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Welcome Remarks: PhD Excellence Initiative
Remarks at the PhD Excellence Initiative’s Annual Summer Research Workshop, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City.
Working Paper
RePEc, a Tool and Open Dataset for and about Economists
RePEc is an initiative created by economists for economists in 1997. It functions primarily as a bibliographic tool, but it also collects various linked metadata about economists, their institutions, and their impact. Thus, a labor economist may be interested in RePEc beyond literature searches and tracking—namely, as a dataset describing a profession, its members, and their output. This essay describes RePEc’s origins and history, the many facets of its data and how the data can be accessed. It also provides some examples of scholarly studies leveraging RePEc data that could be of ...
Making Progress on Diversity in the Economics Profession
Three prominent economists discuss their efforts as American Economic Association leaders to help diversify their profession.
Building Mentorships and Camaraderie in Economics
Ellen McGrattan, a professor at the University of Minnesota, discusses the profession with three former students who are now assistant professors.