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, Fall 2025. The reference book and weekly assignments are based on the 7th edition of GIS Fundamentals by Paul Bolstad and Steven Manson. The slides and end of chapter questions are available on their website, here.
20- Attended a graduate course on Python for Data Science at University of Chicago, Fall 2025.
21- Studied about the Local Projection method developed by Òscar Jordà, from his 2005 and 2023 papers, October 2025-present. Òscar Jordà has a great reference for Stata and R codes of local projection .
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