What should I get research experience in?

Alright so I reached out to some Finance faculty members at my school and a few of them would be willing to let me help them do some research with the goal of getting my name attached to a publication to help me stand out.

Now if my goal is landing a SA stint, or atleast some interviews what would be the best topics to focus on for this research? The professor I got the best response is open to a few project suggestions.

What areas' should I focus on in finance to be most relevant to an actual IB gig.

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there are a lot of things. browse through the economist, wsj, ft, barron's to get ideas for good topics I suggest. and if you're set on IB, focus on banking, trading or like RonaldB said.

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
 
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