diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index ca37505d..14e529b9 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def install(package):
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
 extensions = [
+    'sphinx_rtd_theme'
     'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
     'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
     'sphinx.ext.mathjax',
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ def install(package):
 # -- Options for HTML output ----------------------------------------------
 on_rtd = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS', None) == 'True'
 if on_rtd:
-    html_theme = 'default'
+    html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
 else:  # Local build. Need to import rtd theme
   import sphinx_rtd_theme
   html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
diff --git a/docs/source/contributing.rst b/docs/source/contributing.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd54e618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/contributing.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Developers
+==========
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 6dcf2531..78469d9c 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ mainly used by developers internal to the package.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   setup
    game_theory
    markov
    optimize
    random
    tools
    util
+   contributing
 
 Indices and tables
 ==================
diff --git a/docs/source/setup.rst b/docs/source/setup.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..496b6108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/setup.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+Installation
+============
+
+Before installing `quantecon` we recommend you install the [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/download/) Python distribution, which includes a full suite of scientific python tools.
+
+Next you can install quantecon by opening a terminal prompt and typing
+
+.. code:: 
+    pip install quantecon
+
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+Once `quantecon` has been installed you should be able to import it as follows:
+
+    import quantecon as qe
+
+You can check the version by running
+
+    print(qe.__version__)
+
+If your version is below what’s available on [PyPI](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/quantecon/) then it is time to upgrade. This can be done by running
+
+    pip install --upgrade quantecon
+
+Downloading the `quantecon` Repository
+--------------------------------------
+
+An alternative is to download the sourcecode of the `quantecon` package and install it manually from [the github repository](https://github.com/QuantEcon/QuantEcon.py/). For example, if you have git installed type
+
+    git clone https://github.com/QuantEcon/QuantEcon.py
+
+Once you have downloaded the source files then the package can be installed by running
+
+	cd QuantEcon.py
+    pip install ./
+
+(To learn the basics about setting up Git see [this link](https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git/).)
+
+Examples and Sample Code
+------------------------
+
+Many examples of QuantEcon.py in action can be found at [Quantitative Economics](https://lectures.quantecon.org/). 
+
+QuantEcon.py is supported financially by the [Alfred P. Sloan Foundation](http://www.sloan.org/) and is part of the [QuantEcon organization (A NumFOCUS fiscally sponsored project)](/).
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