ECO372 Assignment 2 Instructions

Setting up your working directory

1. Decide, on your computer, which folder will be your working directory for this project. It is recommended thatyou use a folder with automatic backup such as Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud Drive.

2. Download the Zip archive ECO372_Assignment2_Nov2019.zip, from Quercus in Assignments > Assignment 2,and save it in the working directory.

3. Extract the archive ECO372_Assignment2_Nov2019.zip in your working directory. This should extract the filesand create the following folder structure[Workingdirectory]ECO372_Assignment2_Nov2019.pdfEC0372_Assignment2_SURNAME_FirstName.do|- 

4. Rename the do-file template EC0372_Assignment2_SURNAME_FirstName.do by replacing "SURNAME" and"FirstName" by your surname and first name, as they appear on ACORN. For instance, mine would be calledEC0372_Assignment2_BLANCHENAY_Patrick.do. Note that there is a 10 point penalty for failing to name yourdo-file appropriately.

5. Open the newly-renamed do-file:

• On line 24, set the working directory to the folder where the do-file is on your computer.

• On lines 27 and 30, replace BLANCHENAY by your last name as it appears on ACORN, and Patrick by yourfirst name as it appears on ACORN.

• On line 33, replace 12345678 by your student number