The Economist's Craft introduces students and rising scholars to the essentials of research, writing, and other critical skills for a successful career in economics.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction—How Academic Research Gets Done
• Part I. Selecting a Topic
• Selecting Research Topics
• Strategic Issues in Constructing Research Portfolios
• Part II. Writing a Draft
• An Overview of Writing Academic Research Papers
• The Title, Abstract, and Introduction
• The Body of the Paper: The Literature Review, Theory, Data Description, and Conclusion Sections
• Reporting Empirical Work
• Writing Prose for Academic Articles
• Part III. Once a Draft Is Complete: Presentations, Distribution, and Publication
• Making Presentations
• Distributing, Revising, and Publicizing Research
• The Journal Review Process
• Part IV. Being a Successful Academic
• How to Be a Productive Doctoral Student
• How to Be a Diligent Thesis Adviser
• Managing an Academic Career
• Epilogue—Academic Success beyond the PhD
• Bibliography