For AES members
Writing for the Review
These documents are required reading before submitting to the Andover Economics Review. The style guide and paper structure guide define the editorial standard; the OWHL research guide covers how to find and evaluate sources.
Library
OWHL Research Guide
The Oliver Wendell Holmes Library's guide to economics research at Andover. Covers bibliographic mining, source evaluation, and working with policy reports and data.
OWHL guide ↗Editorial
Style Guide for the Review
Format requirements, grammar and punctuation standards, and guidelines for abbreviations, numbers, dates, and citations. Read this before drafting.
Style guide ↗Structure
Paper Structure Guide
How to structure an economics paper for submission: research question, literature review, argument, findings, and conclusion. Includes guidance on what belongs in each section.
Paper structure ↗Learning
Accessible economics writing
These are the resources the AES board reaches for first when they want to understand a topic or find a clear explanation of an economic concept. Most are free.
Reference
Library of Economics and Liberty
The most useful single reference for economic concepts. The Encyclopedia of Economics entries are rigorous without being impenetrable. The EconTalk podcast archive is also here.
econlib.org ↗Video
Marginal Revolution University
Free economics courses built around short videos. Particularly strong on micro. Good for filling gaps before a presentation or paper.
mru.org ↗Academic
JSTOR and NBER
Primary academic sources. JSTOR has most economics journals; NBER hosts working papers from leading economists, many freely available.
nber.org ↗Data
FRED (St. Louis Fed)
The Federal Reserve's free data platform. Essential for any empirical work. Has virtually every US macroeconomic series you'll need, plus international data.
fred.stlouisfed.org ↗AES curriculum
2025–2026 session readings
Each fall session has a short reading or video list. These are the starting points board members used to build their presentations. They're a good introduction to each topic rather than a comprehensive reading list.
Competitions
For competition prep
Fed Challenge
FRBNY High School Fed Challenge
The official competition page, including the rulebook, past themes, and published issues of the Journal of Future Economists.
newyorkfed.org ↗Academic competition
Economics quiz bowl prep
AES members have participated in economics quiz bowl competitions. This sample set from Northwestern's economics team gives a representative sense of format and difficulty.
Sample quiz bowl questions (PDF) ↗