Plamen Nikolov, Applied Economist

Plamen V Nikolov

Doctoral Student Resources

My Guide for Writing Economics Research Papers entitled "Writing Tips for Economics Research Papers" [Harvard DASH Preprint] [PDF Copy] *

Amy Finkelstein's Advice for Finding Research Topics (PPT file)
"The Ten Most Important Rules of Writing Your Job Market Paper" (by Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz) (PDF file)
Adam Guren's Job Market Advice (PDF file)
Eric Zwick's "Love the market" (PDF file)
Zwick's "The 12 Step Program for Grad School" (PDF file)
Harvard's Economics Department "Tips for Job Market" (PDF file)
Jesse Shapiro (2014?) "How to Give an Applied Micro Talk: Unauthoritative Notes" (PDF file)
Chris Blattman's Advice for Graduate Students in Development Economics
Tips for discussant's sessions
Development Datasets
Referee Report template
How to Write an Effective Referee Report and Improve the Scientific Review Process
Bibtext file for Development Economics Citations
Development Economics datasets
Manual on how to execute field experiments (RCTs) (Gated)

Undergraduate Student Resources

Susan Athey's Professional Advice for Graduate School and Recommendation Letters (Link)
Jesse Shapiro's Advice for Admission to Graduate Programs (PDF file)
Economics 970: Labor Markets in Developing Countries (Harvard Economics) (Link)
Economics 413: Microeconomics of Development Syllabus (SUNY) (Link)
Economics 479: Applied Economics Research Seminar: Syllabus (SUNY) (Link)
Behavioral Science Concepts (Link)
Structure of Economics Research Papers (for undergraduate-level papers)
Research Paper Reading Guide for Undergraduates
Letters of Recommendation from me
Join my research lab *

Fun and Recreational Links

Oliverea Cabins

Maps of the Catskill Mountains