If you are an undergraduate student or an RA applying for a Master’s, fellowship, PhD program, or an RA job and would like to ask Professor Muralidharan to write a letter of recommendation on your behalf, please follow the instructions outlined in this document.
If you are a PhD student and would like him to write a recommendation letter for a job position or fellowship application, please follow the instructions in this document.
Use this Excel spreadsheet as a template. Please send this completed document to Christine (Chris) Chatfield with your request.
Advice for Graduate School
- How to get a PhD *and* save the world: Chris Blattman offers advice for students interested in development economics and pursuing a PhD
- Advice for Aspiring Economists: Greg Mankiw provides some tips for undergrads who would like to pursue a PhD
- Frequently Asked Questions for Doctoral Students: Debraj Ray answers frequently asked questions by students preparing to apply to PhD programs
- Tyler's Advice: Tyler Cowen from Marginal Revolution gives advice for students considering pursuing a PhD
- econphd.net: A comprehensive resource for students applying to PhD programs as well as for students currently enrolled in graduate programs
- American Economic Association: Considerations for prospective graduate students in economics
- Advice for PhD students: Paul Niehaus offers outstanding advice on building an effective process for doing research
- University of California, San Diego
- UCSD Economics
- National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
- Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD)
- Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
- Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
- Center of Evaluation for Global Action (CEGA)
- Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
- NITI Aayog