Writing the Economics Research Article

Most guides to academic writing tell you what to do. This one shows you what researchers actually do. Writing the Economics Research Article draws on a corpus of published articles to reveal the patterns, conventions and rhetorical moves that characterise successful Economics papers. We find that Economics papers do not usually follow the classic IMRDC structure, but typically include thematic headings. 

Each unit examines a specific aspect of the research article from the rhetorical structure of the Introduction to the use of hedges and boosters in different sections of the paper. The book combines quantitative corpus findings with detailed analysis of real examples.

Suitable for graduate students, early-career researchers, and anyone preparing a manuscript for publication.