Duke Economics

Research Support

• Tutors (STATA, etc.)

• Data Services and Lab

• Perkins Library Resources

• Standards for Honors Papers 

Davies Summer Research Fellowships

Learn how to apply for Davies fellowships on the Opportunities page. 

EcoTeach Research Grants

The EcoTeach will consider funding requests from undergraduates who need to purchase data sets or specialized software in order to conduct research as part of the honors program. Students seeking to present research may also request support with travel and conference registration fees. Students must first apply for support from Trinity's Undergraduate Research Support Program which gives individual grants of up to $350. EcoTeach considers applications on Tuesdays at noon. Submit a Funding Request Form to 138 SocSci.

Beginning Research on a Topic?

Students who are beginning to research an economic topic may find the entries in the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences helpful. See an electronic index to and abstracts from the International Encyclopedia. Other references works that may be useful are The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics; TheMcGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics; and the Survey of Social Science:Economic Series. All are in the university library.

Writing Support

• Economics Writing Manual by Paul Dudenhefer
• Job Market Guide for new Ph.D. students, by John Cawley
• Guide to Writing Economic Theory by William Thomson
• Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph Williams.
  

Writing Tutors

Tutoring is provided by the university's Writing Studio. If your native language is not English and you want help with English-language problems, please schedule an appointment with the Writing Studio. The Writing Studio has an English As A Second Language (ESL) specialist on its staff.

Useful Writing Handouts

Following are links to useful handouts on writing-related subjects. If you would like the tutor to create a handout on a topic that is not listed, please send an email to writing@econ.duke.edu and make your request.

• Getting Started How to Write a Paper, Identifying and Narrowing a Topic
• Thesis Statements Thesis Statements
• Introductions Writing Introductions, Annotated Introduction (4-Move Pattern)
• Literature Reviews Writing Literature Reviews, Finding Materials for a Review, Annotated Literature Review
• Data Writing about Data
• Findings Writing about Your Findings
• Documentation and Sources Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism, Evaluating Sources
• Tables, Graphs, and Figures Designing Tables, Writing about Tables
• Book Reviews Writing Book Reviews
• History Papers Writing a History of Thought Paper
• Honors Papers Checklist for Revising Honors Papers
• Writing Itself Four (Easy) Steps to Better Writing, Making Arguments, Emphasizing Main Points, Giving Shape to Your Prose, Achieving Flow in Your Writing