One of the difficult things about writing is that nobody really wants to spend a lot of time beforehand on learning the art of writing. So many just get started, write a first text, getting feedback and improve and try to learn from mistakes. With this website, I will try to support this process by having brief blog entries about specific issues:
- Explain the important principles in writing:
- How to structure a thesis
- Writing sentences
- Explain specific elements of a thesis:
- Accronyms and abbreviations
- Referencing
- Tables (for empirical theses)
- Numbers
- Equations and mathematical symbols.
- Feedback and editing
All blog posts:
Structuring a thesis
Perhaps the most important aspect of writing a thesis is its structure. Structure is everywhere in the thesis and it is sometimes difficult to identify or define. In essence, it is the organizing principle of the text. You can compare it with the way you organize your books. If you are a very badly organized…
The final version
At some point, you will need to hand in your thesis or submit your article. Before doing so, it’s essential to read through it carefully one last time. During this final review, you will likely discover several issues in the text, such as typos, missing equation numbers, and other minor errors. Hopefully, these are all…
Links to data sources
Global Carbon Project: https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/. Kenneth French maintains an excellent website with the methodology and data with respect the Fama and French risk factors: https://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pages/faculty/ken.french/data_library.html. Links about data The industry index association is a valuable source on the different index providers. You can find information about their business models, the way the construct indexes and a…
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Auke Plantinga 