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Here's a
downloadable version
of my guide for UCSB students thinking about continuing on to a PhD in economics. Or here's some
advice from Greg Mankiw
and some
advice from Susan Athey
. Miles Kimball and Noah Smith have written "
The complete guide to getting into an economics program
." Noah Smith has also written on why you might
want an economics PhD
. The Summer 2014 issue of the
CSWEP newsletter
also has a series of fantastic articles.