The Economists Craft: An Introduction to Research, Publishing, and Professional Development
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The Economists Craft: An Introduction to Research, Publishing, and Professional Development
By (Author) Michael S. Weisbach
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
1st March 2022
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Higher education, tertiary education
Research methods: general
330.023
Physical Properties
Hardback
320
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
A how-to guide for the aspiring economist, The Economist's Craft covers a host of important issues rarely taught in the graduate classroom, providing readers with the tools and insights they need to succeed as professional scholars.
The Economist's Craft introduces graduate students and rising scholars to the essentials of research, writing, and other critical skills for a successful career in economics. Michael Weisbach enables you to become more effective at communicating your ideas, emphasizing the importance of choosing topics that will have a lasting impact. He explains how to write clearly and compellingly, present and publish your findings, navigate the job market, and more.
Walking readers through each stage of a research project, Weisbach demonstrates how to develop research around a theme so that the value from a body of work is more than the sum of its individual papers. He discusses how to structure each section of an academic article and describes the steps that follow the completion of an initial draft, from presenting and revising to circulating and eventually publishing. Weisbach reveals how to get the most out of graduate school, how the journal review process works, how universities decide promotions and tenure, and how to manage your career and continue to seek out rewarding new opportunities.
Reviews
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Mr. Weisbach shows how to understand economics in a way thats entertaining for anyone who has ever been a student, or simply likes to read, write or talk economics. It is aimed at economics professors, and appears to give the inside scoop on teaching. In reality, anyone with a bit of curiosity is enticed to look at how its done.
"---John B. Taylor, Wall Street Journal"The Economist's Craft is indeed a value addition and can serve as a guideline . . . to develop a unique position within the academic society."---Satya Sahoo, WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs
Author Bio
Michael S. Weisbach is the Ralph W. Kurtz Chair in Finance at Ohio State University and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.
