References
Below you can find some links and references that may be useful throughout the course.
General Writing Tips
Definition and examples of thesis statements (St. Cloud University):
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/thesistatement.html
How to write a thesis statement (Indiana University):
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml
Developing a thesis statement (University of Wisconsin):
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/thesis_complete.html
Thesis statements (University of North Carolina):
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/thesis-statements/
You can also find the following references at the library:
1. "So You Have To Write an Economics Term Paper..." by L. Officer, D. Saks, and J. Saks.
2. "The Elements of Style" by W. Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
3. "The Writer's Guide to College Economics" by T. L. Wyrich.
4. "Economical Writing" by Deirdre McCloskey
How to Write an Outline
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/01/
(Purdue University)
Data and Econometrics
The most complete source of information is maintained by the American Economic Association:
http://www.aeaweb.org/RFE/toc.php?show=complete
Another good source (University of Helsinki):
Penn World Table:
https://pwt.sas.upenn.edu/php_site/pwt_index.php
Stata Tutorials:
http://www.stata.com/links/resources-for-learning-stata/
http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/webbooks/reg/default_short.htm
Citations and Formatting
http://www.easybib.com/reference/guide/mla/website
General formatting and citation guidelines for Modern Language Association (MLA) style (Purdue):