Resources
Below you find links to bibliographical resources, datasets, econometrics, software, and macroeconomics resources as well as information for graduate students.
On science and teaching
Cargo Cult Science: R.P. Feynman on science and pseudo science
On Teaching: R.P. Feynman on his teaching philosophy
Bibliographical resources
JSTOR: for journals and books
EconLit: for articles, working papers, PhD dissertations and books
Google Scholar: for articles and metrics
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics: for working papers, articles, books, software and rankings
University of Pretoria Library Services: UPretoria online catalogue
JabRef - Free Reference Manager: a downloadable reference manager
Datasets
Our World in Data: a general data aggregator, with interactive charts
Gapminder: a general data aggregator, with interactive charts
Human Progress: a general data aggregator, with interactive charts
Federal Reserve Economic Data | FRED: a macroeconomic data aggregator, with interactive charts
Penn World Table | Groningen Growth and Development Centre: a macroeconomic data aggregator
Global Macroeconomic Database: a macroeconomic data aggregator
IMF Data: the IMF’s data portal
Maddison Historical Statistics | Groningen Growth and Development Centre: historical macroeconomic data
Macrohistory Database: long-run macro-financial data
Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: economic policy uncertainty data
UNU WIDER : GRD: government revenue and tax data
HBS Pricing Lab: firm-level prices data
Data on Central Bank Independence: CBI data by Davide Romelli
Central Bank Independence Data: CBI data by Ana Carolina Garriga
CBS Dataset: data on central banker speeches
MEDevEcon - Macro data: macroeconomic development data
World Bank Open Data: the World Bank's data portal
Worldwide Governance Indicators: composite indicators of governance
The Polity Project: authority characteristics of states data
V-Dem Dataset: varieties of democracy data
Barro-Lee Dataset: educational attainment
UNU WIDER : WIID: income inequality data
Econometrics and software
R: a downloadable statistical software
dspiegel29/ArtofStatistics: data and R codes for introductory Statistics
Statistics and Data Analysis Guides: Stata and R guides
UCLA Stata Learning Modules: Stata guides
Getting Started in Data Analysis: Stata guides
German Rodriguez Stata Tutorial: Stata tutorials
Mastering Econometrics | Marginal Revolution University: an econometrics course by Joshua Angrist
Time Series Analysis: the textbook by James D. Hamilton
Time Series for Macroeconomics and Finance: notes from John H. Cochrane
Steve Bond - Teaching - Nuffield College: panel data notes and Stata codes
LogEc Top 25 Software Items: downloadable software items
MEDevEcon - Stata Code: Stata codes, mostly panel time-series
Software for Economists: information on LaTeX and more
TeXnicCenter: a downloadable LaTeX editor for Windows
MiKTex: a downloadable TeX distribution for Windows
Overleaf, Online LaTeX Editor: an online LaTeX editor
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics Version 3.0: an intermediate macroeconomics textbook by Kenneth N. Kuttner
PhD Macro Book: a PhD-level macroeconomics textbook by Azzimonti, Krusell, McKay and Mukoyama
Inflation: a booklet on inflation by John H. Cochrane
Expectations Matter: The New Causal Macroeconomics of Surveys and Experiments: slides by Olivier Coibion and Yuriy Gorodnichenko
Monetary Economics | NBER: monetary and central-banking economics at the NBER
A Reader’s Guide to Optimal Monetary Policy: the ‘definitive’ source on optimal inflation by Anthony M. Diercks and Cole R. Langlois
Jackson Hole Economic Symposium - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: the annual economic policy symposium of central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists
Economic Fluctuations and Growth | NBER: business cycles and growth at the NBER
Chris Sims’s Page: research and teaching materials by Christopher A. Sims
The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy | Brookings: commentary on fiscal and monetary policies
Research at the IMF: macroeconomic research at the IMF
Political Economy | NBER: institutions at the NBER
Econbrowser: current economic conditions and policy blog by James D. Hamilton and Menzie Chinn
The Grumpy Economist: the macroeconomic blog by John H. Cochrane
Economic Growth Blog: the economic growth blog by Dietrich Vollrath
Paul Romer: blog by Paul Romer
Dynare: a downloadable software that handles DSGE, OLG and HA models
GNU Octave: a downloadable programming language, needed for Dynare
Resources for graduate students
Steve Pischke's How to get started on research in economics: advice on how to get started on research
David Levine’s Cheap Advice: general advice to graduate students and young faculty
John H. Cochrane's Writing Tips for PhD Students: advice on writing a paper
Isaiah Andrews’ Thoughts on AI and Research: a note for PhDs about AI
Daniel S. Hamermesh's The Young Economists' Guide to Professional Etiquette: general advice to young faculty
Economics PhD job market: checklist on how to approach the job market
JOE Network: AEA’s career network for economists
Best Practices for Economists: AEA’s best professional practices