Useful links and resources

Research

Econ

• A Few Tips for Being a More Successful Graduate Student, Darren Lubotsky

Non-econ

• (Long) discussion on how to do research (CS)

Job market

• Academic job market advice, Chris Blattman. Lots of detail and links. Updated regularly.
• Cheap advice (multiple topics), David Levine

Writing

Econ

• The introduction formula, Keith Head

General / non-econ

Presenting

Econ

• How to give an applied micro talk, Jesse Shapiro
• What Makes for a Successful Paper and Seminar?, Don Davis
• Tips on Giving a Presentation in Economics, Darren Lubotsky
• Tips + tricks with beamer for economists, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham

Data / R

Econ

• Data science for economists, Grant McDermott

General

• Designing ggplots, Malcolm Barrett

Miscellaneous

• Tips for PhD students, Claes Backman
• Grasping Reality, Brad DeLong
• The Awesomest 7-Year Postdoc … Stop Worrying and Love the Tenure-Track Faculty Life, Radhika Nagpal
• ECONJEFF
• Tips4Economists, Masayuki Kudamatsu
• Keith Head’s blog contains useful information on R aimed at STATA users.
• In praise of idleness, Bertrand Russell