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The Young Economist’s Guide to Professional Etiquette
by D.S. Hamermesh
Publication
By the end of the first-year full time academic job, at least one paper should be sent out to a journal.
Present your work at seminar and conferences.
Preparation
Convey the paper’s main contribution
How to handle questions
Acknowledgement footnote of the paper
Strategy for paper submission
Submission tree
Concerns:
1. avoid underselling your work
2. good journals usually provide good referee reports
3. time constraint
Should I resubmit the paper?
1. Always resubmit the paper unless it’s outright rejection.
2. Take at least one week to digest editor’s letter and referee reports.
3. The resubmitted paper should include all major changes that the referees and editor suggested.
4. Minor changes can be included in the revision.
5. The resubmission letter should summarize and justify all the major changes you have made.
When your paper is accepted …
1. Always abide by the style requirements.
2. Read the galleys carefully!
3. Checking galleys is not the time to amend the article.
What you can do for the profession?
Comment on others’ work Attending seminars
How talkative should a young economist be at seminars?
Refereeing
Should I review the paper for a journal? How to write a referee report
A major purpose of refereeing is to improve research.
1. contents
2. tone
3. do not take more than two months.
A few general rules
Do not be hostile. Be forthcoming and speak up; be assertive
without pushy. Golden rule
Research Proposal
Research project's background and goals
Why is this research interesting?
Why is this research important?
Literature review
Methods, procedures, and progress
Environment:
Preference, Technology, Information
How agents interact (equilibrium concept)
Government policy (positive or normative)
Anticipated results and achievements
Can I achieve the objectives of this research project?