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Record Nr.

UNINA9910554242203321

Autore

Weisbach Michael S (Michael Steven)

Titolo

The economist's craft : an introduction to research, publishing, and professional development / / Michael S. Weisbach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-80316-164-7

0-691-21658-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 pages)

Collana

Skills for scholars

Classificazione

BUS069000STU000000

Disciplina

330.023

Soggetti

Economics - Research

Social sciences - Research - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

9. Making Presentations -- 10. Distributing, Revising, and Publicizing Research -- 11. The Journal Review Process -- Part IV. Being a Successful Academic -- 12. How to Be a Productive Doctoral Student -- 13. How to Be a Diligent Thesis Adviser -- 14. Managing an Academic Career -- Epilogue-Academic Success beyond the PhD -- Bibliography -- Index

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction-How Academic Research Gets Done -- Part I. Selecting a Topic -- 2. Selecting Research Topics -- 3. Strategic Issues in Constructing Research Portfolios -- Part II. Writing a Draft -- 4. An Overview of Writing Academic Research Papers -- 5. The Title, Abstract, and Introduction -- 6. The Body of the Paper: The Literature Review, Theory, Data Description, and Conclusion Sections -- 7. Reporting Empirical Work -- 8. Writing Prose for Academic Articles -- Part III. Once a Draft Is Complete: Presentations, Distribution, and Publication

Sommario/riassunto

"The incisive guide that helps up-and-coming economists become successful scholarsThe 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.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. 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"--