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Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics Program Requirements (pdf)

Vanderbilt Law School Handbook 2008-2009 (pdf)

Graduate School Catalog

Graduate School Academic Regulations 2008-2009 (pdf)

Honor Council Rules (pdf)

Campus Map

Graduate Student Housing

Forms

Student Purchase Request Form

Business Card Order Form for Students

Faculty-Student Lunch Series

April 13, 2009: Professor Steven Hetcher, Vanderbilt University Law School
Topic: Intellectual property law, IP torts, music sampling and new technology

February 13, 2009: Professor Patricia Born, California State University
Topic: Medical malpractice insurance

February 11, 2009: Professor Robert Belton, Vanderbilt University Law School
Topic: Employment law

November 17, 2008: Professor Paige Marta Skiba, Vanderbilt University Law School
Topic: "The Ticket to Easy Street? The Financial Consequences of Winning the Lottery"

Newsletters

December 2008

AEA

American Economic Review Style Guide

American Economic Association's Resources for Economists

Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP)

Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession (CSMGEP)

Useful Articles

Cawley, John. "A Guide (and Advice) for Economists on the U.S. Junior Academic Job Market," Job Openings for Economists, September 2003. (pdf)

Cochrane, John H. "Writing Tips for Ph.D. Students," June 2005. (pdf)

Craft, R. Kim and Joe G. Baker. "Do Economists Make Better Lawyers? Undergraduate Degree Field and Lawyer Earnings," Journal of Economic Education 34(3), Summer 2003, 263-281. Available at EBSCOhost.

Grove, Wayne A., Donald H. Dutkowsky, and Andrew Grodner. "Survive Then Thrive: Determinants of Success in the Economics Ph.D. Program," Economic Inquiry 45(4), October 2007, 864-871.

Hamermesh, Daniel S. "An Old Male Economist's Advice to Young Female Economists," May 2004. (pdf)

Hamermesh, Daniel S. "The Young Economist's Guide to Professional Etiquette," Journal of Economic Perspectives 6(1), Winter 1992, 169-179. Available at JSTOR.

Pearson, Matthew. "How to Survive Your First Year of Graduate School in Economics," November 2005. (pdf)

Links

Economics at Vanderbilt's Library

E-Journal Locator at Vanderbilt

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

The University of Minnesota Law School's Resources for Succeeding in Law School

2008 Journal Acceptance Rates

Perqs

Free Ride with Vanderbilt ID Card - commute to and from campus for free using MTA buses

Health

Psychological and Counseling Center
Baker Building, Suite 1120
(615) 322-2571

Student Health Center (physical and mental health)
Zerfoss Building, Medical Center North
(615) 322-2427 (main line and after-hours)
(615) 322-3414 (mental health services during business hours)