Economics Research: Developing Ideas and Getting an Article Published

Pilar Cuevas (), Daniel Hamermesh () and Almudena Sevilla ()
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Pilar Cuevas: Universidad de Sevilla
Daniel Hamermesh: University of Texas at Austin
Almudena Sevilla: London School of Economics

No 18948, IZA Discussion Papers from IZA Network @ LISER

Abstract: We describe a classroom-tested method for winnowing economic ideas so that research proceeds only on those that are likely to pay off—in publications and scholarly influence. The method distinguishes projects—and the eventual scholarly articles—that are both original and important—the sine qua non to make something worth working on. We discuss how the research should be written up to be intelligible and publishable, stressing the importance of attention-grabbing titles and abstracts. We offer examples of bad and good-writing in the English language—the medium of scholarly exchange in the economics profession—and how students react to them.

Keywords: economics education; teaching economics; graduate education; research training; academic writing; economics pedagogy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 A23 B41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-09
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