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Most in Demand Jobs in Economics Today
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title: Most in Demand Jobs in Economics Today
description: Financial analyst The job of a financial analyst is to research and create reports on the status of companies, industries, stocks, or other financial products. These analyses usually consist of statistical tests using the advanced quantitative skills that economics majors have often acquired. But in addition to mathematical and statistical skills, such work also requires the ability to write reports and to convey this mathematical information in a clear way. This is a skill which economists tend to have more practice in than mathematicians or hard scientists, so the job is a good fit. As long as there is a market for financial products and investments, there will be a need for financial analysts so this is a job that will be in demand for the foreseeable future. Browse our analyst job listings Actuary Actuaries most often work in the field of insurance, and their job is to create models which will determine how likely it is that a given event will happen: fires, earthquakes, accidental deaths, natural deaths, businesses failing, and more. The idea is to quantify how much risk there is of a particular event occurring so that insurance companies can use this information to set the costs of their coverage. Like working as a financial analyst, this role also requires exceptional quantitative skills, although it has less of an emphasis on written reports. The insurance industry is one of the more stable industries over the long term, so this job will continue to be in high demand. Auditor An auditor works to check and verify the financial statements of companies to ensure that they have paid the correct taxes and that their finances are in good order. This requires skills in quantitative analysis, but even more so it requires recognising patterns and identifying outlying or suspicious data points. As economics researchers often focus on analysing patterns, this is a task they are well suited to. Auditing is important for all big companies and will be especially important…
disambiguating description: When it comes to choosing a career path, pragmatic people know that they shouldn't select a job purely based on how interesting they find it. In order to have a stable, long-term career, the job path chosen should be based on the needs of the market as well as the interests and skills of the individual. For this reason, we've rounded up some potential jobs for economists which are highly in demand today.
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Additional Courses to Improve Your Prospects in a Career in Economics
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title: Additional Courses to Improve Your Prospects in a Career in Economics
description: From business to programming to statistics, there are plenty of areas which can help you improve your chances of getting a job and widen your skillset more generally, if you've got the money and time to enrol on one. Of course, not everyone will be able to attend these courses due to aforementioned money and time limitations; however, those who are able to will find that improvement in these areas will greatly help your career prospects, and of course, if one looks to websites like Coursera and Udemy, many introductory and intermediate courses can be found for free. But which are the best areas to improve upon? Browse our course listings to help maximise your career prospects Business and finance As there is a great deal of crossover between economics and business in the job market, you can widen the potential pool of jobs to which you can apply by taking some units in business or finance. You might have such units as part of your course, or you may be able to take units from the Business Studies department in addition to your regular units. You could consider studying topics like management, marketing, leadership, or accounting, all of which can give you an edge when it comes to applying for jobs and will be useful when you start work too. Moreover, courses on business and finance are easy to find online, often for free, especially for beginners. Programming and IT You probably already have basic IT skills like online research, word processing, using spreadsheets, and perhaps using databases. Improving these skills, though, particularly alongside your studies, can be extremely useful in all sorts of jobs. Even if you're not hugely technical, you can can find some IT skills which you can learn – for example, HTML is easy to learn and being able to build basic websites will be useful to many employers. On top of this, basic coding courses, and even coding which takes you to the intermediate and advanced levels, can often be found online. Bear in mind that coding is l…
disambiguating description: If you're doing an economics degree and thinking about ways to maximise your career prospects once you graduate, there are lots of courses outside the realm of economics for you to choose from.
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How to Write a Successful Motivation Letter for Economics Conferences
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title: How to Write a Successful Motivation Letter for Economics Conferences
description: Browse our economics conference listings Start with the basics: your name, institutional affiliation, and a very brief career recap You should open your letter of motivation by introducing yourself and giving basic information on your current role and the current topic of your economics research. You may want to include a sentence in which you mention the positions you have held previously, or any grants which you have been recently awarded. However, the majority of your letter should be about your research rather than about yourself, so keep this section short and to the point. Give a basic description of your economics research You don't need to describe the exact details of your research, such as the experimental methods used or the results which you have gathered so far, as this information should be contained in your abstract. But you should give a simple summation of which sub-field you work in and what your research is about. Keep this general, as the people reading it may not be experts in your area. Imagine you were describing your work to a friend who works outside of academia, and write a few sentences about your research in this style. <11an>limit:2;categories:conferences;disciplines:General Economics (JEL A)</11an> Fit your topic to the conference theme As well as a general topic or subject which they cover, many economics conferences will have a theme which is different each year. The theme will typically reflect a large or important issue in the field which has been prominent over the year. If you can find a way to fit your research into the conference theme, this will greatly improve your chance of being accepted. The fit doesn't have to be perfect, but the themes are usually designed to be flexible, so put a sentence into your abstract about how your findings do or will impact on the theme and you'll make your presentation more relevant for the conference organizers and the audience. Be specific about the benefits of your economics research You prob…
disambiguating description: When you apply to present at an economics conference, you'll often be asked to provide a letter of motivation along with your abstract and CV. This is used to decide which applicants will be invited to give a talk or poster presentation at the conference. But what information should this letter of motivation contain, and what's the best way to increase your chances of being accepted to present?
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High-Salary Career Options for Economists
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description: All of that not enough to put you off? This INOMICS writer admires your determination. Despite the many pitfalls on the way to becoming rich, and despite the fact it might not be all that good when you get there, it is true that an economics degree can stand you in good stead to make some decent coin. An investigation from GoodCall found the third most likely degree millionaires have is one in economics, behind engineering and an MBA. To that end, we’ve listed some of the most remunerative jobs for economists to consider if they’re planning on making a nice (though not necessarily quick) buck. Download the INOMICS Handbook! Trading finances Perhaps not the first job economists think of when they graduate, but traders can make a hell of a lot of money if they’re particularly good at their jobs. Trading isn’t quite the same as stockbroking (as if you didn’t know): the stockbroker generally helps interested parties find, buy, and sell stock, agreeing prices between buyers and sellers, whereas the trader actually purchases and sells the stock themselves, sometimes with the help of a stockbroker. You’ll have to be on the ball for this role, monitoring the financial market and the performance of securities, and you’ll need to accurately analyse and evaluate costs, risks, and returns. How much you’ll earn doing this is highly dependent on your skills. The average salary according to Zippia.com is just $56,000, but as you might guess, some traders can earn far, far more money than this, becoming multi-millionaires - think the Wolf of Wall Street. (We here at INOMICS recommend always playing by the rule book and not engaging in any of the illicit activities Jordan Belfort did. Aside from that, Belfort was a stockbroker, not a trader, but you get the point.) Managing compensations and benefits Like the spread of germs? As a Compensations and Benefits Manager your grubby mitts will be handling money all day long. You’ll be looking after a company’s payment system and its emplo…
disambiguating description: Before you start considering what crazy lucrative job you are going to get with your economics degree, consider this fact: a lot of rich people don’t like their money. Many complain about not knowing what to do with it all, yet simultaneously having huge anxiety they’ll lose it. They moan about their friends treating them like walking bank accounts, being judged for not looking the part, and no longer being able to visit - how to put it delicately? - less refined establishments. Many work like dogs in jobs they don’t find fulfilling to top up the coffers, only to realise they never have any time to have fun with it. And all jokes aside, some studies suggest that, while earning more money than the national average does improve life satisfaction, once you get past a certain salary threshold, money stops making you any happier. (Depending on where you live, this is around $100,000.)
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Survey: Is "To Whom It May Concern” Acceptable on a Cover Letter?
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title: Survey: Is "To Whom It May Concern” Acceptable on a Cover Letter?
description: But does it really matter how you start your cover letter? To find out, ResumeCompanion conducted a poll of over 1,000 hiring managers from across the United States to determine how they view “To Whom It May Concern” being used on an applicant’s cover letter. No big deal: 83% of hiring managers disclosed that seeing “To Whom It May Concern” on an applicant’s cover letter would have little or no impact on their hiring decision. For years, experts have insisted that when you’re formatting your cover letter, you should avoid using “To Whom It May Concern” at all costs. But countless job seekers begin their cover letters with “To Whom It May Concern” anyway — they can’t all be unemployed. So to discover the truth, ResumeCompanion conducted a survey of hiring managers from across the country. The results of this survey deal a shocking blow to the expert consensus. Over 83% of hiring managers polled revealed that seeing “To Whom It May Concern” on a candidate’s cover letter would have little or no impact on their decision to hire or interview that person. Even more fascinating, however, is how the data varied according to the age, gender, and location of each respondent. Men are three times as likely as women to reject a candidate for starting their cover letter with “To Whom It May Concern.” The majority of both men and women agreed that seeing a candidate use a generic introduction on their cover letter would have little impact on their hiring decision. However, men are clearly touchier about the subject. 6% of male hiring managers stated that they would reject a candidate outright for using “To Whom It May Concern” on their cover letter. Compare that with the 2% of female hiring managers who said the same, and there’s clearly a gender divide. If you find out a man is going to be reading your cover letter, try to address him by name to boost your chances of success. Yet if you can’t find his name, it’s still most likely fine to address your letter with “To Whom It May C…
disambiguating description: If you’ve ever researched how to write a cover letter, you probably know that career experts from all over the internet agree you should never address your cover letter with a generic introduction like “To Whom It May Concern.”
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Balancing Work While Starting a Family
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title: Balancing Work While Starting a Family
description: You may also have a steady partner, or are thinking about settling down in the next few years, which opens the possibility of starting a family, if you haven’t already. The game is about to change. Whether you are already working or are applying for a job, you have some new things to think about and multiple, often contradictory priorities to balance (welcome to parenthood). For the sake of simplicity, let’s break this down to: parental leave; childcare; working time; employer/employee relationship; finances; and stress-levels. Apart from the stress, the rest is to some extent directly affected by where you live and the laws/benefits available, where you work or are applying to work, and the conditions and attitude of your (future) employer. The stress, in turn, influences and is influenced by the others. Sound complicated? It is a bit, but you’ll get there. Most parents do. Here’s a rough guide. Looking for a job? Check out our job listings Parental Leave Start thinking about how long you and your partner anticipate taking off work, because your childcare plan, and following that your work/career plan, will invariably be based around this decision. You’ll need to familiarise yourselves with your rights as an employee, which vary considerably from country to country, or in the case of federations like the US from state to state. In most countries maternity leave is considerably more generous than paternity leave, but check national guidelines for where you live. Typically there is a distinction between parental leave and parental benefits. You may be entitled to take several years off, while retaining your job, but any income from the state is normally somewhat less than your normal salary, and for a limited number of months only. Most people receive their parental benefit at the same time as taking their parental leave, to cover the drop in income. But this doesn’t always have to be the case, and there can even be benefits, for example in tax savings, by decoupling…
disambiguating description: You are educated, qualified and consider yourself reasonably intelligent. You have handed in countless papers, proposals, and at least one thesis. You probably have some experience under your belt, maybe already landed a pretty good job with good prospects. You are confident of your ability, ready to work evenings and weekends, and keen to impress.
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INOMICS unveils its A-Z of economics terms
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title: INOMICS unveils its A-Z of economics terms
description: But there’s always more we can do, and we felt the time was ripe to expand our help section to try and give even more value to young economists who are just starting out in the game. So without further ado, we’re proud to unveil our new A-Z of economics terms. Our A-Z is simple - we have professional economists write accessible but in-depth overviews of some of the most important economic terms that you will need for your studies. Starting out, we are focusing on microeconomics terms, but soon we will be expanding to macroeconomics, environmental economics, and every other type of economics you can think of. They aim to offer an insight into exactly what the term means, put it into context to make it easy to understand, and give a brief insight into where the term has been used and where you can find more academic information on the concept. First, head to inomics.com and take a glance at our header navigation. Hover your mouse of the section ‘Insights’ and you’ll see a drop down menu with the option listed ‘Economics Terms A-Z’. Give that a click and you’ll be taken to our list of all economic terms, handily listed by the first letter of the term, making it easier to find exactly what it is you’re looking for. And if you go further and click on an actual term, you’ll be able to see all the information about that term, including links through to any related definitions which we think help explain certain concepts which have been referred to. Let’s have a look at one example, adverse selection (long picture incoming): As you can see, this definition of adverse selection includes a brief, one or two sentence definition at the top, followed by a longer, more in depth definition with examples. Then some further reading is recommended which can help to expand your knowledge even more, and finally, a ‘Good to Know’ section which offers tips on how to avoid common potholes when using a term and explains some of the more tricky aspects a definition may have. Right at the bo…
disambiguating description: Here at INOMICS, we’ve always been dedicated to trying to help you, the economist (fledgling or otherwise) get the most out of your education and career. Whether that be offering you the best new courses and conferences, nudging you towards the perfect university degree, or helping you apply to jobs once you’re done studying, we’re there to give advice and present opportunities you may not have otherwise found.
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Dress Code for Economic Conferences: What to Wear and What to Avoid
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title: Dress Code for Economic Conferences: What to Wear and What to Avoid
description: Having previously helped thousands of INOMICS users find the right economics conference for them, it seemed only polite to give some general guidelines about what’s appropriate to wear once there - we know you economists are a particular bunch! Hopefully this advice will allow you to check one small thing off your (very long) checklist, and allow you to focus on the more important aspects of attending an academic conference: the networking, presenting, and possibly - fingers crossed - even having fun! So, let's get serious. Check out our conference listings The basics It’s quite likely that you’ll be traveling prior to the conference and might not have access to an iron. This one should keep in mind. Moreover, remember to pack clothes that work for both standing and sitting (there will be a lot of both, economists really can talk) and won’t be completely wrinkled after a few hours. With this in mind, avoiding linen is probably a good idea, unless, perhaps, your conference is taking place on a tropical island. In which case, lucky you! Bringing some back-up options is always a good idea in case one of your items of clothing gets a wee bit dirty or, god forbid, you have an accident. Wearing dark colours is normally a good idea as they are universally flattering and hide wrinkles and spillages well. Finally, pack some layers; you might be in a room with an air conditioner for one talk and in a veritable sauna the next, and you don't want to be distracted by being too hot or too cold. Smart is better than casual Broadly speaking, it’s always better to dress up rather than down. While “business wear” can mean a full suit for some folks and jeans and a nice top for others, it’s better to be the only guy with a tie than the only one without. No matter what time of year, shorts are never a good choice, as they come across as too casual. For women, skirts and dresses are fine, but nothing too tight or short, as this can seem unprofessional. A nice blazer or scarf can dress u…
disambiguating description: While you may be used to the daily routine of graduate school or teaching, presenting at a conference, or even just attending one, can be a whole different activity. The preparatory checklist is long enough as it is, without having the added conundrum of worrying about your appearance. If you’re in business school, perhaps you’re used to ironing your button-down shirt and slacks every day, but most academics cringe when they hear the term 'business casual'. But fear not. We, the gracious folks at INOMCS, are here to help.
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The soft skills you need to succeed
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title: The soft skills you need to succeed
description: Download the INOMICS Handbook! Communication At the top of every list of essential soft skills seems to be communication. Effective communication doesn’t just mean being able to talk to another person as though they are a human being (although this is obviously useful on a day-to-day basis) – it also means being able to adapt your communication style to different people based on their seniority, age and relationship to you. It means having the ability to adapt your presentation skills, according to whether you’re talking to five people in a thesis workshop or five hundred at a conference. It means being able to write a pithy research proposal for your PhD thesis, slog out a decent essay introduction that remains concise and yet easy to understand, or compress your ideas into a couple of sentences to efficiently get across exactly what it is you do, want, or need. It also means shutting up and listening to someone else speak in order to learn and grow. This last part includes emotional intelligence, something very important for effective communication. If you can’t empathise with people, it’s impossible to communicate effectively with them. Communication skills will help you in every aspect of your life, from forming new relationships with people (this doesn’t necessarily mean friendship, but rather contacts; an essential part of networking is communication) to listening to what others have to say even when you disagree with their opinions. So how to improve these communication skills? A good way is to surround yourself with people you know are good at communicating – whether that means getting someone who can hold an audience to help you with your next presentation or sitting down with a colleague who seems to know absolutely everyone to help you improve your networking skills. You could also take a course in communication (yes, they exist), or throw yourself in at the deep end by forcing yourself to present and talk to people as often as is humanly possible. Teamwo…
disambiguating description: Everyone knows about the hard skills you need to be able to succeed in economics or in academia in general: excellent writing and proofreading skills, the ability to extract information from what are often dense scientific texts, and being able to evaluate and analyse data effectively, among other things. But they aren’t the only skills you need to have. There are, of course, the dreaded soft skills – a slippery term that can mean anything from being able to clearly communicate your ideas to another human being to more abstract concepts like emotional intelligence. But what are the most important soft skills to have, and how can you develop the ones that need some more work?
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Top jobs in international economics
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title: Top jobs in international economics
description: Browse our job listings in international economics 1. Work as an analyst One of the most popular career paths for economists generally, and for international economists specifically, is working as an analyst. This is a broad term which refers to anyone who performs work in which data is analysed in order to find particular patterns or to determine the best course of action. There are many types of analyst role which an international economist could take on – from financial analysts, who analyse businesses' equity and securities, to research analysts, who dig through data which is collected as part of a research project, to policy analysts, who work on investigating the effects of public policies to see whether they are effective. You could find a job as an analyst at a private think tank such as the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, in a business such as Reis, a commercial real estate analytics company or for the federal or local government. 2. Work in the finance industry Another big employer of economists is the finance industry. Having a knowledge of international affairs and international money systems is highly useful in an increasingly international finance market. You might find work with a bank or an insurance company, working in a role such as financial analyst, financial management, or investment banker. Work in the finance industry tends to be very well compensated but is also high-pressure and with long working hours expected. If you love to throw yourself fully into projects and don't mind putting your social life on the back burner for a time, then you could find work in the finance industry to be very rewarding. However, if you're looking for a job with good work-life balance or a strong social outlook, this may not be the industry for you. <11an>limit:2;categories:jobs|conferences;disciplines:International Economics (JEL F)</11an> 3. Work for a global organisation A way to put your specialist knowledge of international economic…
disambiguating description: If you're an economist and you're thinking about working in the field of international economics, you might be wondering what kind of career options are open to you. Here are a few suggestions for jobs which you could do.
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The Job Boom in Northern Cities
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title: The Job Boom in Northern Cities
description: The job market in the North has become much more competitive and much more appealing to talented professionals. It was once London, and only London, that would attract interest from the hottest industry talent - but those days are gone. More professionals are open to living and working outside of the vibrant capital. Now, they're opting for the bigger bustling cities in the North such as Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh. So why is there a shift in attitudes? Browse our job listings for more opportunities Why professionals are looking north London has a lot to offer young workers, but the cost of living, overpriced accommodation and fast pace of the city can be avoided if workers look at northern cities instead. Young professionals can still enjoy city life at a fraction of the cost of living in London - in both money and time. Data suggests a first-time buyer will have to put down a deposit three times the national average, and this has been the main reason why job opportunities and competition for them is booming in the North. However, the job market in the North has not grown by demand alone: there are also many renowned and international companies looking for new staff in the North. This can be proven with a quick search for jobs in Manchester, or for jobs in the other northern powerhouse cities. Job applications: the facts and figures Research also backs up claims that the North has a healthy and prospering job market. One job search site has been digging around and analysing job opportunities and job applications made to companies in these northern cities. Its findings indicate that there really is a northern job boom. It found a number of cities had received significantly more job applications over the previous two-year period. These cities were Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Leeds and the two major Scottish cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh. In fact, Glasgow had one of the biggest rises in application with a staggering 41% incre…
disambiguating description: Brexit may have created a great deal of anxiety and business uncertainty, yet the UK is enjoying a golden period of employment. With more people in jobs and less out of work jobseekers, the UK is experiencing record employment levels not seen for decades. Some of this achievement is down to a job boom in the north of England and in the two biggest Scottish cities.
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Conference Scholarships to Fund Your Conference Trip
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title: Conference Scholarships to Fund Your Conference Trip
description: Check out our conference listings 1. Royal Economic Society Conference Grant Scheme Also aimed at economists is the RES conference grant, which is open to members who are presenting an economics paper or giving a talk at a conference. This funding available is up to £500 and applications for awards are accepted three times a year, in January, May, and September. Applicants will have to submit a summary of the impact the funding had on their trip and receipts detailing their expenditure. 2. International Atlantic Economic Society Scholarships Conference grants are available for economists living in Turkey, Eastern Europe, and Africa through the IAES to attend their yearly conference which is held in Europe. Awards of $250 to $350 are available, and recipients are invited to present a paper at the conference. 3. World History Association World Scholar Travel Fund Another organisation which offers a scholarship to cover the cost of attendance at its conference is the WHA, which gives funding primarily to academics from outside of North America to cover travel and other costs. In addition to this, they offer conference registration fee waivers for those who are in economic need. There's also a teacher scholarship which can fund a K-12 or community college teacher who is presenting a paper. 4. International Association for Energy Economics Student Scholarships Students in the field of energy economics who are from developing countries can apply for a scholarship from the IAEE to attend their conference. The scholarship covers travel and accommodation costs of up to $1750 as well as the cost of the conference registration fee. 5. American Political Science Association Travel Grants Those in political science who are US graduate students, international students in the US, international scholars, or unemployed members can apply for a APSA travel grant to attend the organisation's two yearly conferences. They also offer scholarships for Latino/a students and other minority g…
disambiguating description: If you've got a conference coming up that you want to attend, you'll know that there are lots of costs associated with a trip. You'll need to pay for travel and accommodation as well as the cost of conference attendance, which can all add up to a large amount of cash. Often, your department will pay for conference trips, but what if you run out of travel budget, or you don't have this option? In that case, you might want to consider applying for a conference scholarship. These are awards of money given to fund travel and attendance at a conference, usually for students or early career researchers. Often these scholarships will require that you're actually presenting at a conference, but not always - some have different criteria, such as where you are a resident and whether or not you're a student. In any case, there are large databases available to find scholarships for conference; here is a short list to get you started.
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Plan B: What to do if your PhD Application is Rejected
type: Article
title: Plan B: What to do if your PhD Application is Rejected
description: Assess whether the department was the right fit for you Sometimes, a rejected application can actually be a blessing in disguise. If your research interests do not align well with the interests of the department to which you applied, then it would be difficult for you to bond with the department and to get the support that you need in your PhD. Some departments or institutions have more broad interests than others, but usually the more specifically focused a department is, the easier it will be for you to study that topic there. So take some time to think seriously about whether your proposed project was a good fit for where you were applying. If not, try to find departments that do research which is more closely aligned to what you want to do. Also consider your own profile – it will be easier for you to be accepted onto a program where you have an academic background in common with other researchers there. Maybe you can find a different department to apply to which is more closely suited to your project. Get more experience Some applications will be rejected even though the project proposal has potential, because the applicant does not convince the assessors that they can perform the work. You are not expected to have a complete understanding of how to perform a research project when you apply – after all, the purpose of the PhD is to teach you these skills – but you do need to show that you have some level of experience. This is especially true if you are changing fields between your masters and your PhD. If you want to move from, say, history to economics, then you would be expected to have some experience with statistics, mathematics, or modelling, for example. If you don't have this experience, you can try to get a job as a research assistant or research worker to help you build up your skills and demonstrate that you can perform the kind of work that you want to do. <11an>limit:3;categories:PhD Programs;disciplines:Economics</11an> Reapply next year If you've…
disambiguating description: If you've applied to do a PhD but have been unsuccessful, don't despair! Although having an application rejected can be disheartening, it isn't unusual, and it can often take people a couple of tries until they get accepted onto a course. Here are a few tips on what to do if your PhD application is rejected. If you plan to improve your PhD application this autumn, download our free guide "How to successfully apply to a PhD in Economics"
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Tips For Students: How To Find A Part-Time/Student Job To Finance Your Studies
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title: Tips For Students: How To Find A Part-Time/Student Job To Finance Your Studies
description: This is not necessarily a bad thing, as there are numerous advantages that come with being employed on a part-time basis whilst studying. The benefits are first and foremost financial - the extra cash can prove invaluable - but there are also additional benefits, such as valuable time management skills - having less free time requires students to organise and manage their time more precisely in order to meet academic deadlines - as well as providing a productive escape from essay writing. Furthermore, in the most ideal scenario your part-time job can serve as an introduction (first step) to a possible future career, and at the very least this will provide a positive experience for future employers to appraise. Concerning employment after graduation, you never want to be in an interview fresh out of university and say that you do not have any previous professional experience. And last but not least, it can be argued that students who have part-time jobs and who are not solely dependent on their parents, scholarships or other sources of funding tend to spend their own money more wisely. Having established the undeniable advantages of getting a student job, here comes the hard part, how do you get one given the scores of students who are in the same boat? Well, here are 6 crucial tips: 1. Use the structures and tools at your disposal. In that regard, your first stop should be the university’s Jobshop or Career Services Office. Almost all universities possess one, and at the very least they will be able to point you in the right direction. 2. Universities draw upon their own students to fill a variety of jobs within their own institution. There will most likely be a regular newsletter or mailing list keeping students informed of the latest vacancies. Never forget, the early bird catches the worm. 3. Remember that you are not the first university student to be seeking employment, so find out how your fellow students have solved the problem. Word of mouth is an invaluable…
disambiguating description: Given the highly competitive nature of funding opportunities and the ever-increasing cost of higher education, a part-time job is seemingly an unavoidable part of the student experience. Whether it be to earn some more money to put towards tuition fees, or the cost of living expenses or even having a little aside for entertainment and leisure activities, students find themselves increasingly obliged to find a part-time job whilst at university.
date posted: 2015-04-15T22:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-07T15:58:57Z
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How to Write a Cover Letter: Five Steps to Success
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title: How to Write a Cover Letter: Five Steps to Success
description: In this post, we’ll break down how to write a successful cover letter into five basic components. This information can be applied to any type of cover letter, though it is most closely aligned with a cover letter for a job application. We've also included some examples at the end to help you generate ideas for your cover letter. If you're interested in economics resumes or academic cover letter samples as well, be sure to check out the linked articles. Browse our job listings for economics opportunities 1. Start with a great introduction Rather than restating your name and the title of the job to which you are applying, begin with a strong sentence about what makes the position right for you. Skipping the unnecessary repetition of information and jumping right into your letter makes you look more professional while also emphasising your interest. If you have any personal connections to the institution or organization, mention that in the first few lines. Such connections can set you apart from other applicants, so don’t be afraid to point them out. If you don’t have any connections, use the full first paragraph to express your interest in the position and briefly mention why you are a good fit for the job. 2. Highlight your unique qualifications In the body of your letter, you should include one to two paragraphs describing details about your academic and professional background. This should incorporate information that cannot explicitly be found in your CV, including strengths, interests and achievements that are relevant to the job to which you are applying. Don't be afraid to cite specific accomplishments, as specific details are far more impressive and memorable than bland lists of qualifications. 3. Show you’ve done your research Prior to sitting down to write a cover letter, spend some time looking at the website of your prospective employer. Read about current events, research or other work being done in the area to which you are applying. If there are public…
disambiguating description: Whether you’re still a student, a recent graduate, or already years into your career, mastering the art of cover letter writing is useful at every level. In one form or another, cover letters are a required component of applications to jobs, study programs, conferences, scholarships and many other important opportunities along your career path.
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The INOMICS Questionnaire: Fratzscher vs Rossi-Hansberg
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title: The INOMICS Questionnaire: Fratzscher vs Rossi-Hansberg
description: Download the INOMICS Handbook! Marcel Fratzscher: What is your favorite place on earth? Esteban Rossi-Hansberg: My office: The thrill of having my own space to work and concentrate has never gone away since I got my first office at Stanford’s economics department in 2002. Perhaps the reason can be traced back to my PhD. Back then, Chicago Ph.D. students did not get their own desk. I wrote my dissertation in the cafeteria of the Business School. MF: Outside of economics, what occupation would you have if you could be absolutely anything? ERH: I would be an artist or a chef. I love the creativity and the sense of accomplishment. If you think about it, it is not that different from research in economics. There is a technical part to our work, but the most creative (and best) part involves coming up with useful and beautiful abstractions. MF: What is the virtue you appreciate the most? ERH: Smarts are always useful, but in my experience not that scarce; at least in our profession and at the level required for most endeavors in economics. For me, the most important quality is perseverance and the ability to work hard continuously over many years. MF: Your all-time favourite figure in economics? ERH: I have three favorites, Friedman, Becker and Lucas. In my view, this trio has defined and expanded the reach and methodological rigor of the field more than any other. MF: Your #1 economics blog? ERH: I am not an avid reader of blogs, but I like VoxEu. It is a good, fast way to stay connected with research on a number of issues not directly related to the topics I study. I also like that it is based on real research, not just opinions MF: Your ideal student? ERH: Independent, smart and with a lot of grit. MF: What should be done to address a gender bias in research in economics? ERH: Focus on ideas and their quality, not on who produces them. MF: What is the most misguided research agenda in economics? ERH: Reduced-form empirical studies of the overall economic impact of clim…
disambiguating description: Esteemed economist, Princeton Professor, and friend of INOMICS, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, generously took time out of his busy schedule to take part in the second INOMICS Handbook Questionnaire. Opposite him, in his customary role of quizmaster, was Professor Marcel Fratzscher, president of the DIW Berlin, and one of Germany’s leading voices in macroeconomics. Keeping with tradition, and as a nod to the heavyweight reputations of those involved, we dubbed the encounter ‘Fratzscher v Rossi-Hansberg’. What played out proved illuminating and often personal, the dialogue shedding light on the inner workings of the mystery that is the ‘economist’s mind’. For anyone even loosely connected to economics the following conversation will make an interesting read.
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Non-Profit Sector: Job Options for an Economist
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title: Non-Profit Sector: Job Options for an Economist
description: Check out our economics job listings Governmental jobs: state and local One of the biggest employers of economics graduates are governments, both state or local. Governments hire economists at all levels to help shape policy, analyse data, and make predictions. Skills required of this line of work tend to include statistical expertise, modelling, data management, data entry and research assistance. The advantage of these jobs is that they are often both stable and reliable, meaning you'll have great job security and likely have good benefits like vacation time and pension payments too. In our age of high-stress and over-time, these bonuses should not be overlooked! International agencies International organisations, specifically international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), are also big employers of economists. INGOs, like mission-driven organisations the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières, and NGOs, like country-specific organisations the Danish Refugee Council and the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, are all in constant need of economists. The work offered at these organisations is best suited to those who are driven by social causes, and ideally who have a specific passion for the mission of the organisation. On the downside, the work can often be less well paid and less stable than in other fields. That said, the work is among the most worthy out there. Economic development organisations These organisations work toward the economic development of specific areas, cities, or regions. Counted among their ranks are the Arab Forum for Environment and Development and the Alaska Native Arts Foundation. Essentially, they work to influence policy and promote economic development in any given area. The jobs offered in this sector are suited to those with business skills and financial acumen, but also a commitment to a particular region; its local politics, arts, and culture. Union organisation Another area in whi…
disambiguating description: You know that there are a ton of career prospects open to someone who has studied economics, spanning from academia and the finance industry, all the way to management consulting. A big advantage of studying economics is that it gives you a skill set which is applicable and transferrable to many different fields. One particular area of work open to economists is the non-profit sector. Many are drawn to this sector for social reasons; the desire to make a positive impact on the world. It is a highly admirable area to work in, and something that we at INOMICS massively endorse! So, what kind of non-profit jobs are actually available to economists? Here are our suggestions that may be applicable to you.
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Top 10 Economics Journals
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title: Top 10 Economics Journals
description: Also, as a reader it's useful to know about the most popular and prestigious journals, so that you can more easily locate information which you need when doing literature reviews. For this reason, today we're sharing a list of the top 10 journals in the field of economics, so you can see at a glance which are the big-name journals which you should be aware of. Looking for a job in economics? Check out our job listings. 1. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press This is the oldest English language professional journal in the field of economics, and one of the most respected. It covers all aspects of the field, but has a specialisation in microtheory and macroeconomics – both empirical and theoretical work. 2. Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press Another long-standing journal, the Journal of Political Economy was first published in 1892 and has since covered both theoretical and empirical work in economics which could have long-term impact on the state of the field. Its specialisations include monetary theory, fiscal policy, labor economics, development, micro and macroeconomic theory, international trade and finance, industrial organization, and social economics. 3. Econometrica, Econometric Society With a specialisation in econometrics, this journal has been established since 1933. It aims to attract high-quality research through awarding of the Frisch Medal every two years, which recognises outstanding research published in the journal. 4. American Economic Review, American Economic Association Established in 1911, this is another well-established and well-respected journal in the field of economics. Once a year, in May, an issue is dedicated to presenting proceedings and papers from the annual meeting of the American Economic Association. 5. Journal of Finance, American Finance Association For the related field of finance, the Journal of Finance is the top place to publish, along with the Review of Financial Studies and the…
disambiguating description: All academics know how important it is to get your work published. The journal which you publish your work in can have a big effect on how it is perceived and on how many people it reaches, so it's important to make the right decision when submitting your work for publication. You want to make sure that you submit to a journal which has a strong professional reputation for your work to be taken seriously.
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Tips for reformatting your manuscript to submit to a new journal
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title: Tips for reformatting your manuscript to submit to a new journal
description: Browse our job listings for more opportunities 1. Look up the formatting guidelines on the journal website Before you begin reformatting, make sure that you know exactly what the requirements of your new target journal are. Don't assume that just because you have formatted for one journal in your field that the requirements will be the same for other journals. Each journal will have its own requirements in terms of fonts, layouts, required appendices, image formatting guidelines, and supporting materials, so make sure that you research this thoroughly before you begin the reformatting process. You can find a full list of formatting guidelines on the website for the journal you are aiming to publish in. 2. Remember to check your tables One part of reformatting that always seems to take forever is formatting your tables of data. Tables are finicky and tend to break when compressed or stretched to fit different paper sizes or margins. Make sure that you check every single one of your tables to see that it is displaying correctly under the new formatting requirements. 3. Use a tool like LaTeX to format more quickly If you are looking for a way to make reformatting easier and you are fed up of using a word processor like Microsoft Word or Open Office Writer, then you can try a specialist academic typesetting program like LaTeX instead. LaTeX is a little more complicated to use than a standard word processor as it requires you to separate out your content and your formatting and to indicate your formatting choices through the use of a markup language. However, once you have a document prepared in LaTex then you can change the formatting of that document very easily. With a few clicks you can change the fonts, margins, columns, emphasis formatting, and more throughout the entire document. Instead of having to go through your entire manuscript and change every time you use italics, for example, you can just change the italics formatting setting and all of the italic text wi…
disambiguating description: As every academic knows, writing a paper for submission to a journal is a long and arduous process. It is common for papers to be rejected from the first journal that you submit to, so you will have to reformat the manuscript and resubmit it to another journal. This process of reformatting requires quite a bit of work, even when the paper is staying essentially the same and the only changes being made are cosmetic. Every journal has its own rules about formatting such as fonts to be used, margins, the type and number of images allowed, and citation format. To help you with this process, here are our tips for reformatting your manuscript to submit to a new journal.
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date modified: 2026-07-08T08:09:52Z
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4 Ways Economists Can Market Their Research Projects
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title: 4 Ways Economists Can Market Their Research Projects
description: If you're looking for an event to attend this year, check out our conference listings. That doesn’t mean you have to act like a sleazy used car salesman. All you really need is a bit of networking; identify some opportunities to make connections and be socially active in your community. Here are just a few ideas to get you started. Hold a seminar at a university Colleges and universities often host seminars, which make for one of the most ideal settings in which to present your research to an engaged audience. Seminar audiences tend to be genuinely interested in and enthusiastic about the subject matter being discussed, which means you’re much more likely to get a positive response—and for your research to gets some great word of mouth promotion. Remember to keep your audience and the ultimate purpose of the seminar in mind when developing your presentation. You’re not necessarily sharing every single piece of data you’ve gathered, only the information and conclusions that are most relevant to the point you’re making. This may go without saying, but you also need to make sure your presentation is interesting to watch and listen to - even if the subject matter is already something your audience wants to hear about. Simply reading from a piece of paper isn’t very engaging, no matter what it is you’re saying. Step things up and supply your audience members with supplementary visual aids and other materials that they can take home, organized inside of professionally printed presentation folders. If you’re unsure where to find the right packaging, Company Folders, Inc. comes strongly recommended for their extensive selection. This makes it easy to find a style that will stand out in a crowd - and make your presentation that much more distinctive. Speak at a conference You can present your research at a conference in much the same way you would a seminar. A conference can be academia-related, but many conferences are tailored more towards industry professionals, such as e…
disambiguating description: It’s not uncommon for those in field of economics research to feel a little hesitant about the idea of “marketing” themselves. After all, you’re not really selling a product—you’re sharing valuable knowledge so that other people can benefit from it. But if you want others to take notice of that knowledge in the first place, you’ll need to take some steps towards promoting your work.
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date modified: 2026-07-08T08:11:53Z
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