1. Country-specific search An example of searching literature related to a specific economic policy measure in Romania.

2. Outline Encountering an important policy notice in EUROPE 2020 document on Romania and in Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung think tank analytical publication Using EconLit database to find published research that would rely on the mentioned policy change Using RePEC IDEAS database to search for additional evidence through a broader range of economic literature (including Gray literature).

3. Go to European Commission English web-page: http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm Going to the list of EC units Choosing that of interest Choosing “Policies and Activities” Choosing “Europe 2020 initiatives” Choosing “More information about the Europe 2020 strategy”

4. Choosing “EU Member States” Looking through the documents

5. http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/documents/docume nts-and-reports/countries/romania/index_en.htm#top Web address

10. Click “Help”

11. Click the database name in the bottom of the menu list

12. Go to AEA link under “Descriptor Classification Codes” headline

13. Click “View” under “JEL Format (Hierarchical)”

14. Choosing a field corresponding to the search subject

16. Choose “Microeconomics” category

17. Choose sub-category distribution

19. The crucial piece of information

20. Choose the “Full-Text” option

22. An item calling more attention

23. Enter the IDEAS web- address

24. Paper title in the search line “Papers” in source category “Title” in source attributes

25. Choosing the item found

26. Indicative information Download the paper

27. Return to “Search” page

31. Relevant informat ion

32. Conclusion Encountering an important fact while looking through analytical reports is a one possible starting point for own research The next step is looking for published research that would be related to that encountered fact Then, Gray literature is thoroughly explored to become aware of all relevant contributions To make these steps, it is necessary to know economic literature databases with full texts and abstracts and be acquainted with their main navigation tools

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