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PhD Advice

Posted 1 month ago

How (Not) to Do Your PhD

You are about to start your journey as a PhD student this fall. Congratulations! It must feel like you now have all the time in the world to turn that research proposal you submitted with your application into reality. So, how do you make the most of that experience?

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Jobs for Economics PhDs

Posted 2 years ago

Why are top management consulting firms increasingly hiring Economics PhDs?

The following article first appeared in the INOMICS Handbook 2023. Download the INOMICS Handbook

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Student Experiences

Posted 3 years ago

5 key differences between American- and European-style PhD programs

A PhD is a life choice. One of the crucial factors that a potential graduate student should account for is that doing a PhD in the US can be a completely different experience from doing a PhD in Italy, Germany, or elsewhere in Europe.
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Career Advice

Posted 3 years ago

Policy or academic economist: Which should I become?

“I am an economist,” I once proudly mentioned at a party, in a round of small talk. “Oh, so you do a lot of money counting and financial reporting?” was the reply I heard, like so many economics graduates before me. “Nah, let’s leave that to the business and finance professionals,” I answered. But what do real economists do exactly?
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