Research Methods Registry
Guidelines and standards for economic research methodology
Research Question Formulation
Guidelines for developing clear, focused, and relevant research questions that address significant economic issues.
Questions should be specific, measurable, and address significant economic issues
Research should clearly state its relevance to economic policy or theory
Questions should be grounded in existing literature with clear identification of gaps
Hypothesis Development
Standards for developing testable hypotheses based on economic theory and existing evidence.
Hypotheses must be clearly stated and testable with available data
Alternative hypotheses should be considered and addressed
Theoretical foundations for hypotheses must be explicitly stated
Research Framework Selection
Guidelines for selecting appropriate theoretical and methodological frameworks.
Framework selection must be justified based on research questions and context
Limitations of chosen frameworks must be acknowledged
Interdisciplinary approaches should be considered where appropriate