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ECON 691H: Honors Thesis in Economics: Home

What's in this Guide

This guide curates resources and information tools for you to use as you research and write your thesis. The Home page contains general tools and tips. The Find Articles and Find Data pages offer curated lists of information sources/databases.

Interlibrary Loan

Research Design & Writing

Sage Research Methods
Learn about research methods, practice data analysis, and use the project planner tool to stay on track.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.

How to Write a Literature Review
Learn the dos and don'ts of writing a great literature reivew.
UNC Writing Center
The Writing Center offers support for writing via on-demand online handouts, workshops, consultations with writing coaches, etc.

Citations

How to Cite Data
Use this guide to create good citations for your data.

Library Data Services

Library Data Services cater to researchers interested in working with data, mapping, texts, visualization, and technology. Many of these services are available online. Davis Library Data Services, located on the second floor of Davis Library, offers:

A computing lab with specialized software for GIS and data visualization & analysis.
Walk-in assistance provided by knowledgeable student consultants during set hours.
Consultations with specialists for more in-depth inquiries (by appointment).
Spaces for collaboration and presentation, complete with white boards and external displays.
Technology short courses and programs that promote digital scholarship. .

Tips & Tricks: Finding Articles

Things to Remember

Use economics databases and databases from other disciplines to find wide-ranging, relevant literature. Look for dissertations and theses on your topic and use their cited references.

Note the difference between peer-reviewed literature and working papers. Working papers are often timely and valid to use, but haven't gone through formal peer review. Anatomy of a Scholarly Article shows the typical sections of peer-reviewed literature.

Scopus is good for identifying and ranking key journals and highly-cited articles.

Install UnPaywall browser extentsion for free full-text articles

Go to unpaywall.org.
Click "Get the extension"
UnPaywall will provide links for free full-text articles when available

Get library access through Google Scholar

Go to the UNC Libraries customized settings screen and click "Save."
If you’re logged into a Google account, it will remember that setting from now on.

Strategy for Finding Data & Statistics

Strategy for Finding Statistics & Data (Accessible Version)
Suggested strategies and questions to ask as you search for statistics and data for your projects.

Business Research Consultant/Librarian

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Locating Data

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