This document outlines the objectives and steps for conducting a literature review in economics research methods. It discusses finding and obtaining relevant books, journal articles, working papers, and data through library databases and other resources. Specific techniques are presented for searching databases systematically and obtaining full texts. The document also reviews using citation management software and considering data sources and formats in the literature review process.

1. Research Methods in Economics ECO 4132 Linda Hauck Spring, 2010

2. Objectives Literature Review Select resource discovery tools Thoroughly search them Obtain text of books & articles Find Data & Statistics Statistical & data indices Data consideration: source, format, series Create a Bibliography Refworks

3. Literature Review: Document Types Books  Catalog, Worldcat, GoogleBooks, EZBorrow Scholarly Journal Articles  specific editorial model, peer reviewed, referred Working Papers  Informal publication, grey literature, scholarly drafts

4. The Literature Review Finding books

5. Literature Review Finding article databases: Subject Guides, Databases A-Z, Course & Topic Guides

6. EconLit with Full Text

7. Literature Review: Search Techniques Synonyms, related terms Controlled vocabulary, JEL Classification Truncation or phrase searching Field searching Boolean AND OR

8. Literature Review: EconLit How does employer based health insurance impact unemployment? Does health insurance improve health? What are the key variables that influence changes in wealth or income or economic status between generations? Do remittances relieve poverty or contribute to underdevelopment?

9. Literature Review: Search Techniques

10. Literature Review: Chasing Citations & Getting Full Text Author, A. (year). Title article. Title Periodical. Vol#, pp-pp. Retrieved from electronic source. Findit button E-Journals A-Z/Catalog Interlibrary Loan Dissertations & Theses NBER Working Papers .

11. Citation Management with RefWorks Why use citation management software? Create account Add a reference Export reference from database 5. Create folder 6. Create bibliography 7. Share references 8. Write N Cite

12. Statistics & Data Considerations Form (print, pdf, xls, SAS, zip, SPSS) Harmonized, comparability Scope, frequency, units Method, metadata Finding Techniques Leverage data from literature review Use indices or directories or search engine Keyword/Drill down searching Check method/Metadata

13. Finding Statistics & Data

14. Practice Employment rates/unemployment rates Life Expectancy Health insurance coverage/availability Country Remittances Consumer Confidence

15. Final Tips Allow time for exploration & interlibrary loan or EZBorrow Search systematically, but hope serendipity is on your side.