Designed for early-stage economists, BESTEPS is structured as a series of lectures covering key research phases — from identifying and adapting feasible projects, to effectively communicating findings and producing final academic products.
Content
Part I: Set Up A Research Project
Part II: Research Products
The BESTEPS Guide
7 Lessons towards Effective Economics PhD Research
Based on the lecture notes, Anna Chesa and I edited The BESTEPS Guide, now available as an open-access public good for all early-career economists worldwide.
We are grateful to the following early-career economists from various institutions for reviewing the draft and providing valuable feedback: Bastian Bruestle (Zurich), Haochi Chen (Dublin), Zhenghao Chen (UCL), Alessandro Ciardo (Barcelona), Britta Hecker (IAB), Guillermo Martínez (CEMFI), Taoyi Sun (Purdue), Robert Wlodarski (Cambridge), and Jessie Ziyue Zhu (Maastricht).
Lecturer Interviews
Coming soon — conversations with our lecturers on research, career, and advice for PhD students.
Contributors
The BESTEPS project draws on the collective work of many people — a committed team of PhD colleagues alongside essential support from our administrative staff and faculty members.
Organizers and Proposal Contributors
- Daniel Favre de Nougera
- Sergio Blanco
- Marcella De Giovanni
- Sofia Balladares
- Natalia Carralero
- Elisa Muscarella
- Anna Chesa
- Ruixi Zhang
- Thompson Tawiah
- Marta Curull
- Marianna Magagnoli
- Alejandra Rivera
- Aly McTague
- Julia McGee
- Aayushi Sharma
- Enoch Ntsiful
- Juan Pascual
- Salvatore Viola
- Alessandro Ciardo
- Zhenning Han
Support from Faculty & Admin
- Cio Patxot
- Judit Vall
- Elisabet Viladecans
- Jordi Roca
- Judit Farre
- Ignasi Blanch