An example of evaluating the academic writing style of an article: on policy impact analysis: for Housing Studies students
The article examined in this note is: Bang,
D. W. and Kwon, H. (2022) ‘Policy impact analysis of housing policies using
housing cycles’, SAGE Open, 12(3), pp. 1–14. doi:10.1177/21582440221113844.
What are the: (1) research philosophy, (2) research
objectives, and (3) research questions of the article? And does the article
mentions the researcher positionality of the article?
The
article’s research philosophy is not stated explicitly, but
its design is clearly positivist/quantitative: it uses a
factor-augmented VAR model and panel regressions to measure policy effects
empirically.
Research objectives
The paper’s main
objectives are to develop regional housing cycles for Korea and to estimate how
Korean housing policies affect those cycles, including whether there is a time
lag in the effects. It also aims to compare a net policy-effect model with a
broader model that includes macroeconomic and regional variables.
Research questions
The article does
not present the research questions as a numbered list, but the implied
questions are:
·
Can regional
housing cycles be constructed for Korea using a FAVAR approach?
·
Do Korean housing
policies affect housing cycles?
·
Do those policy
effects appear with a lag, especially at t−1t−1?
·
Do the results
change when macroeconomic and regional variables are included?
Positionality
The article
does not explicitly discuss researcher positionality,
reflexivity, or the authors’ own standpoint in the way qualitative studies
often do. It presents the work as an empirical policy analysis and does not
include a separate positionality statement
Could you indicate 5 main features of the academic
writing style of this article?
Yes. Based on the article’s
content and structure, five main features of its academic writing style are:
1. Formal, impersonal tone
The article avoids conversational language and uses an objective, scholarly
tone throughout.
2. Strong use of technical terminology
It relies on discipline-specific terms such as FAVAR, DTI, LTV, panel model, and macroeconomic variables.
3. Evidence-based argumentation
Claims are supported by empirical data, regression tables, statistical results,
and references to prior studies.
4. Clear logical structure
The paper is organized into standard research sections such as introduction,
literature review, data, methodology, empirical results, and conclusion.
5. Dense, complex sentence structure
The writing often uses long sentences with multiple clauses, which is typical
of academic journal articles in economics and policy research.
A
sixth useful feature is that it uses hedged and cautious claims rather
than absolute statements, especially when interpreting results.
Is the overall academic writing style in this case
appropriate with regard to the research philosophy and research objectives of
the article?
Yes, overall it is appropriate for the article’s research
philosophy and objectives. The paper’s empirical, quantitative approach fits a
positivist style because it aims to measure policy effects objectively, and the
writing is formal, structured, and evidence-driven, which suits that purpose.
Why it fits
The article uses a clear
research-paper structure, technical economic vocabulary, and statistical
evidence to support claims, all of which are appropriate for a study focused on
measuring housing policy impacts. Its cautious, objective tone also matches the
kind of writing expected when presenting empirical findings rather than
personal reflection or argumentation.
Small limitations
The style is
appropriate, but it is also somewhat dense and repetitive in places, which can
make it harder to read than necessary. Academic writing should be precise and
structured, but not simply long or complicated for its own sake. In that sense,
the article is methodologically well matched to its goals, even if the prose
could be a little more concise.
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