ECON7950 Research Methods in Economics
Annotated Bibliography Template
Please use this template to complete your Assessment 1 – Annotated Bibliography.
Part A: Your research question (10 marks)
A1: State your research question (1 sentence, 25 words max)
A2: Briefly explain the aims associated with your research question (50 words)
Record your word count for A2:
A3: List one (1) to three (3) fields in economics to which your question related. (E.g., environmental economics, monetary economics, time-series econometrics, etc. List only, no explanations required.)
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A4: List one (1) course in your program (e.g., MEcon, MIEF) that covers the field(s) you have identified above.
If you have a major, use the program list for your major. You can list a general elective if you wish. However, you cannot list ECON7950. Specify the semester and year when you took/are taking the course if you have taken it.
Program
Course code and title
Semester/Year leave blank if not taken (yet)
List the topics covered in the course that are relevant to your research question (list only, no explanation required)
If your research question and field is not covered in any course in your program, provide a publicly accessible link to a course syllabus/outline/profile of a course in a postgraduate program in economics (at any university in the world) that covers your research question and field: (leave blank if you have already identified a course in your program)
A5: Classify your research question using the alphabet + 2-digit JEL classification codes. Write down the code along with the JEL descriptor (the text for that code). Add or delete rows if needed.
Alphabet + 2-digit JEL code
JEL descriptor
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A6: List three keywords that you would use for a literature search for your research question. For each keyword, list the synonyms and/or variants you would include in your search. You can list multiple synonyms in the same row for the keyword.
Keyword
Synonyms/Variants
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Part B: Detailed Bibliography Annotation (15 marks)
B1 Citation and Classification (5 marks)
B1(a): Give the full citation of the item in APA 7th style:
B1(b): Is the item (check the appropriate box):
An article in a peer-reviewed journal
A working paper in a IDEAS/RePEc top-500 working paper series
Please provide the IDEA/RePEc rank of the series:
B1(c): List the JEL Classification code(s) of the bibliography item. For each code, write down JEL descriptor. Add or delete rows if needed.
Alphabet + 2-digit JEL code
JEL descriptor
i)
ii)
iii)
B1(d): List all keywords as suggested by the authors:
B1(e): What kind of data does the bibliography item use? (Check all that apply)
Primary/Experimental
Simulated
Secondary/Observational
No data
B2 Summary and Description (5 marks)
B2(a) State the main research question(s) of the bibliography item: (25 words max)
B2(b) Why do we want to find out the answer to this question? (100 words)
Record your word count for B2(b):
B2(c) Describe the gap in the literature (when the item was published) the bibliography item seeks to address: (100 words)
Record your word count for B2(c):
B2(d) What is/are the main dependent (outcome/explained) variable(s)? (list only)
B2(e) What is/are the main independent (explanatory) variable(s)? (list only)
B2(f) How does the bibliography item demonstrate the relationship between the independent and dependent variable(s)? (Check all that apply)
Descriptives/Anecdotes
Theoretical derivations
Correlation established statistically
Causality identified with randomised controlled trials
Causality identified with natural experiments
Prediction generated by structural models or calibrations
Prediction generated by simulations
Conclusion from meta-analysis
Others (please specified):
B2(g) What is/are the main result(s)? (50 words)
Record your word count for B2(g):
B3 Evaluation and Reflection (5 marks)
B3(a) Name one element of this bibliography item that is most useful or valuable to you. Explain briefly. (80 words)
Record your word count for B3(a):
B3(b) If there is one thing that you can change in this bibliography item, what would it be? How would you change it? Explain briefly. (100 words)
Record your word count for B3(b):
B3(c) How does the bibliography item influence your approach towards your research question? (80 words)
Record your word count for B3(c):
Part C: Brief Bibliography Annotation I (5 marks)
C1: Give the full citation of the item in APA 7th style:
C2: Is the item (check the appropriate box):
An article in a peer-reviewed journal
A working paper in a IDEAS/RePEc top-500 working paper series
Please provide the IDEA/RePEc rank of the series:
C3: List the JEL Classification code(s) of the bibliography item. For each code, write down JEL descriptor. Add or delete rows if needed.
Alphabet + 2-digit JEL code
JEL descriptor
i)
ii)
iii)
C4: List all keywords as suggested by the authors:
C5: Summarise, in your own words, the main research question, the methods and results of the bibliography item. (100 words)
Record your word count for C5:
C6: How does the bibliography item influence your approach towards your research question? (50 words)
Record your word count for C6:
Part D: Brief Bibliography Annotation II (5 marks)
D1: Give the full citation of the item in APA 7th style:
D2: Is the item (check the appropriate box):
An article in a peer-reviewed journal
A working paper in a IDEAS/RePEc top-500 working paper series
Please provide the IDEA/RePEc rank of the series:
D3: List the JEL Classification code(s) of the bibliography item. For each code, write down JEL descriptor. Add or delete rows if needed.
Alphabet + 2-digit JEL code
JEL descriptor
i)
ii)
iii)
D4: List all keywords as suggested by the authors:
D5: Summarise, in your own words, the main research question, the methods and results of the bibliography item. (100 words)
Record your word count for D5:
D6: How does the bibliography item influence your approach towards your research question? (50 words)
Record your word count for D6:
References
(Please cite any resources – including the bibliography items cited above – that you have consulted to complete this assessment. These may include items in the literature, online resources, or artificial intelligence. Use APA 7th style.)
Please submit your completed annotated bibliography electronically to Turnitin through the link on the course Blackboard site before Monday, 31st March 2025 3:00pm Brisbane time (GMT+10).
