Tools and Tips

Exporting regression result

In Stata, one well known package for generating regression tables is estout.

• In R, use stargazer. To install, call install.packages("stargazer") in a R console;
• In Python, use stargazer as well. In command-line, use pip install stargazer to install.

Reference management tools

• Zotero + Dropbox, a guide on keeping references and annotated PDFs together.

Writing tools

• Overleaf: UM faculty and students can request for full access by emailing 4help@umich.edu. Mechnically, you will be added to a group on Overleaf called “UmichITAM”.
  • For students: maxing out the referral bonuses on this bonus page should unlock all useful features, notably the Dropbox synchronization and Git access. If you need help with unlocking all referral bonuses, ask Linfeng for help on the Slack channel.

Time tracking tools

• Rescutime is a time-logging tool, which passively logs all activities on your digital devices (computers and (Android) phones).
• Toggl Track is a timer-tracking tool, available on all platforms.