A guide for the young economist - Thomson, William 1949- (Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press, 2011)
Being a Graduate Student in Economics - - Financial Support - - Your Daily Life - - Doing Research - - Your Advisor - - Job Market - - Dissertation Defense - - Writing Papers - - General Principles - - Notations - - Definitions - - Models - - Theorems and Proofs - - Use Pictures - - Conclusion - - Giving Talks - - How is an Oral Presentation Different from a Paper? How is it the Same? - - Preparing Yourself - - Facing the Audience - - Interacting with the Audience - - Using the Screen - - Proofs? - - Writing on the Board - - Conclusion - - Writing Referee Reports - - Components of a Report - - Distinguish between Nonnegotiable Requests and more Suggestions for Changes - - Evaluation Revisions - - Length and Style of your report - - The Cover letter to the Associate Editor - - General Recommendations - - Deciding Whether to Accept a Refereeing Job - - Benefits to you of your refereeing work.
Keywords: Economics -- Research; Economics -- Authorship; Academic writing