学术论文写作与研究方法应用中国海洋大学苏志伟课件.ppt

,学术论文写作与研究方法应用中国海洋大学 苏志伟,2,现职、学经历,现职：中国海洋大学特聘教授 新世纪优秀人才计画 学历：厦门大学应用经济学博士后 逢甲大学商学研究所博士经历：淡江大学国际企业系 静宜大学财务金融系,专长与研究方向,专长：国际金融、应用计量时间数列分析研究方向：国际金融、应用计量时间数列分析、普惠金融、风险管理、资本市场,研究成果,共发表90多篇文章，其中65篇SSCI,3篇SCI，4篇FLI,12篇ECONLIT,1篇,2篇CSSCI,In Fact,It is not Difficult to Publish Your Papers in Econ-Lit,SSCI and SCI Journals,Getting Ideas?,Read JournalsAcademic journalsJournals in your field(e.g.,Finance)Journals in related fields(e.g.,finance)Wall Street JournalRead newspapers other than Wall Street Journal?Go to conferencesGo to seminars,Evaluating Your Ideas,Major Contribution to the Literatures-New Results-New Approach(Methods)-New DataMajor Contribution to the SocietyDo a Good Research,7,Put into Writing,Just do itFollow the format of a good article(including the structure of the sentences)Write every word carefully,8,General guidelines of Writing,“One central and novel contribution of your paper”Example:Fama and French start their abstract with:“Two easily measured variable,size and The purpose of your paper should be one page 1.,9,General guidelines of Writing,“No reader will ever read the whole from start to finish”But you need to use all different evidence to show your main results,10,Format of Your Paper,AbstractIntroductionLiterature ReviewResearch Questions and Hypotheses,Format of Your Paper,Data and MethodologyAnalyses and ResultsDiscussion and ConclusionAppendices,Abstract,Less than 200 wordsMain function:one central and novel contribution“Say what you find not what you look for”,13,Introduction,Tell the reader why topic is importantCite literature only relevant to your workPoint out the drawbacks of the literatureState the purpose of your paperState the sample of your paperSummarize your resultsPoint out your contributionThree-page limit,14,Literature Review,Do you need a separate section?Only relevant literatureSynthesize the literature,15,Research Question and Hypothesis,Research questions are broadHypotheses are specific and testable,16,Hypothesis Development,From the literature(theoretical)From your own theoretical results of your modelFrom your own theoretical argumentsMake sure you provide the arguments when you cite literature,Hypothesis Development,From the literature(empirical studies)Writing of the hypothesis developmentIt is possible that you have positive or negative associationMake sure one paragraph for positive and another paragraph for negativeFor each direction:state the theoretical literature and its argument and the empirical results.,Hypothesis Development,Writing of the hypothesis development(cont.)For empirical results,please mention the differences between the results of the literature and your possible contributionRecently,reviewers want one directional hypotheses.One possible solution is stick to a theory and make the prediction,Data,Hand collecting data is the bestBe careful about the accuracy of your dataSummary statistics usually give you some indication,20,Methodology,Use appropriate methodology to examine your research questionsSimple is better,21,Analyses and Results,Be prepare to conduct analyses again and againStart with summary statisticsNext is univariate analysesFinally,multivariate analyses with control variables,22,Discussions and Conclusions,Briefly summarize your resultsAny policy implication?Why the world is better off with your paperShould be short and sweetAcknowledge limitations,23,Appendices,Examples:General version of the modelRobustnessSummarize all the things you did in the paper and put details in the appendices,The Top Three Secrets of Writing a Good Paper,RewriteRewriteRewrite,25,The Top Three Secrets of Writing a Good Paper,Rewrite(editing)Rewrite(more empirical work)Rewrite(comments)-Ask your friends and professors to read it-Present your paper in conferences-Co-author,26,Writing,Keep it shortNo more than 40 pagesShort sentenceNo fancy sentence structureGeneral pointsFirst describe what you do,then explain it,compare it to alternatives,Writing,FootnoteDo you want the average reader to stop and read this?Then it should be in the textDo you want the average reader NOT to stop?Then deleteThe typical reader genuinely can skip,but a few reader might want to have attached to the current point,the footnote,Tables,Self-contained caption so that a reader can understand the factRegression equation is fine,Checklist before Submitting Your Paper,Spelling and grammatical error checkReferences Page number-No page#for abstract or first pageFont size should be the same Paragraph too long?,Checklist before Submitting Your Paper(cont.),Consistent styleTerm:e.g.,company vs.firmSame term through out the paper:ReferencesDo not use abbreviation:e.g.,F&F Do not use Su et al.at least for the first timeIf the reference is in the text,then it should be in References section,Checklist before Submitting Your Paper(cont.),Use present tense for referenceReference should be in chronological orderUse different way to report your results-The coefficient of A is positive and significant-We find A is positive and significant-Table A shows thatSame style for your referencesYou need to have your reference conform to the format of the journal,How to Deal with Reviewers,Reviewer is always correct?Point by point responseDo as much analysis as you canTry to respond in 2 3 months.,34,A.Outline of a Research Paper-Research Topics(Team Work),IntroductionReview of LiteratureDataMethodologyEmpirical Results and ImplicationsConclusionsReferencesTables and Figures,35,B.How to Get A Research Topic:Read,Read,Read,and Read C.English-Editing for Your Paper before Your Submissions,Find a good English Editor to Edit Your Paper English-Editor:American Journal Experts(English Editor)http:/,36,D.How to Submit to Journal(Overseas or Domestic),Find Some Journals in Your Interested Fields.Get to Know this Journals Requirements and StylesConsult your friends who have experience in submitting the paperJournals:AJBM,JWE,EM,QREF,IRFA,IREF,AFE,APE,AEL,IJE,IEJ,EaEuE,EE,IJABF,IRABF,IRJFE,SAJE,IJEF,CZEF,IJBE,JEmpF IJFE,TEEL,TIJOF,ESWAs,EL,EcSs,MCISs,PEPs,Physica A,RPBFMP,RJEF,QaQ-IJM,JDE,JED,JBF,JIMF,.,and so on.,37,E.Econometrics Software,EVIEW 5.or 6 or above.RATS 6.or 7 or above.GAUSS 7.0,8.0 or 9.0 or above.PC-GIFT 10.0.OX Microfit 4.0 or aboveEASYREG-2006MATLAB 7.0 or above,Idea,Unit Root Test:Converge(Income,GDP,GAP),Unemployment Rate,Stock Market Efficiency,PPP,IRP,GDP and so on.CointegrationGranger Causality,38,39,F.Econometrics Methodology,Unit Root Test Univariate Test:DF.ADF,PP,KPSS,KSS,LNV,AESTAR Modified ESTAR,MS-ADF,Fourier Unit Root Test Fourier Stationary Test.Testing Unit Root and Stationarity Test using Covariates(Hansen,1995 and Jansson,2001),Quantile Unit Root Test,Testing Unit Root and Stationay Test with Covariates and Fourier Function(Chang,2011),KSS test with a Fourier Function(Chang,2011)First Generation(Panel Unit Root Test):L-L-Chu(2002),IPS(2003),MW(1999),MADF(1998),Hadri(2001),Panel SURADF(BMW,2001)Panel SURKSS(Wu and Lee,2009)Panel Unit Root Test with structural Break Junsoo Lee(2004,2005),Joseph(2005)Panel KSS test with a Fourier Function(Chang,2011),40,F.Econometrics Methodology(cont.),Second Generation(Panel Unit Root Test):Choi(2002),Chang(IV,2002),Pesaran(2003),Bai and NG(2004),Moon and Perron(2004),Sequential Panel Selection Method(C&K,JBF,2009)Panel SURADF with a Fourier Function(Chang,2011)Panel SURKSS with a Fourier Function(Chang,2011)SPSM using the Panel KSS with a Fourier Function(Chang,2011)Cointegration E-G.,Haris-Inder,J-J,Nonparametric(Briens),ARDL-Bounds Test,TAR,M-TAR,Bai-Perron ADL Test for Threshold Cointegration(Li and Lee,2010)Panel Cointegration,Rank Test(Brietung,2001),ECM VDC,IRF,GIRF,VECM,Panel VECMNonlinear Model TAR,M-TAR,Model with a Fourier Function Smooth Transition(Auto)Regression Model(Logistic STR,Exponential STR).STECM(Smooth Transition ECM),Threshold ECM,Regime-Switching ModelARCH Families ARCH,GARCH,EGARCH,GJR-GARCH,Multivariate GARCH,STAR-GARCH,F.Econometrics Methodology(cont.),F.Econometrics Methodology(cont.),Panel Threshold Model(Hansen,1999)Panel Smooth Transition Model(Gonzale et al.,2005)Markov Switching Model(Hamilton)Panel Quantile Regression Model,42,Congratulations!We have decided to publish your paper.,43,Final Suggestion:Enjoy Your Research and Work As a Team,Thanks a lot for Your Attention Q and A,44,