Andover Economics Society (AES) Research Guide: Home

Founded in the spring of 2004 by Conor Sutherland ’06 and James Kelly ’06, the Andover Economics Society provides its members with the knowledge, resources, and opportunities necessary to develop their understanding of economic concepts and their application in the world.

Check out the AES site and archive for more information, resources, and over 19 years of club history!

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Welcome to the AES OWHL Guide!

Economists, politicians, and social scientists produce a lot of information, and sorting through it to find useful information can be challenging. Below are a few tips to help you get started, and you can use the navigation tabs at the top of the page to explore tons of great resources.

• Where should I start?: In general, you have three options: a specific country (ex: United States), an event (ex: passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act), or an issue (ex: gender pay gap). You will probably touch upon all three eventually in your research, but one of these will be your first way in.
• Read carefully. As you read news articles, reports, blogs, and so on, look for words that will point you in the right direction for other research (i.e. "A recent World Bank research report states..." Make a note to go and find that World Bank report).
• Bibliographic Mining. Look at the bibliographies of the sources you already have. This is a great place to find additional sources that might be relevant and helpful.
• Use the Full Text Finder. If you have a journal article citation, search for the journal in the Full Text Finder to see if it is available through one of the OWHL's databases. If it isn't available, simply stop by the library for help or submit an interlibrary loan (ILL) request.
• Books and articles will only get you so far. Economics research takes many different forms (policy reports, original research, working papers, statistics...) and much of it can be found through an effective Google search. Remember to always evaluate any sites you find before incorporating the information into your own research.
• Chat with a Librarian. Stop by the OWHL Welcome Desk, send us an email, or book a research appointment for help identifying, locating and evaluating sources.

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