Bibliograph

A guide for the young economist, William Thomson

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A guide for the young economist, William Thomson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A guide for the young economist

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

standards specificationsbibliography

Responsibility statement

William Thomson

Summary

"This book is an invaluable handbook for young economists working on their dissertations, preparing their first articles for submission to professional journals, getting ready for their first presentations at conferences and job seminars, or undertaking their first refereeing assignments. In clear, concise language -- a model in itself -- William Thomson describes how to make written and oral presentations both engaging and efficient. Declaring I would certainly take up arms for clarity, simplicity, and unity, Thomson covers the basics of clear exposition, including such nuts-and-bolts topics as titling papers, writing abstracts, presenting research results, and holding an audience's attention. This second edition features a substantial new chapter, Being a Graduate Student in Economics, that offers guidance on such essential topics as the manners and mores of graduate school life, financial support, selecting an advisor, and navigating the job market. The chapter on giving talks has been rewritten to reflect the widespread use of presentation software, and new material has been added to the chapter on writing papers."--Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. Being a graduate student in economics -- Financial support -- Your daily life -- Doing research -- Your advisor -- Job market -- Dissertation defensept. 2. Writing papers -- General principles -- Notation -- Definitions -- Models -- Theorems and proofs -- Conclusion -- Related literaturept. 3. 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 -- Conclusionpt. 4. Writing referee reports -- Components of a report -- Distinguish between nonnegotiable requests and more suggestions for changes -- Evaluating revisions -- Length and style of your report -- The cover letter to the associate editor -- General recommendations -- Deciding whether to accept a referreing job -- Benefits to you of your refereeing work

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