How to Write about Economics and Public Policy
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- Synopsis
- How to Write about Economics and Public Policy is designed to guide graduate students through conducting, and writing about, research on a wide range of topics in public policy and economics. This guidance is based upon the actual writing practices of professional researchers in these fields and it will appeal to practitioners and students in disciplinary areas such as international economics, macroeconomics, development economics, public finance, policy studies, policy analysis, and public administration. Supported by real examples from professional and student writers, the book helps students understand what is expected of writers in their field and guides them through choosing a topic for research to writing each section of the paper. This book would be equally effective as a classroom text or a self-study resource.Teaches students how to write about qualitative and quantitative research in public policy and economics in a way that is suitable for academic consumption and that can drive public policy debatesUses the genre-based approach to writing to teach discipline-appropriate ways of framing problems, designing studies, and writing and structuring contentIncludes authentic examples written by students and international researchers from various sub-disciplines of economics and public policyContains strategies and suggestions for textual analysis of research samples to give students an opportunity to practice key points explained in the bookIs based on a comprehensive analysis of a research corpus containing 400+ research articles in various areas of public policy and economics
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 472 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780128130117
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780128130100, 9780128130100
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Science
- Date of Addition:
- 06/10/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Elsevier Science & Technology
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Business and Finance, Education, Communication
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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