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Essential Resources for Conducting a Literature Review in Economics

This guide outlines crucial sources and strategies for assembling a literature review in economics. It highlights key databases such as EconLit, JSTOR, and Google Scholar, alongside recommendations for both general and field-specific journals like AER, QJE, and Journal of Labor Economics. Additionally, it lists valuable data sources, including IPUMS and NBER, to enrich your research. Utilizing current papers as a starting point can lead to significant prior references, ensuring your review is well-informed and comprehensive.

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Essential Resources for Conducting a Literature Review in Economics

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  1. Economics 6073 Hani Mansour University of Colorado Denver

  2. Sources for Literature Review • EconLit • Jstor • Web of Knowledge (includes non-econ journals) • Google scholar • Previous syllabi, Websites of leading experts • Use a current paper on the topic to find important previous references. NBER is a good source.

  3. Type of Journals • Focus primarily on papers in economics journal. Not all journals have the same quality • Top general interest journals include: The AER, QJE, Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, the Journal of Political Economy, The Review of Economics and Statistics, and the Economic Journal. • Top field journals include: Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Public Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (AEJ Applied), AEJ Policy, and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

  4. Second-tier field journals: Journal of Population Economics, Labour economics, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Labour Economics, Health Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Urban Economics, Demography, Economics of Education Review, The World Bank Economics Review, and many other.

  5. Data Sources • Ipums-USA: Includes Census and American Community Survey Data sets • Ipums-International: Includes Census data from many countries • Ipums-CPS: Includes Current population survey data • NLSY 79 and NLSY 97: Longitudinal data sets • NBER data: Vital Statistics, Business Cycle dates • DHS Data: Demographic and Health Surveys

  6. Data Sources • PSID: Panel Study of Income dynamics • GSS: General Social Survey • NHIS: National Health Interview Survey • EPA data mart: Environmental data • National Center for Education Statistics • Many developed and developing countries have online free data sets collected by their respective statistical agencies.

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