ALESA Wk 4 Annotated Bibliography Template

Guidelines for your annotated bibliographies

i. Summarize the article so that it is clear what the articles topic and argument is
ii. Summarize the sources major finding(s) or conclusion(s)
iii. Evaluate the source for its strengths and weaknesses
iv. End by explaining how the source fits into your essay topic by explaining if the source is useful,
how it might shape your argument, or how it might support or change your position

Source reference:

Make sure you include the following information:

Author (Family name first, then first name initials)

Year of publication

Title of the article

Title of the book, journal, publication, or website

Volume and issue number

Location of publication if its a book

Publisher name

Page numbers (range) of the article

Jorn-Steffen Pischke
money and happiness : evidence from the industry wage structure
Working Paper 17056
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
MAY 2011
1050 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge,MA 02138
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Summary (Guidelines i & ii)

Write a five-sentence long summary that states: a) the problem addressed by the article (the "topic"); b)
the article's method of analysis; c) the article's conclusions and/or recommendations. Remember, if you
record any direct quotes or use paraphrases (not your own words/ideas) be sure to include the page
number where this information came from.

The main subject is a well-established positive correlation between life-satisfaction measures and income in
individual level cross-sectional data. The writer clarifies the point of the relation between money and happiness.
The article's method of analysis is to divide the topic into some steps such as the comparison of life satisfaction
versus job satisfaction. In conclusion, many factors are related in this topic such as men and women .The
provisional evidence presented here points in the direction that the income-life satisfaction relationship is
mostly casual rather than driven by reverse or omitted factors.

Assessment and reflection (Guidelines iii & iv)

Now write a few sentences evaluating the source and assessing its usefulness for your research goals

This article has much new information . But also have so many numerical data and specialized terms . Although I
think objectivity is sufficient , It is difficult to understand. In conclusion, I look for another books and I use this
article to reinforce my essay.