The Student's Guide to Writing Economics

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-70123-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 114 g

Understanding the way economists see the world is a necessary step on the way to good economics writing. This book guides students through the means and methods of economics writing, by taking a step by step approach investigating:

- the keys needed to succeed as a writer of economics and an overview of the writing process from beginning to end

- the basic methods economists use to analyze data and communicate their ideas

- suggestions for finding and focusing one's topic, including standard economic sources and techniques for doing economic research

- how to write paper

- ways of citing sources and creating a bibliography.

It also contains useful appendices, which provide details of statistical sources and relevant electronic indices. Used as a standard guide for economics students at Harvard University, this book is of immense practical use to economics students the world over.

Zielgruppe

Economics, Business and Management and Statistics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neugeboren, Robert H.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schreiben und Publizieren, Kreatives Schreiben
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 guide1 Writing economically 2 The language of economic analysis 3 Finding and researching your topic 4 The term paper 5 Formatting and documentation

Über Autor(innen)

Robert H. Neugeboren is Lecturer in Economics and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies at Harvard University, USA.