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How to write about economics and public policy /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	How to write about economics and public policy // Katerina Petchko,
Author:	Petchko, Katerina,
Description:	1 online resource
Subject:	English language - Business English. -
Online resource:	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128130100
ISBN:	9780128130117

How to write about economics and public policy /
Petchko, Katerina,

How to write about economics and public policy /Katerina Petchko, - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; How to Write about Economics and Public Policy; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Target Audience for This Book; Purposes of This Book; How This Book Came About; Special Features; A Focus on Disciplinary Writing; Acknowledgments; Disclaimer; Chapter 1: What Is Academic Writing?; Academic Writing as a Universal Set of Skills; Academic Writing vs. General-Purpose Writing; The Notion of Genre in Academic Writing; Disciplinary Differences in Academic Writing; Academic Writing: A Definition; Academic Writing as Research; Academic Writing as a Dialog.

ISBN: 9780128130117Subjects--Topical Terms:

564702
English language
--Business English.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PE1479.E35

Dewey Class. No.: 808/.06633

How to write about economics and public policy /
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505 8 $a The Demands of Graduate WritingSpecial Problems of Non-English Writers; Learning to Write Like an Expert; Chapter 2: Research in Public Policy and Economics; What Is Research?; Research in Public Policy and Economics; Empirical vs. Nonempirical Research; Purposes of Empirical Research; Exploration; Description; Explanation; Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research; Which Approach Is Prevalent in Public Policy Programs?; The Rhetoric of Quantitative and Qualitative Research; Research Designs in Public Policy and Economics; Quantitative Designs; Qualitative Designs.
505 8 $a Combining Quantitative and Qualitative ApproachesExamples of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches; Qualitative Approach; Quantitative Approach; Chapter 3: Research Topics and Paper Options; Possible Topics; Narrowing Down a Topic; Suggestions for a Good Topic; A Good Topic Is Limited; A Good Topic Is Researchable and It Is Researchable by You; A Good Topic Focuses on a Debatable Issue; A Good Topic Allows You to Make an Original Contribution; A Good Topic Is Grounded in Theory and Previous Research; Common Problems with Topic Selection; T̀̀he Current Situation; ́́Ẁ̀hat Can Be Done?́́
505 8 $a R̀̀esearch as AdvocacyŔésearch on M̀̀y Country; ́́Research Paper Options; Chapter 4: Identifying Literature to Review; What Is Academic Literature?; Scholarly Literature; Scholarly Journals; Textbooks and Scholarly Books; Doctoral Dissertations; Academic Conference Reports; Policy Literature; Popular Literature; Hierarchy of Academic Literature; Looking for Relevant Literature: Where to Start; The Journal of Economic Literature (JEL); The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP); Policy Studies Journal (PSJ); How to Read Literature Reviews; Suggestions for Searching for Empirical Literature.
505 8 $a Where to Look for LiteratureChapter 5: Reading and Analyzing Literature; Understanding the Structure and Organization of Research Papers; Title; Abstract; Introduction; Body of the Paper; Common Organization of the Body of an Empirical Paper; Common Organization of the Body of a Nonempirical Paper; Conclusion; References; Appendices; Reading Empirical Studies; How Many Studies to Read?; Analyzing Empirical Studies; Step 1: Determine Relevance; Step 2: Assess Basic Quality; Step 3: Group Studies into Categories; Step 4: Identify Main Arguments; Two Types of Argument.
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