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Economic Regulation of Business
Faye Jones
[email protected]/26/2008
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Research Examples Issue #1: Government Regu-
lation of Schooling in the U.S.and Abroad
Research Goals:
If foreign countries haveswitched to vouchers as ameans of school regulation,find economic studies fromthose countries
If not, find other systems that
may have reduced governmentcontrol over schools
Challenges: (1) Requires mainlyeconomics, not legal, research(2) Need to develop researchvocabulary ± ³vouchers´ may
not be used internationally.
Issue #2: Impact of Sports onLocal Communities
Research Goals:
Define what impact means ±Economic impact of buildingnew sports stadiums? Moregeneral economic impact(benefit or not) to havingmajor sports franchises in thecommunity? Focus on the
impact of a particular sport or compare the impact of sportson a community (NFL footballvs. pro soccer)?
Challenges: Similar to Issue#1
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More Research Examples Issue #3: Wine Regulation
Systems in the U.S. and Abroad
Research Goals:
Discover what motivatesregulation of wine distribution
Find both legal and economicanalysis of wine regulation inthe U.S. and internationally
Challenges: (1) Large topic:Wine is a highly competitive
worldwide industry with aglobal distribution system(2) Hot topic: Currentresearch is vital.
Issue #4: Ethanol Regulation(in the context of regulatinggasoline)
Research Goals:
Examine both economic andscientific literature on ethanolregulation.
Find relevant sources onethanol regulation in thecontext of gasolineregulation.
Challenges: (1) Hot topic:Some resources may beadvocacy. Critically evaluatethe resources found. (2)Current research is vital.
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Research Challenge: Unfamiliarity with
economics research
Research Strategy in General:
(1) Search known sources first
(2) Search for a variety of sources Journal articles, news stories, books,
dissertations, newly available unpublishedscholarly papers, blogs, etc.
(3) Schedule a research consultation with alibrarian
For help in developing research strategy,creating research vocabulary, and findingresources that you may have missed.
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Searching Known Sources (and beyond) Strategy:
1. Make a quick first pass in familiar researchsources
2. Find potentially useful material 3. Evaluate relevance, review sources used then
discard material that is not helpful Through the process of steps 1-3 develop research
vocabulary
By discovering the terms used by experts develop your own expertise
4. Keep a research log of where you have searchedand print out successful searches
5. Find a ³flashlight´ to help you look in the dark,wild places
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Searching Strategy: Finding the Flashlights (1) Search Law & Economics sources at the FSU University
Library You can do this research Off-campus!
(2) Search using FSU¶s Economics on the Web research guide
(3) Review and compare FSU Law Research Center Law &Economics links
(4) Search other databases and gray literature
(5) Search Google Scholar and Book Search
(6) Search FSU Libraries Online Catalog for print and e-books
(7) Look for influential or scholarly blogs
(8) For the broadest web search use a variety of search engines --They don¶t all cover the same web pages! Altavista www.altavista.com
alltheweb www.alltheweb.com
Yahoo! http://search.yahoo.com
Yahoo! News! http://news.yahoo.com
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Articles
JSTOR
Good starting points: Journal of Economic
Literature and Journal of Economic Perspectives Available only up to 2005 on JSTOR
Sciencedirect
Includes journals not in JSTOR; often up tothe current issue
Also books and books in series
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Research Tip: Check Coverage in the
Databases
Compare Lexis coverage with JSTOR
Lexis search in combined past 2 years news
and magazine articles:atleast25(wine) /5 regulat! /5 economic
American Journal of Agricultural Economics 2005
JSTOR
Would not find this article. Why?
Alphabetical Browse by Journal Title
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Lexis News & Magazine Story Search
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News Articles Tip: Check coverage!
Lexis ± Superior to WL for news and magazine stories WSJ: Full-text from January 02, 1984 through current. Same
day; Stories are available by 4 am est.
Specific industry magazines covered: Ethanol & BiodieselNews
WL: All News contains newspapers, magazines, journals,
newsletters, government press releases, transcripts of
television and radio shows and congressional testimony. --Coverage varies by publication.
WSJ Abstracts only
Newspaper and magazine web sites (NYT,Washington Post (policy), LA Times (sports,
entertainment), The Economist, BBC News)
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Westlaw News Sources
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Working papers & More Research Papers in Economics: (also
has links to published journal articles)
Social Science Research Network
National Bureau of Economic Research
Resources for Economists
Internet Resources for Economists
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Blogs Check the credential of the blogger
Look for blogs by scholars
For empirical research, see Legal Scholarship Blog
Use Google to search blogs
The Sports Economist.com
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Books
Handbooks in Economics Most are available at the FSU University Library.
General Resources for Writing in Economics Thomas L. Wyrick, The economist's handbook : a researc h
and writing guide, STROZIER LIBRARY Reference, HB74.5.W97 1994 -- In-Library Use Only
William Thomson, A Guide for t he Young Economist , 2001.(Ebook -- most helpful for writing tips.)
On Order: Steven A. Greenlaw Doing Economics: A Guide to
Understanding and Carrying Out Economic Researc h.
2006. Deirdre N. McCloskey Economical Writing . 2d. Ed., 1999.
Robert H. Neugeboren The Student¶s Guide to Writing Economics. 2005.
Online Catalog