Reddit reviews Applied Econometrics with R (Use R!)

There are lots of books on Amazon, but this seems to be what you'd be looking for: http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Econometrics-R-Use/dp/0387773169

Personally, I wouldn't spend too much money on a book teaching you how to code. When it comes to programming (especially higher level data programming) there are tons of free resources online which can help you figure out what to do. This is likely the best way for you to go with regards to preparing for a job using R, SAS, Stata, Python, ect. since you'll likely be asked to program something on the job and have to use online sources to learn how to do it. Additionally, I'd advise you to look into resources such as this: http://www.r-bloggers.com/how-to-learn-r-2/ which lead you through data programming and analysis in R. Hopefully this was helpful!

P.S. Python is extremely useful (maybe not particularly for econometric analysis) and I wouldn't be dissuaded from learning it if I were you--lots of employers like to see it on a resume.

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