The student's guide to writing economics /
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| Author / Creator: | Neugeboren, Robert H. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Routledge, 2005. |
| Description: | ix, 85 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5843561 |
Table of Contents:
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: the economic approach
- Economics and the problem of scarcity
- The assumption of rationality
- The theory of incentives
- Types of writing assignments
- Plan of this guide
- 1. Writing economically
- Overview of the writing process
- Getting started
- The keys to good economics writing
- Achieving clarity
- Managing your time
- 2. The language of economic analysis
- Economic models
- Hypothesis testing
- Improving the fit
- Applying the tools
- 3. Finding and researching your topic
- Finding a topic for a term paper
- Finding and using sources
- Doing a periodical search
- Taking and organizing notes
- 4. The term paper
- Outlining your paper
- Writing your literature review
- Presenting your hypothesis
- Presenting your results
- Discussing your results
- 5. Formatting and documentation
- Placing citations in your paper
- Listing your references
- Three types of sources
- Basic guidelines
- Sample entries
- Appendices
- A. Fields in economics
- B. Economics on the Internet
- B1. Economics links
- B2. Statistical sources
- C. Electronic indices to periodical literature
- References
- Index