LUBS2430
Module Reading List
Muhammad Ali Nasir
M.A.Nasir@leeds.ac.uk
Tutor information is taken from the Module Catalogue
General textbooks
Introductory
Dahlia K. Remler and Gregg G. Van Ryzin (2015) Research Methods in Practice Strategies for Description and Causation. 2nd edition, SAGE. Available as an Online Course Reading in Minerva
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita and Anthony Fowler (2021) Thinking Clearly with Data: A Guide to Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis, Princeton University Press.
More advanced
Christopher F. Baum (2006) An Introduction to Modern Econometrics Using Stata, Stata Press
Scott Cunningham (2021) Causal Inference. The Mixtape , Yale University Press, https://mixtape.scunning.com/
Nick Huntington-Klein (2022) The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality, Routledge; https://theeffectbook.net/index.html
How to find research articles
The following journals often publish very accessible overviews of the current state-of-the-art of economic research on a specific topic. Especially the Journal of Economic Perspectives is very enjoyable to read. Browsing a few articles therein could be a good starting point for identifying a research question. The other journals are also very useful and will help you find material for the literature review of your assignment.
Journal of Economic Literature
Journal of Economic Perspectives
The following repositories are also useful for finding research (this also includes working papers, i.e. very recent manuscripts that are not yet published in peer-reviewed journals):
You can also search for articles through the library using keywords.
This list was last updated on 28/03/2022