必讀書目是由Neugeboren與Jacobson所著的《經濟寫作》，雖然課堂上並不會包含教科書中的所有細節，學生還是必須閱讀、依循課本的作業指示並且繳交。其他參考書目包括Thomson所著《給年輕經濟學者的指南》、Berndt所著《計量經濟學實作：古典及當代》、Strunk與White所著《風格的要素》、Stata® 使用手冊及麻省理工學院大學部經濟期刊。

The required text is Writing Economics by Neugeboren and Jacobson. You are expected to read this text and follow its instructions in the work you hand in for this class, even though we will not cover the text in detail in the lectures. Other texts you might want to consult are A Guide for the Young Economist by Thomson, The Practice of Econometrics: Classic and Contemporary by Berndt, Elements of Style by Strunk and White, Stata® manuals, and The MIT Undergraduate Journal of Economics.