Econ 4198


The material for econ 4198 (Fall 2012):

Syllabus for econ 4198


Resources:

        On Finding a Research Topic

        Tips on Finding a Dissertation Topic (by Chao Wei)

         How to Build an Economic Model in your Spare Time (by Hal Varian)

 

          On Writing

        Writing Tips for Ph.D. Students and Undergraduate Students (by John Cochrane)

          How to Write a Literature Review (courtesy of Prof. Arun Malik)

 

          On Accessing Standard Data Sources

          How to Access Standard Data Sources? (by Olivetti, Silverman, and Hong)

 

          On Presentation and Discussion

          How to Give an Effective Presentation

          Tips on How to Avoid Disasters in Presentations (by Monika Piazzesi)

          Presentation Tips (by Tim Kehoe)

          Tips for Being a Discussant

          Sample Reply to a Referee Report

 

Fun Stuff: The State of Macro (Experts’ Opinions)

        Paul Krugman

          Narayana Kocherlakota

          Olivier Blanchard

          Robert Gordon

          Brad De Long

          Dani Rodrik