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):

http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/

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):

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/