Some of My Favorite Topics within Labor Economics

I hadn't really thought about the fact that Larry Katz has been involved in so many of my very favorite literatures....until reading this interview. A big take-away:

Region: Thank you. I’ve learned so much today, and we’ve touched just a fraction of your work. I don’t know where you find the time to produce so much!

Katz: One thing is trying to leverage teams in research, which is a big trend in economics, a healthy trend. Most projects are not just done on your own; they involve a team of scholars working with large data sets, setting up the field experiment, collaborating with others.

Unanticipated Cool Part of the Job..

Having journalists write about your research in a way that makes it sound even more exciting than you thought it was!

Read this.

And then this.

I told you writing is important!

PS
From xkcd.com



https://xkcd.com/1895/

Who Should Submit the Paper?

Answer: Probably doesn't matter. But maybe the senior person.

See David Evan's discussion.

More Advice on How to Write

David Eli has some advice. All good advice. But now my advice which I guess is a shortened version of what he says: 1. Pay attention to good (and bad) writing when reading it. 2. Write. 3. Rewrite. 4. Rewrite again.

Are you still reading this? Get back to your writing!