DICTIONARY
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Tips for Students
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online is a powerful reference tool designed to assist you in your study and research into economics. Written by the leaders in the field, it is constantly updated and revised to provide definitive information on your chosen topic: you can be confident in the material and its pedigree. To help you navigate the vast wealth of information that the Dictionary contains, we have put together a few hints and tips on using the Dictionary online.
In the following are some suggestions for maximizing your subscription to the online Dictionary and helping your students navigate the large amount of information that it contains.
Tip 1: Entry points
Each entry in the Dictionary contains an abstract, keywords, bibliography and a list of related articles. If you are new to a concept, theme or issue then search on the broadest possible term and hone your search using these tools to pinpoint the level of detail you require. You can store your searches using the My Dictionary function or print out the articles to keep.
Tip 2: Thematic listings
All entries are catalogued under the JEL coding system, which allows you to search in detail by topic. We have also put together a list of the most popular themes below. Click on the links for lists of related articles:
Banking crises - coming soonBehavioural and experimental economics
Biographies- coming soon
Development - coming soon
Economic growth
Economic principles - coming soon
Environment - coming soon
Game theory
Globalization - coming soon
Macroeconometrics and time series analysis
Microeconometrics
Monetary economics
Recession - coming soon
Tip 3: Revision aid
Use My Dictionary to create a handy list of topics for revision. Alternatively, you can bookmark articles using social bookmarking sites Connotea or delicious.
Tip 4: Referencing the Dictionary
Each article includes a reference citation that you can simply cut and paste into your essay.
Tip 5: Literature Reviews
Each article includes a comprehensive bibliography. These bibliographies can be used as literature reviews and an excellent place to start to further your research.
