As a Ph.D. student and depending on the project, I needed to learn how to work with R, Python, MATLAB and supercomputers. I decided to keep a public record of my learning path, in case it might be useful for younger fellow students:
1- Completed a course on Python at Codeacademy in August 2021.
2- Completed basics of working with MATLAB (MATLAB OnRamp and Optimization OnRamp) at MathWorks in September-October 2021.
3- Completed a course on R at Codeacademy in January 2022.
4- Attended a graduate-level course on Spatial Data Analysis at the IU Geography department in Fall 2022.
5- Completed Basic Unix/Linux Skills at IU in November 2022 (I completed it after the "Introduction to Supercomputing course". But based on the content, I think the correct order must be learning "Basic Unix/Linux Skills" before the Supercomputing one).
6- Completed Introduction to Supercomputing at IU in October 2022.
7- Watched videos about working with supercomputers at Indiana University on its Youtube channel in October-November 2022.
8- Completed Learning Linux Command Line on Linkedin Learning in January 2023.
9- Watched videos on spatial econometrics at the Econometrics Academy in February 2023.
10- Attended a workshop on working with Google Earth Engine at the IU Geography department in May 2023. Find a good reference for this tool here.
11- Completed the first three titles in Quantitative Methods with Julia during June-July 2023.
12- Completed Fundamentals of GIS on Coursera during September-November 2023.
13- Reviewed the lecture notes from two courses API-209 and API-210 on quantitative methods during February-April 2024.
14- Studied chapters 3 and 4 of the 2008 book of Angrist and Pischke, Mostly Harmless Econometrics in May 2024.
15- Learned how to work with multinomial logit models from chapter 3 of Train (2009) and videos of his class during December 2024- January 2025.
16- Learned how to work with the energy prices dataset of the International Energy Agency using their YouTube channel, March-April 2025.
17- Studied Numerical Methods in Economics based on Kenneth K. Judd's course, May 2025-July 2025.
18- Studied chapter 3 of the Mostly Harmless Econometrics, by Angrist and Pischke (2009), August 2025.
19- Attended an undergraduate course on Remote Sensing at University of Chicago in Fall 2025.
20- Studied the Spatial Econometrics: Methods and Models, by Luc Anselin (1988), September 2025-precent.
1- Introduction to the concepts: Econometrics Academy by Ani Katchova
2- Introduction to Geospatial Data Analysis in R by Philippe Marchand
1- Biweekly Spatial and Urban seminars
2- Monthly seminars of the Spatial Econometrics Association
1- Machine Learning for Economists by Dario Sansone.
2- Quantitative Economics with Julia by Jess Perla, Thomas Sargent and John Stachurski.
3- Collection of publicly available learning resources in computational economics and structural modeling by Fedor Iskhakov.
4- Computational Economics by Kenneth Judd.
5- Computation Methods for Economists by Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde.
* It's for the introduction. I have not studied their materials yet.
1- Attended Linkedin course on business etiquette in May 2023.
2- Attended Linkedin course on AirTable in May 2023.
3- Attended a workshop on grantsmanship as the Indiana Resilience Institute in June 2023.
4- Completed Grant Management Training Modules at Environmental Protection Agency over June and July 2023.
5- Completed How to Develop a Budget Modules at Environmental Protection Agency in July 2023.
6- Attend a one-day teaching academy at the Annual AAEA Conference, July, 2024.
7- Completed the CITI program's course for social/behavioral researchers in August 2024.
8- Completed the Introduction to Finance and Accounting Specialization on Coursera, September 2024.
9- Completed the Introduction to Index Insurance course offered by the World Bank Group, November 2024.
10- Completed the Agricultural Risk Management course offered by the FAO, January 2025.
11- Completed the Introduction to Climate-Smart Agriculture course offered by FAO, January 2025.
12- Attended a Two workshops on Teaching Portfolios at University of Chicago, January and February 2025.
13- Attended a workshop on Teaching with Case Studies offered by the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, March 2025.
14- Completed an ESRI training on GIS for Climate Action (link to the final project), February-March 2025.
15- Completed a NASA training on Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, April 2025.
16- Attended three-day workshop of IBES section of the AAEA on Power Analysis in Research, May 2025. Link to slides with a permission from organizers to share.
1- Videos of Kenneth Train on Industrial Organization
2- Videos of Matt Woermann on Advanced Econometrics
3- Videos of Ashley Hodgson on Building Economic Models