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Economic Regulation of Business

Economic Regulation of Business. Faye Jones fejones@law.fsu.edu 2/26/2008. Issue #1: Government Regu- lation of Schooling in the U.S. and Abroad Research Goals: If foreign countries have switched to vouchers as a means of school regulation, find economic studies from those countries

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Economic Regulation of Business

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  1. Economic Regulation of Business Faye Jones fejones@law.fsu.edu 2/26/2008

  2. Issue #1: Government Regu- lation of Schooling in the U.S. and Abroad Research Goals: If foreign countries have switched to vouchers as a means of school regulation, find economic studies from those countries If not, find other systems that may have reduced government control over schools Challenges: (1) Requires mainly economics, not legal, research (2) Need to develop research vocabulary – “vouchers” may not be used internationally. Issue #2: Impact of Sports on Local Communities Research Goals: Define what impact means – Economic impact of building new sports stadiums? More general economic impact (benefit or not) to having major sports franchises in the community? Focus on the impact of a particular sport or compare the impact of sports on a community (NFL football vs. pro soccer)? Challenges: Similar to Issue #1 Research Examples

  3. Issue #3: Wine Regulation Systems in the U.S. and Abroad Research Goals: Discover what motivates regulation of wine distribution Find both legal and economic analysis of wine regulation in the U.S. and internationally Challenges: (1) Large topic: Wine is a highly competitive worldwide industry with a global distribution system (2) Hot topic: Current research is vital. Issue #4: Ethanol Regulation (in the context of regulating gasoline) Research Goals: Examine both economic and scientific literature on ethanol regulation. Find relevant sources on ethanol regulation in the context of gasoline regulation. Challenges: (1) Hot topic: Some resources may be advocacy. Critically evaluate the resources found. (2) Current research is vital. More Research Examples

  4. Research Challenge: Unfamiliarity with economics research • Research Strategy in General: • (1) Search known sources first • (2) Search for a variety of sources • Journal articles, news stories, books, dissertations, newly available unpublished scholarly papers, blogs, etc. • (3) Schedule a research consultation with a librarian • For help in developing research strategy, creating research vocabulary, and finding resources that you may have missed.

  5. Searching Known Sources (and beyond) • Strategy: • 1. Make a quick first pass in familiar research sources • 2. Find potentially useful material • 3. Evaluate relevance, review sources used then discard material that is not helpful • Through the process of steps 1-3 develop research vocabulary • By discovering the terms used by experts develop your own expertise • 4. Keep a research log of where you have searched and print out successful searches • 5. Find a “flashlight” to help you look in the dark, wild places

  6. Searching Strategy: Finding the Flashlights • (1) Search Law & Economics sources at the FSU University Library • You can do this research Off-campus! • (2) Search using FSU’s Economics on the Web research guide • (3) Review and compare FSU Law Research Center Law & Economics links • (4) Search other databases and gray literature • (5) Search Google Scholar and Book Search • (6) Search FSU Libraries Online Catalog for print and e-books • (7) Look for influential or scholarly blogs • (8) For the broadest web search use a variety of search engines -- They don’t all cover the same web pages! • Altavista www.altavista.com • alltheweb www.alltheweb.com • Yahoo! http://search.yahoo.com • Yahoo! News! http://news.yahoo.com

  7. Articles • JSTOR • Good starting points: Journal of Economic Literature and Journal of Economic Perspectives • Available only up to 2005 on JSTOR • Sciencedirect • Includes journals not in JSTOR; often up to the current issue • Also books and books in series

  8. Research Tip: Check Coverage in the Databases Compare Lexis coverage with JSTOR Lexis search in combined past 2 years news and magazine articles: atleast25(wine) /5 regulat! /5 economic • American Journal of Agricultural Economics 2005 • JSTOR • Would not find this article. Why? • Alphabetical Browse by Journal Title

  9. Lexis News & Magazine Story Search

  10. News Articles • Tip: Check coverage! • Lexis – Superior to WL for news and magazine stories • WSJ: Full-text from January 02, 1984 through current. Same day; Stories are available by 4 am est. • Specific industry magazines covered: Ethanol & Biodiesel News • WL: • All News contains newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, government press releases, transcripts of television and radio shows and congressional testimony. -- Coverage varies by publication. • WSJ Abstracts only • Newspaper and magazine web sites (NYT, Washington Post (policy), LA Times (sports, entertainment), The Economist, BBC News)

  11. Westlaw News Sources

  12. Working papers & More Research Papers in Economics: (also has links to published journal articles) Social Science Research Network National Bureau of Economic Research Resources for Economists Internet Resources for Economists 18

  13. Blogs • Check the credential of the blogger • Look for blogs by scholars • For empirical research, see Legal Scholarship Blog • Use Google to search blogs • The Sports Economist.com • About Us • Essays • Sign up for RSS feeds to catch news and updates

  14. Books • Handbooks in Economics • Most are available at the FSU University Library. • General Resources for Writing in Economics • Thomas L. Wyrick, The economist's handbook : a research and writing guide, STROZIER LIBRARY Reference, HB74.5 .W97 1994 -- In-Library Use Only • William Thomson, A Guide for the Young Economist, 2001. (Ebook -- most helpful for writing tips.) • On Order: • Steven A. Greenlaw Doing Economics: A Guide to Understanding and Carrying Out Economic Research. 2006. • Deirdre N. McCloskey Economical Writing. 2d. Ed., 1999. • Robert H. Neugeboren The Student’s Guide to Writing Economics. 2005. • Online Catalog

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