Department of Economics

Johannes Kepler University

Previous Courses
Dr. René Böheim

Winter 2009/2010

Summer 2009

Winter 2008/2009

Summer 2008

Winter 2007/2008

General

  • Some thoughts on how to be a successful student.
  • Reading for Writing:
    • McCloskey, Deirdre (2000), Economical Writing, 2nd edn, Waveland Press. (Alternatively: McCloskey, Donald (1985), "Economical writing", Economic Inquiry 23, 187-222.)
    • McCloskey, Donald and Stephen Ziliak (1996). "The standard error of regressions", Journal of Economic Literature, 34(1), 97-114.
    • How to write a Diplomarbeit or a Dissertation.
    • Create good charts! (Never use a 3-D bar chart. Never.)
      Have a look at Tufte, Edward (1983), The visual display of quantitative information, Graphics Press.
    • Create good tables!
  • Master's theses:
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