How to share early-stage research ideas with professors
When I was in grad school, one of my advisors introduced me to a neat way of organizing preliminary research ideas for a productive discussion.
Suggestions for campus visits
A student asked me for suggestions on how to do research-oriented campus visits, so I thought I’d write them up in a blog post to
Suggested timeline for those on the job market next year
One of the most valuable pieces of advice our job market placement coordinator gave me and my classmates is the ideal job market timeline, constructed
How to solve climate change
The first international climate change treaty was signed in 1992. Now, almost 30 years later, climate change shows no sign of abating. Countries’ existing plans
Should you join Twitter?
Whether or not it’s beneficial for economists to be on Twitter periodically comes up in my conversations, largely with people who are not on Twitter.
SKAIPedia & an edit-a-thon open to all!
The long-awaited wiki for social science research is now live. Dubbed the “Social Science Knowledge Accumulation Initiative Encyclopedia” or SKAIPedia for short, it is now
We are starting an academic wiki!
This summer, in collaboration with others, I’ve decided to embark on a new project – a wiki specifically for academic research. Our goal is to
Why did my paper get rejected?
How often have you encountered the following situation? A paper comes back with two positive reviews, one negative review, and a final decision of “reject”
