Greg Mankiw's Blog: How to Write Well

When I was CEA chair, I sent the following guidelines to my staff as they started drafting the Economic Report of the President. A friend recently emailed me a copy, and I thought I would share them with blog readers. They are good rules of thumb, especially for economists writing for a general audience. ERP Writing Guidelines Stay focused. Remember the take-away points you want the reader to reme

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　「When I was CEA chair, I sent the following guidelines to my staff as they started drafting the Economic Report of the President. They are good rules of thumb, especially for economists writing for a general audience.」