eco4132 fall 2010
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Research Methods in EconomicsECO 4132
Linda HauckSpring, 2010
Objectives
• Literature Review– Select resource discovery tools– Thoroughly search them– Obtain text of books & articles
• Find Data & Statistics– Statistical & data indices– Data consideration: source, format, series
• Create a Bibliography– Refworks
Literature Review: Document Types
• Books Catalog, Worldcat, GoogleBooks, EZBorrow
• Scholarly Journal Articles specific editorial model, peer reviewed, referred
• Working Papers Informal publication, grey literature, scholarly drafts
The Literature Review
Finding books
Literature Review
Finding article databases: Subject Guides, Databases A-Z, Course & Topic Guides
EconLit with Full Text
Literature Review: Search Techniques
• Synonyms, related terms
• Controlled vocabulary, JEL Classification
• Truncation or phrase searching
• Field searching
• Boolean AND OR
Literature Review: EconLit
How does employer based health insurance impact unemployment?
Does health insurance improve health?
What are the key variables that influence changes in wealth or income or economic status between generations?
Do remittances relieve poverty or contribute to underdevelopment?
Literature Review: Search Techniques
Literature Review: Chasing Citations & Getting Full Text
Author, A. (year). Title article. Title Periodical. Vol#, pp-pp. Retrieved from electronic source.
• Findit button• E-Journals A-Z/Catalog• Interlibrary Loan • Dissertations & Theses• NBER Working Papers
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Citation Management with RefWorks
1. Why use citation management software?
2. Create account3. Add a reference4. Export reference from
database
5. Create folder
6. Create bibliography
7. Share references
8. Write N Cite
Statistics & Data
Considerations
• Form (print, pdf, xls, SAS, zip, SPSS)
• Harmonized, comparability
• Scope, frequency, units• Method, metadata
Finding Techniques
• Leverage data from literature review
• Use indices or directories or search engine
• Keyword/Drill down searching
• Check method/Metadata
Finding Statistics & Data
Practice
Employment rates/unemployment rates
Life Expectancy
Health insurance coverage/availability
Country Remittances
Consumer Confidence
Final Tips
• Allow time for exploration & interlibrary loan or EZBorrow
• Search systematically, but hope serendipity is on your side.