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I have the opportunity to do academic research with an economics/finance professor. He said that I could choose the topic to research and get back to him next week. I'm completely lost at what to research. Do you guys have any recs?

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Here's a start:

http://www.vernimmen.com/html/finance/research-paper-corporate-finance…

Also, start brainstorming issues that you find interesting. Bounce ideas off of him too.

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