?

c.) What is the answer to the research question and does it follow from the analysis?

2. Method

a.) What is the research strategy?

b.) Is it adequate?

c.) What are the key assumptions?

3. Relevance

a.) What is the novelty of research question and/or method?

b.) How does the paper inform future research in the area?

c.) What are the policy implications of the paper?