More on the template:
The project includes a
.tex file (the main text of
the paper), a .bst file (that’s just there for
bibliography style–no need to edit that or worry about it ever),
a .png file (an example of an image you can insert
into your thesis), and a .bib file (the bibtex
bibliography file). The thesis is the .tex file,
but it calls on all the other files. It calls on the .bst
and .bib files to make and format the bibliography
and (author-year) citations using AER guidelines. It also calls
on the .png image to insert that image into the
text. Most commands you need to know to typeset a thesis (make
sections, add footnotes, cite papers, add equations, add
tables/figures) are shown in the template. The .bib
file is where you should put the information for articles you’re
reading that you’ll want to cite. You’ll create a name for the
reference in the bib file (e.g., the first one in the example
.bib file is named tir11) and then you can call that specific
reference at any point in the .tex file using various
cite commands. The bibtex framework will save you so much time when
it comes to making a proper set of citations/bibliography.
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