ECO Assignments Playbook

• For this assignment, you will analyze the economic effects of the Texas Heartbeat Act (see attached PDF of the act). You will also write a reflection.
• Before beginning the assignment, read the assignment instructions several times, until you are sure you understand what's expected of you.
• If you have questions about the assignment, contact your instructor.

• Use the links below to read articles about the topic. 
• The Texas law is still fairly new, so there might not be a lot of material about it.  But abortion bans and restrictions are not new. Apply what you learn about abortion bans and restrictions to the Texas case.
• When reading sources, keep a list of keywords that you can later use in searches. For example: abortion ban, abortion restriction, etc.
• The term "economic consequences" is broad and vague, which can have a negative effect on finding sources. As you read, focus on specific economic consequences and use those words as keywords for searching.
• For a more robust report/paper, you may want to keep in mind that economic consequences of policies can affect individuals but also society in general, and research accordingly.

• Use the databases and other resources below to find sources for your topics.
• Search using the keywords you collected while doing background reading.
• To learn how to use a specific database, click the red "Tutorial" button.

Step 1:

Notice that the search terms abortion and economics are subject terms. Add the United States to further narrow your search.
 

Step 2:

Limit to a certain year range. In this example, the results are from 2010 to 2021. Narrow and refine your results further by choosing academic journals.
 

• Learn how to use the APA citation style by going to the page linked below.
• This APA guide has been created especially for the needs of PVCC students, and contains templates, examples, and models to help you format your work in the APA citation style.

• For help finding resources, use the information in the library's playbooks. Librarians can help you understand the playbooks, but they cannot conduct research for you.
• For help with formatting citations, please consult the library's citation styles playbooks. Please note the librarians cannot help you with citation generators or with any citation guide other than the library's. 
• For help with composition issues (such as spelling, grammar, flow, etc.), please visit the Writing Center.
• If you have questions, please email the  librarians at reference@pvcc.edu, visit the library and speak with a librarian, or connect via chat. If your section has an embedded librarian, contact that specific librarian.