Some useful tools and sources of info for young (and older) research fellows in environmental and development economics.
With great insights from Jean-Marie Baland, François Bareille, Pierre Beaucoral, Paolo Crosetto, Gabriela De Marchi, Romain Espinosa, Célia Gautier, Rémi Girard, Etienne Lorang, Clément Nedoncelle, Alexandra Niedwziedz, Edouard Pignède, Roland Rathelot, Alexandre Sauquet, Thomas Sterner, Julie Subervie, Laetitia Tuffery, Giulia Vaglietti.
How to
Project management & organization
Advices for Open Science, by INRAE
Writing with co-authors? Think about the Contributor Role Taxinomy (CRediT)
Academic writing
Communication
Data management
If you are into empirical work, it is important to think about your Data Management Plan beforehand:
Production et sauvegarde des données de la science, by Alexandra Niedzwiedz
Parcours interactif sur la GDR adapté aux domaines de l'environnement
Do you plan to collect your own data?
A Practical Guide to Registered Reports for Economists, by Thibaut Arpinon and Romain Espinosa
American Economic Association’s registry for randomized controlled trials
Think about possible ethical issues and report your project to your institution's Institutional Review Board when available
Collaborative Data portal on environment, agriculture, resources, trade, by Edouard Pignède
SSP cloud, to manage your data, by Onyxia Datalab
Applied econometrics & methods
Into systemic (or not) literature reviews? You should apply the PRISMA method, for improved transparency and reproducibility.
On doing applied research:
Thoughts on how to do research in development economics, by Jean-Marie Baland
Estimating causal Effects With Observational Data: Guidelines for Agricultural and Applied Economists, by Arne Henningsen et al.
Some econometrics & statistical tools
Graphs with R, by Yan Holtz and Conor Healy
H𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, by FAO
If you fancy diff in diff:
Clément de Chaisemartin's homepage, with plenty of codes, resources, tools...
Same on Pedro Sant'Anna's website
Many other public resources can be found on Christine Cai's homepage: applied econometrics tutorials, PhD courses, coding, etc...
Free courses
Harvard University: free courses in social sciences, data science, mathematics, programming, ...
Open Yale Courses: game theory, finance, environmental politics and law, ...
Policymaking for climate action and circular economy; a MOOC by Thomas Sterner
Teaching material, by Paolo Crosetto. Great stuff on experimental economics, risk-attitudes elicitation, game theory, ...
Networking is important
Looking for the right journal?
Looking for a post-PhD opportunity? On the job market?
Fellowships from the European University Institute
Tenured research positions at INRAE - a few job offers every year in late January
Miscellaneous
Concerned by the climate impact of your work? Have a look at the PhD course by Labo 1.5
Willing to engage in the public debate on climate issues? Have a look at Expertise Climat
Worried about the global geopolitical situation and its potential impact on your access to digital tools? Have a look at European alternatives for digital products and Go European
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding, by Stephan Lewandowski et al.