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9780314028037

The Economist's Handbook A Research and Writing Guide

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    9780314028037

  • ISBN10:

    031402803X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-03-14
  • 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Economic Research xi
Proficiency 1 The Ability to Gain Access to Existing Knowledge 1(54)
Locating Economic Data
3(14)
Published Data
3(3)
Other Sources of Economic Data
6(5)
On-line Databases
6(1)
Experimental and Survey Data
6(1)
Text Appendices
6(5)
Summary
11(1)
Exercises
11(3)
Notes on Chapter 1
14(1)
Bibliography
15(2)
Transforming Economic Data
17(24)
Introduction
17(1)
Transformation Methods and Procedures
18(15)
Percentage Change
19(1)
Per Capita Measures
19(1)
Index Numbers
20(2)
Price Indexes
22(2)
Converting Nominal to Real Values
24(1)
Changing Base Years
25(2)
Annualized Rates of Change
27(2)
Seasonal Adjustment
29(1)
Measures of Market Concentration
30(1)
Exchange Rate Conversions
31(2)
Summary
33(1)
Exercises
34(3)
Notes on Chapter 2
37(2)
Bibliography
39(2)
Locating Published Research
41(14)
Introduction
41(1)
First Things First
41(1)
To the Library
42(2)
To the Indexes!
44(3)
Jel Indexes
44(1)
Economic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
45(1)
On-line Databases
45(2)
Other Indexes
47(1)
Summary
47(2)
Exercises
49(3)
Notes on Chapter 3
52(1)
Bibliography
53(2)
Proficiency 2 The Ability to Demonstrate Command of Existing Knowledge 55(64)
Writing Methods and Practices
57(14)
Introduction
57(1)
A General Overview
58(4)
Define the Theme
58(1)
Collect Information
59(1)
Organize/Structure the Information
60(1)
Writing the Report
60(2)
Good Economics
62(1)
Grammar, Sentence Structure, Etc.
63(1)
Economics as Rhetoric
64(3)
Exercise
67(1)
Notes on Chapter 4
68(1)
Bibliography
69(2)
Writing a Short Descriptive Report
71(10)
Introduction
71(1)
Preliminary Work on the Descriptive Report
72(1)
A Framework for Short Descriptive Reports
72(2)
An Example
74(2)
Summary: An 8-Step Procedure
76(2)
Exercises
78(1)
Notes on Chapter 5
79(1)
Bibliography
80(1)
Writing a Summary Report
81(24)
Introduction
81(1)
A 7-Step Procedure
81(2)
Elements of the Final Report
83(3)
Introduction
83(2)
Summary of Published Materials
85(1)
Economic Analysis of Summary Material
85(1)
Concluding Remarks
86(1)
Organizing Summary Material
86(2)
More on Structure
88(1)
Summary
88(2)
Exercises
90(12)
Notes on Chapter 6
102(1)
Bibliography
103(2)
Summarizing a Policy Debate
105(14)
Introduction
105(1)
A 6-Step Procedure
106(1)
Outlining the Debate Report
107(3)
Introduction
108(1)
The Debate
108(1)
Economic Analysis of Debate Material
108(1)
Concluding Remarks
109(1)
Organizing the Debate in Part 2
110(1)
An Example
111(3)
Summary
114(1)
Exercises
115(2)
Notes on Chapter 7
117(1)
Bibliography
118(1)
Proficiency 3 The Ability to Identify and Discuss Economic Concepts in Published Materials 119(50)
The Economic Content of News Stories
121(10)
Introduction
121(1)
Additional Examples
122(1)
The Economic Domain
123(1)
Economic Subjects
123(1)
Influence, Not Determinism
123(1)
Positive or Normative?
123(1)
Economics in the News
124(2)
Summary
126(1)
Exercises
127(2)
Notes on Chapter 8
129(1)
Bibliography
130(1)
The Economic Content of Published Research
131(38)
Introduction
131(1)
Key Elements of an Empirical Research Study
132(1)
An Outline of the Empirical Report (or Article)
133(1)
Reading an Empirical Research Article
134(1)
Summary
135(8)
Exercises
143(23)
Notes on Chapter 9
166(1)
Bibliography
167(2)
Proficiency 4 The Ability to Use Existing Knowledge to Explore an Issue 169(1)
Theory in Economic Research
171(1)
Introduction
171(1)
Scientific Methodology in Economic Research
172(1)
The Scientific Method
172(4)
Inductive and Deductive Logic
176(1)
Assumptions
177(1)
Explanations or Predictions?
178(2)
Theory Development in the Research Paper
180(3)
Writing the Theory Passage
183(2)
Other Explanations of the Phenomenon
185(1)
Summary
186(2)
Exercises
188(1)
Notes on Chapter 10
189(1)
Bibliography
190(1)
Empirical Methods in Economic Research
191(1)
Introduction
191(1)
A Sampling of Empirical Methods
192(1)
Introspection
192(1)
Personal Observation (``Casual Empiricism'')
193(1)
Experimentation
193(1)
Significance Tests
194(1)
Regression Analysis
195(1)
The Nature of Regression Analysis
196(2)
Assumptions and Requirements of Regression Analysis
198(2)
Problems of Regression Analysis and Their Solutions
200(1)
Nonlinear Relationships
200(3)
Heteroskedasticity
203(2)
Autocorrelation
205(1)
Multicollinearity
206(3)
Other Regression Issues
209(1)
Qualitative Variables
209(4)
Limited Dependent Variables
213(1)
Simultaneous Equations
214(1)
Structural and Reduced-Form Regressions
215(1)
Methodological Issues in Empirical Work
215(1)
Falsification
216(1)
Deductive and Inductive Empirical Analysis
217(2)
Regressions Without Theory
219(3)
Social Sciences vs. Natural Sciences
222(1)
Replication
222(1)
Summary
223(1)
Exercises
224(2)
Notes on Chapter 11
226(1)
Bibliography
227(2)
Reporting the Results of Economic Research
229(1)
Introduction
229(1)
The Nature of the Research Report
230(1)
Structure and Organization
231(1)
Introduction Remarks (Part 1 of the Report)
232(1)
The Theoretical Passage (Part 2 of the Report)
233(1)
The Primary Focus of the Investigation
234(1)
Other Theoretically Relevant Variables and Relationshps
235(1)
Preferred Writing Style
236(1)
Tests of Hypotheses (Part 3 of the Report)
236(3)
Concluding Remarks (Part 4 of the Report)
239(2)
The Title
241(1)
Footnotes and References
242(1)
Revising, Editing, Rewriting
242(1)
Selecting a Research Topic
243(4)
Summary
247(3)
Exercise
250(5)
Notes on Chapter 12
255(1)
Bibliography
256(1)
Appendices A-1(1)
Appendix 1: What Should Economists Know?
A-3(1)
Appendix 2: Calendar of Release Dates for Economic Indicators
A-9(1)
Appendix 3: Economic Data and Publications Directory
A-13(1)
Appendix 4: On-Line Database for Economists
A-17(1)
Appendix 5: Recent U.S. Business Cycles
A-21(1)
Appendix 6: Selected Economic Data
A-23(1)
Appendix 7: Economic Forecasts
A-47(1)
Appendix 8: Macroeconomic Methods and Issues Reading List
A-53(1)
Appendix 9: Present and Future Value
A-61(1)
Appendix 10: Economics Journals Grouped by Subject Area
A-65(1)
Appendix 11: Survey Articles in the Journal of Economic Literature, 1984-1993
A-69(1)
Appendix 12: Selected Readings for Economists
A-77(1)
Appendix 13: Careers in Economics
A-83(1)
Appendix 14: The Top Economics Departments and MBA Programs
A-93(1)
Appendix 15: The Top Economics Journals
A-99(1)
Appendix 16: American Recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics
A-101(1)
Appendix 17: The Keynesians Return to Washington
A-103(1)
Appendix 18: Guidelines for Giving an Oral Report
A-107(1)
Appendix 19: Statistical Tables
A-111(1)
Appendix 20: Glossary of Economic Terms
A-119(1)
Index I-1

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