Research Lab in Economics

Recommended Prerequisites

Knowledge of the subjects covered in the coursework during the first year of the study plan. 

Teaching Methods

Presentation by the lecturers and practice by students, guided by the lecturers, via the development of research proposals, literature review, and identification of relevant methodologies using written and oral presentation techniques.

Learning Outcomes

Students should acquire knowledge about the research process and scientific production in economics and skills to carry out their own research autonomously.
Skills to be developed: identify economic problems; formulate research questions; search bibliographical bases and organize references; select, analyze, discuss and synthesize literature contributions; identify appropriate methodologies to answer the research questions formulated making use of previous knowledge and relevant literature.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

A framework for the research process in economics: 1 - principles of writing a scientific paper;2 - literature review, literature search and reference managers; 3- research support tools

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Mini Tests: 25.0%
Project: 75.0%

Bibliography

Bearman, Margaret; Smith, Calvin D.; Carbone , Angela; Slade, Susan; Baik, Chi; Hughes-Warrington, Marnie & Neumann, David L. (2012)
“Systematic review methodology in higher education.” Higher Education Research & Development, 31(5): 625-640.
Dudenhefer, Paul (2009). “A Guide to Writing in Economics.”
Keshav, S. (2007). "How to read a paper." ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review, 37 (3): 83–84.
Laubepin, Frederique (2013). "How to Read (and Understand) a Social Science Journal Article." Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
Oetiker, Tobias; Partl, Hubert; Hyna, Irene & Schlegl, Elisabeth “The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2.”
Purugganan, Mary and Hewitt, Jan (2004). “How to Read a Scientific Article.” Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication, Rice University.
Thomson, William. 1999. "The Young Person's Guide to Writing Economic Theory."
Conjunto de artigos científicos escolhido em cada ano./A set of articles chosen each year.