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Welcome to the NU Library course guide for ECO 204: Principles of Macroeconomics. This guide is designed to help students find resources to complete the Course Research Paper.
While this guide will provide you with support to complete the research aspects of your assignment, please address all questions regarding content, formatting, and grading to your instructor.
For more information and library resources see the Economics Research Guide.
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A paper on a macroeconomic topic is required for this course. As per your Course Outline, you are required to submit a written assignment (course paper) for this course. The written assignment is worth 25% of your course grade. Your course paper must be on one of the following four macroeconomic topics:
Start your search with reference databases. Reference articles and encyclopedias provide great background information on various topics. They can give a good overview and can help you decide which direction to take your research.
Then move on to Books, Websites, and more! Learn more here: Searching the Library
The library subscribes to databases that contain peer-reviewed, scholarly articles. Articles published in academic journals provide very specific information on a topic and usually contain original or new research. These articles are often peer-reviewed. Peer-reviewed articles are scholarly articles published in academic journals and go through an extensive peer-review process by other experts in the field before being published.
Content: Database for company and industry research containing detailed information about many publicly traded companies, including inactive companies.
Purpose: This is a key database for business, accounting, and economics students.
Special Features: Economic and industry reports, as well as company filings, financials, a report builder, and much more.
This link opens in a new windowContent: Database containing data and statistics on over 60,000 topics, including media, business, finance, politics, and much more.
Purpose: A key database for business and economics students.
Special Features: PDF/PNG downloadable content for easy insertion into papers or presentations, charts, graphs, reports, and dossiers.
Statista Research AI delivers concise, written responses tailored to user queries, integrating statistics, infographics, diverse topics, and key insights from market research. Each answer highlights its sources for easy verification and deeper understanding. Beyond direct answers, Research AI suggests personalized follow-up questions to further explore insights.
Content: Database supporting business and legal research.
Purpose: News, journals, and company profiles and directories for both public and private companies.
Special Features: U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to the 1790s, New York Times articles, Cases, Law Reviews, Company & Country Information, and much more.
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