ECONOMICAL WRITING

This article talks about how economical writing is conducted and the necessary attributes

one must do to be able to compose a well-written paper. McCloskey also discusses various

economic theories and how these concepts can be applied when one is thinking up a paper.

It is true that bad writing does not get read. Bad writing would prove it hard to understand

and make readers unwilling to continue to read on. For Economists, it is in my opinion,

important to be able to convey your thoughts and insights properly that is straight-forward and

concise so that readers will be able to understand how economies can improve the country’s

progressiveness or so that companies can determine ways to maximize profit so that they are able

to increase the productivity in the country. I to agree that economists should be able to master

writing and speaking compared to other professions. Economists may have math and statistics

involved in the formulation of their ideas, but being able to convey them to any type of audience

is what makes their profession even more important. Because economists strive to make various

economies flourish and thrive, they must be able to present their plans and models to various

world leaders and business owners so they can push the policies and industries in the direction

that will make the country improve.

Rules are said to be important because they place order and stability in what one does. It

helps people not cross the line when they are in danger of crossing it and enforce important

requirements that help them get what is needed to be done. Writing for economists is necessary

because one word that they get wrong could affect the entire interpretation of models or plans
they want to convey. Being clear is obviously important and the rules that govern writing help

make the writers create clear and concise papers that will enable the readers to understand their

ideas. Being able to write with all that takes a lot of practice. Having “tools” as said in the article,

is actually very important. Practicing what you would say on scratch paper, speaking to an

audience or even having a dictionary at hand will improve your words by not using the same

words over and over and making sure that what you write down will be the final revision of your

words in the clearest way possible. With all this, you can become more confident with what you

say and make you more used to your ideas.

Rhetoric guides are incredibly useful in economic writing. In my experience, I have seen

a great deal of these rhetoric sentences in Microeconomics. Usually, what I have done is to state

definition of the given and briefly explain how I will proceed to solve it. I have always ended

these with reiterating what I am solving for and concluding with the result I obtained. These

ending statements help us economists clearly define what we hope to find in our problem and

make clear the result and its implication on our discovery. It is an essential guide in economic

writing because sometimes, what we can write or verbally discuss may grow too long and may

be get quite complicated. By using rhetoric guides to reaffirm what we are looking for, listeners

and readers will be able to remember and understand why it was a long process to achieving that

answer.

Avoiding boilerplates is quite understandable. Restating, over-explaining and over-

complicating the paper just makes it an unbearable paper to read. Economists require clear and

direct answers from its solution because it is simply all the readers need. The abundance of
values and various theories used in the issue the economist is solving is unnecessary to the reader

because what they need to know is just the credibility and from where the data is obtained, what

you did to generate your solution and the implication of it on the issue at hand.

Laying out the ideas you have on paper may seem difficult. As economists, it is always

important to make points in the paragraphs they create to get the gist of what they explain in

each. Creating tables and graphs will always be necessary in for economists to present their data

and findings. Labeling and footnotes and make figures and graphs understandable as to where

they were obtained and its use on the paper. Combining all this together will create a paper that

will stick together and have ideas well connected to each other. This will make the reader

understand the connection of your concepts and grasp the reason of these ideas coming together.

Also, elegant variation should be avoided when constructing your sentences. A lot of the words

in the economic language sound different, but mean the same. The continued use of elegant

variation would cause the writer to forget the purpose of their paper and just focus on

showcasing their knowledge on the various economic terms they are accustomed with.

A lot of other points given in this article were in my opinion, giving the same idea that I

have already given in the previous paragraphs. In conclusion, an economist simply needs a clear

and concise paper that states all the necessary data obtained and clearly define what we are

solving for by restating what we hope to find. In truth, this can also be applied to other

professions and helping them realize that long explanations and profound words will not help the

paper become readable and understandable.