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The Economist's Handbook A Research and Writing Guide

by: Wyrick, Thomas

The Economist's Handbook A Research and Writing Guide

by: Wyrick, Thomas

ISBN 13:
9780314028037
ISBN 10:
031402803X
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 03/14/1994
Publisher: ITP

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Summary

This text is written for senior undergraduate and first-year graduate students. It systematically develops the skills and proficiencies students need to practice economics after graduation. These skills range from locating and interpreting economic data to writing reports to conducting larger-scale economic studies. Appendices provide supporting material and information about the economics discipline. Can be used as a main text or as a supplement in upper division courses.

Introduction to Economic Research

Proficiency 1 The Ability to Gain Access to Existing Knowledge

(54)

Locating Economic Data

(14)

Published Data

(3)

Other Sources of Economic Data

(5)

On-line Databases

(1)

Experimental and Survey Data

(1)

Text Appendices

(5)

Summary

(1)

Exercises

(3)

Notes on Chapter 1

(1)

Bibliography

(2)

Transforming Economic Data

(24)

Introduction

(1)

Transformation Methods and Procedures

(15)

Percentage Change

(1)

Per Capita Measures

(1)

Index Numbers

(2)

Price Indexes

(2)

Converting Nominal to Real Values

(1)

Changing Base Years

(2)

Annualized Rates of Change

(2)

Seasonal Adjustment

(1)

Measures of Market Concentration

(1)

Exchange Rate Conversions

(2)

Summary

(1)

Exercises

(3)

Notes on Chapter 2

(2)

Bibliography

(2)

Locating Published Research

(14)

Introduction

(1)

First Things First

(1)

To the Library

(2)

To the Indexes!

(3)

Jel Indexes

(1)

Economic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

(1)

On-line Databases

(2)

Other Indexes

(1)

Summary

(2)

Exercises

(3)

Notes on Chapter 3

(1)

Bibliography

(2)

Proficiency 2 The Ability to Demonstrate Command of Existing Knowledge

(64)

Writing Methods and Practices

(14)

Introduction

(1)

A General Overview

(4)

Define the Theme

(1)

Collect Information

(1)

Organize/Structure the Information

(1)

Writing the Report

(2)

Good Economics

(1)

Grammar, Sentence Structure, Etc.

(1)

Economics as Rhetoric

(3)

Exercise

(1)

Notes on Chapter 4

(1)

Bibliography

(2)

Writing a Short Descriptive Report

(10)

Introduction

(1)

Preliminary Work on the Descriptive Report

(1)

A Framework for Short Descriptive Reports

(2)

An Example

(2)

Summary: An 8-Step Procedure

(2)

Exercises

(1)

Notes on Chapter 5

(1)

Bibliography

(1)

Writing a Summary Report

(24)

Introduction

(1)

A 7-Step Procedure

(2)

Elements of the Final Report

(3)

Introduction

(2)

Summary of Published Materials

(1)

Economic Analysis of Summary Material

(1)

Concluding Remarks

(1)

Organizing Summary Material

(2)

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The Economist's Handbook A Research and Writing Guide

The Economist's Handbook A Research and Writing Guide

9780314028037

031402803X

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