Proposal Instructions
Length: 1 –2 pages
Content: Research objective, rationale, background information, proposed methods (including data set, important variables in your regression and type of analysis), references  (for your background section)
Details
Research Objective: See “Example of Background for Proposal†for specific information regarding the rationale and background section.
Proposed methods:
Name the dataset :the Canadian Community Health Survey.
The variables: Change made to improve health; government support; health care services; use of protective equipment; weights; smoking
The research question is “Determinants of healthcare utilizationâ€
It must be well written, contain appropriate literature (2 –3 academic references from www.aeaweb.org and www.springer.com ), and include all required content (see above).
You must identify your dependent variable, and have a list of the key independent variables. How many of these there are will depend on your research question.