What I do all day

2008-01-04 · Original WordPress address

• Step 1: Go to Google Scholar and type in a keyword query or a citation (e.g. "Krueger and Lindahl 2001")

• Step 2: Browse results and click on "all x versions >>" to get a free version of the paper (usually the ones hosted at universities)
• Step 3: Skim paper; this usually means reading the introduction and conclusion and quickly looking at the model section (read: math)... there's always a model section
• Step 4: Click the "cited by y" link and go to step 2 for those results
• Step 5: Identify interesting citations in the paper and go to step 1