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--
