Resources

Below are important resources and quick links for students in the Department of Economics. In addition, please review our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to common questions.

Academic Policies and Quick Links

• Academic Calendar
• Block Schedule and Semester Exam Schedule
• The Registrar (for Undergraduate Students): information on graduate requirements and deadlines, registration, and other information
• The Registrar (for Graduate Students): information on graduation requirements and deadlines, registration, Graduate Exit Survey and other requirements, preparing/submitting a thesis or dissertation
• Apply for graduation and submit a Degree Audit (review FAQ 'I'm a senior...')
• Academic Integrity
• Senior Honors Thesis: guidelines and tips on writing a senior thesis, research opportunities, sample thesis papers, and more
• Senior Honors Thesis Advisors:
  • Information
  • Forms
• Graduate Student handbook and forms

Tutoring Resources and Academic Coaching

• StAAR Center (Student Accessibility Services and the Academic Resource Center): offers free tutoring and assistance with research, organizing ideas, or writing. StAAR undergraduate tutors also provide small group tutoring for Economics EC 5, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 50. StAAR Center Coaching Program provides additional services including:
  • One-on-one academic coaching for students who need to develop academic skills (time management, study strategies, reading and note-taking strategies, etc.)
  • Academic Skills Workshops
  • Subject Tutoring for introductory level courses
• STATA Tutor

  • Spring 2024 schedule for help from the Economics STATA TA
    Ms. Maysam Hassan will conduct the following STATA help sessions in JCC 533:

    STATA Assistance Office Hours (from 22 January through 2 May 2024) 

    Please allow 24 hours for an answer from tutor.

    • Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 pm

    • Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 pm

       

  • Tisch Library Support for Research and Data Analysis (including STATA):
    Visit the DataLab page for the schedule and additional information.

          

• Spring 2024 schedule for help from the Economics Ec 11 Tutor:
  Mr. James Chillery will conduct the following Ec 11 help sessions in JCC 533 (from 22 January through 29 April 2024):

  • Mondays, 12:00 pm-2:00 pm

    Ms. Hongwei Li will conduct the following Ec 11 help sessions in JCC 533 (from 2 February through 2May 2024)

  • Thursdays, 9:00 am-11:00 am

    Please allow 24 hours for an answer from the tutors.

•       Spring 2024 schedule for help from Economics Ec 12 Tutor:

        Mr. Leilie Tong will conduct the following Ec 12 help sessions in JCC 533 (from 2 February through 3 May 2024)

• Please allow 24 hours for an answer from the tutor.
  • Fridays, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm

Research

• Core Faculty Research Interests
• Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Research Wiki
• Tisch Library
• Tufts Research Support
• Information for preparing research proposals: 
  • Institutional information, F&A, and fringe rates
  • Funding opportunities and related workshops
  • Tufts research administration

Resources for Students in the Neubauer Family Program in Economics and Public Policy

• North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference
• Tufts University Graduate Funding Opportunities
• Empirics and Methods in Economics Conference (EMCON) at the University of Chicago
• Traditional Canada Fulbright Student Award
• NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
• U.S. Fulbright Program
• Faculty Diversity Dissertation Success Curriculum
• Smith Richardson Foundation Domestic Public Policy Program Grants
• US-Japan Policy Studies
• The Washington Center for Equitable Growth Grant Program
• Open Society Foundations Civil Society Scholar Awards
• Regional Studies Association Travel Grant
• Emerald African Management Research Fund Award

External Resources

The Department of Economics Department highly recommends the following external news and resource sites:

• North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference
• Tufts University Graduate Funding Opportunities
• Empirics and Methods in Economics Conference (EMCON) at the University of Chicago
• Traditional Canada Fulbright Student Award
• NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
• U.S. Fulbright Program
• Faculty Diversity Dissertation Success Curriculum
• Smith Richardson Foundation Domestic Public Policy Program Grants
• US-Japan Policy Studies
• The Washington Center for Equitable Growth Grant Program
• Open Society Foundations Civil Society Scholar Awards
• Regional Studies Association Travel Grant
• Emerald African Management Research Fund Award
  • Resources for Economists on the Internet (RFE): A comprehensive guide to online Economics resources maintained by Bill Goffe (Department of Economics, SUNY Oswego)
  • American Economic Association: For students interested in considering a major in Economics
  • The Economic Report of the President
  • Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
  • The Bureau of Economic Analysis
  • Treasury Department
  • Justice Department antitrust
  • The Brookings Institute
  • The National Bureau of Economic Research
  • The International Monetary Fund
  • Econofact
  • News organizations such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times