Karthik Muralidharan

Letters of Recommendation
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

1. How to get a PhD *and* save the world: Chris Blattman offers advice for students interested in development economics and pursuing a PhD
2. Advice for Aspiring Economists: Greg Mankiw provides some tips for undergrads who would like to pursue a PhD
3. Frequently Asked Questions for Doctoral Students: Debraj Ray answers frequently asked questions by students preparing to apply to PhD programs
4. Tyler's Advice: Tyler Cowen from Marginal Revolution gives advice for students considering pursuing a PhD
5. econphd.net: A comprehensive resource for students applying to PhD programs as well as for students currently enrolled in graduate programs
6. American Economic Association: Considerations for prospective graduate students in economics
7. Advice for PhD students: Paul Niehaus offers outstanding advice on building an effective process for doing research

Affiliations

1. University of California, San Diego
2. UCSD Economics
3. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
4. Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD)
5. Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
6. Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
7. Center of Evaluation for Global Action (CEGA)
8. Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
9. NITI Aayog