Writing Resources

Updated: January, 2023. Vol.13.


NBER Working Paper Series

We STRONGLY recommend our writers to check out NBER Working Papers for the most frontier research in all fields of economics. The working papers are updated weekly, and the website also provides meaningful lectures and career openings in academia. Link: https://www.nber.org/papers


American Economic Association: Journal  

Through the UW library system, you can find multiple databases that compile research papers on various topics in economics. AER, AER: Insight, JEL, and JEP are several top-tier economic journals.

Link: https://www.aeaweb.org/journals


Database: Literature Materials

1. EconLit

Through the UW library system, you can find multiple databases that compile research papers on various topics in economics. Specifically, EconLit is a powerful database that contains numerous economic studies. Before any phase of the writing, it is always recommended to browse previous studies and do literature review first to have a deeper understanding of your topic of interest.

Link: https://search.library.wisc.edu/search/database/browse/economics

2. JSTOR

This guide will help you to log into databases that aren’t easily accessible through the library page. We use JSTOR as an example, and it should work for pretty much of the mainstream database.

  1. Go to “Log-In”
  2. Click “Find My Instituion”
  3. Click on “University of Wisconsin (Madison)”
  4. Enter your Net-ID.

Updated: January, 2023. Vol.13.


Undergrad Econ Research at UW–Madison 

Boost your profile by writing topics of interest and publishing pieces at Equilibrium! Cultivate your passion and commitment to economic research and talk to faculty members who engage in specific fields of studies.

UW-Madison Economics Undergraduate Research Showcase

For more information, we encourage you to check out Academic Opportunities: Research in Economics for Undergraduate.


PREDOC.ORG

This website provides whole-package advices to those who aim to pursue a career in economic academia. For instance, a strong candidate fitting undergrad economic research normally has perfect academic records (e.g., rigorous course selection in econ and math) and solid skills in statistical coding (e.g., not limited to but often with R, Stata, Python background).

Link: https://predoc.org/


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