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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 7 years ago
Meet Vladimir: an Associate Professor of Economics at Ewha Womans University in Seoul
Vladimir Hlasny is an associate professor of Economics at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. We chose him as the winner of our Conference Grant Contest 2016 and awarded him with a ā¬500 grant. The prize helped him to attend the Joint NIDI-RUG Workshop on Socioeconomics Differences and Health Later in Life organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen. Over 670 participants took part in the contest by submitting short answers related to their own academic career growth. You can see Vladimir's winning answer here.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 8 years ago
What Can You Do With a Masterās in Economics?
If you're thinking about doing a master's degree in economics, or you're already studying for one, then you're sure to be interested in the job prospects for economics students. What kind of job can you get with a master's in economics, and in what kind of organisations do graduates end up working? We covered this issue last year, but now we've got new data on the employment of economics students for this year, so we're sharing an updated perspective. Read on to find out more about the kinds of careers which are open to those who have studied a master's in economics.
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- Master's Program
- Posted 8 years ago
MSc International Business Taxation
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- Work Abroad Article
- Posted 10 years ago
Summer Internships in Economics and Finance 2013
Last year, we posted an article titled āInternships in Economics ā Lessons from an Economist,ā which offered useful advice about the importance of internships and how to find what youāre looking for. Now, as spring is flying by and summer is just around the corner, we know that many of you are in the process of finding a summer internship. In this post, weāll highlight a few specific internships and delve into the many great places to intern for anyone interested in economics and finance.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
Top 50 Finance Blogs
While we of course hope you find our own blog to be a great and engaging resource, we recognize that there are copious noteworthy blogs out there focusing specifically on the world of finance. For this post, weāve gathered a list of 50 Finance related blogs for you to peruse.
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- Ranking
- Posted 10 years ago
Top Think Tanks and Social Science Research Institutes in the U.S. 2013
Following up on last weekās list of Top Think Tanks and Social Science Research Institutes in Europe, this post is dedicated to top institutions in the United States. Although the U.S. is home to hundreds of research institutes, focusing on a vast array of disciplines and issues, there is a certain degree of consensus regarding which are the most respected. In the list below, we chose to highlight top think tanks working in the broad areas of politics, economics and international relations.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
The Economics of St. Patrickās Day
While today might just be another Monday for most of us around the world, for the nearly 37 million claiming Irish ancestry (more than 8 times the current population of Ireland), for many living on the Emerald Isle and for those who might just be interested in donning some green and downing a Guinness, St. Patrickās Day is a beloved holiday. Following in the vein of such posts as Christmas Economics and Halloween Economics, we wanted to get in on the St. Paddyās fun, but of course with an economics twist.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
Women in Economics: Bridging the Gender Gap
As of 2011, significantly more women than men completed secondary education in an astounding 32 of the 34 OECD member countries, according to a study by OECD researchers. On average, women accounted for 58% of graduates overall, though the range between countries is quite great. Moreover, the numbers vary tremendously across disciplines, with the areas of health & welfare and arts & humanities still heavily female, while math & science remain overwhelmingly male.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
Love by the Numbers: Using Game Theory to Calculate Romantic Success
Following up on last yearās Valentineās Day post Would you Date an Economist?, this year weāll tackle the next step: how to predict the potential success of your relationship ā using game theory. Once again, weāve compiled a list of authors, researchers and scholars who have attempted to crack the code of love using numbers and logic.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
Who Really Wins at the Olympics? Economics of the Olympic Games
As the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi enter their second week, the talk of who is bringing home the gold centers not just on the athletes, but also on the cities, countries and corporations who have invested in these games. In this post weād like to focus on the economics of the Olympics, this year and in general.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
American Economic Association Meeting 2014: Blogs, Papers & Sessions
The annual American Economic Association Meeting is a well-known event bringing together some of the brightest minds in economics and probably counting as one of the largest gatherings of young academics in one place. Here at INOMICS we are delighted to have been a part of this annual gathering for the second year in a row, as besides attendance of exceptional academic sessions, it is also a rare opportunity to meet and greet our users and readers personally.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
What Economists Are REALLY Interested In: Readersā Favorites 2013
At times it is hard to believe how fast time flies ā yet another year is over! 2013 was an exciting year for the INOMICS blog: in 12 months, the number of readers quadrupled, the blog was launched in 3 additional languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese), and we got ever more inspiration to share interesting and useful resources, research and stories with the academic community.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
INOMICS Releases Economics Job Market Report 2013 (Worldwide Overview)
The Report is based on a survey between April and June 2013, in which 2,380 professionals and recruiters in the academic job market for economists answered questions about salaries, international professional mobility, the value of different levels of academic degree, and other issues related to economics and finance careers.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
Nobel Prize Winners in Economics 2013 and Their Work
This Monday, October 14th, Eugene F. FamaāØ and Lars Peter HansenāØ (University of Chicago, USA) and Robert J. Shiller (āØYale University, USA) won the Nobel Prize in Economics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded them āfor their empirical analysis of asset pricesā.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
Beeronomics
At this time of year, with the summer heat visibly rising from the Berlin pavement, for many there is nothing more appealing than a cold beer in one of the cityās numerous beer gardens. And perhaps among these Berlin beer lovers, more than a couple of economists might be found as well.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 10 years ago
Is there a Top Economics Blog?
Following my last post listing our favourite economics blogs, I have looked a little closer at the blogging community and who the potential contenders are for THE coveted position of top economics blog.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
INOMICS Officially Supports CitEc: Citations in Economics
At INOMICS we strive to offer the best resources for economists to support them in their careers. Besides providing information on jobs, courses and conferences in the economics field, in partnership with RePEc weāve been working on making economics research more accessible to our users. As a means of support in promoting economics research, in April 2013
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
Economists and Social Media
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
MOOCs and Economics Education
Last year I wrote a post on whether free education would replace the skyrocketing tuition fees being faced around the world. A year later and this topic has expanded so much that it has a name: MOOCs ā Massive Open Online Courses ā and there are, literally, millions of them and the trend is growing fast, as illustrated by this āMOOC Timelineā.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
Armen Alchian: A Great Loss to the Economics Community
Yesterday, the 19th of Feb, the economics community lost another famed scholar ā Armen Alchian, 98, professor emeritus at the University of California Los Angeles.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
Would You Date an Economist?
Image Credit: Liz FosslienHave you ever considered dating an economist, and if yes, what did you decide? If you are puzzled by this question, there are plenty of resources, which can help you to find an answer. The amount of material on this topic found by searching Google and the number of jokes made clearly indicate that it is indeed a hot topic, even more so on a Valentineās Day.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
Economics Apps for iPhone and iPad
Last year we published a list of āThe Best Economics Android Appsā, with the intention to follow it up with a post about economics apps for iOS devices later. As promised, here is the list of the apps for economists, who prefer to use Apple products, and which could be useful for both students and professionals in economics.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
INOMICS Partners with IAEE
The US-based International Association for Energy Economics is the worldās largest organization of Energy Economists with members from over 100 countries. Part of their mandate includes facilitating the mutual association of people interested in energy economics, in order to create a forum for professional discussion and to provide a means of international communication and exchange. Collaboration between INOMICS and IAEE has already benefitted both organizations in terms of consolidating global reach and sharing resources.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
Demand for Econ PhDs, the Nobel Prize, Rankings, Economics Apps, Salaries and Other Top Blog Posts 2012
As we reached the end of the year 2012, we decided to compile a list of the top INOMICS blog posts, those that received a record number of visitors throughout the year. Enjoy your reading and Happy New Year to everyone!
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
Top Apps for Economists
Apps (already āWord of the Yearā in 2010), have become an integral part of our everyday lives, bringing to our phones not only entertainment, but also helpful tools to be used for educational and professional purposes. Downloadable for free or for a price, there are a number of handy apps created especially for economists, which come in the form of data sets, quizzes, educational videos, podcasts or simply mobile versions of media.
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