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Greg Mankiw's Blog

2006-05-24 · 00:00 UTC ·Greg Mankiw ·1 min read

Brief

This brief blog post serves as a curated resource hub where Harvard economist Greg Mankiw compiles career guidance from prominent academics across the economics profession. The collection spans the entire academic pipeline from early PhD research through career advancement, featuring practical resources like Don Davis's research topic guidance, John Cochrane's paper writing methodology, and David Romer's PhD completion framework. The compilation also addresses the critical job market phase with resources from David Laibson and John Cawley, while extending to publication strategies and long-term career development, culminating in Assar Lindbeck's perspective on achieving the highest levels of academic recognition.

Why it matters

Greg Mankiw curates a collection of academic career advice resources for economics PhD students:

Key details

  • [resources] Links to guides on research topic selection, paper writing, and PhD completion from top economists
  • [career] Includes job market navigation advice from Harvard's David Laibson and detailed guides from John Cawley
  • [publishing] Features publication strategies for top journals and long-term career advice including Nobel Prize insights
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author: Greg Mankiw
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published: 2006-05-24T00:00:00
sourceurl: https://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/05/advice-for-grad-students.html

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Advice for Grad Students

Because there appeared to be much interest in the advice I offered undergrads in a

But rather than doing the work myself, I will

previous post, let me provide the same service for graduate students in economics.But rather than doing the work myself, I will

outsourcethe task to some of my colleagues in the profession:Don Davisgives some guidance about finding research topics.John Cochranetells grad students how to write a paper.Michael Kremerprovides a checklist to make sure your paper is as good as it can be.David Romergives you the rules to follow to finish your PhD.David Laibsonoffers some advice about how the navigate the job market for new PhD economists.John Cawleycovers the same ground as Laibson but in more detail.Kwan Choioffice advice about how to publish in top journals.Dan Hamermeshoffers advice on, well, just about everything.Assar Lindbecktells you how, after getting that first academic post, to win the Nobel prize.

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