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- Campus Reviews
- Posted 5 years ago
Studying at the American University in Bulgaria
In downtown Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) calls itself āthe place to be.ā It is currently a home to students coming from 50 countries, some travelling from as far away as Vietnam or Russia, while others come from the neighbouring countries like Albania and Serbia.
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- Study Abroad Article, Ranking
- Posted 7 years ago
Top Summer Schools 2017: Political Science & International Relations
Summer schools are ideal locations for not just learning new skills and ideas, but also for networking with your peers and senior figures in your field. Plus they can be a lot of fun! If you have the time over the summer break, spending a week or two at a summer school can be an helpful step along your career path.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 4 years ago
Top jobs in international economics
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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- Study Abroad Article, Ranking
- Posted 7 years ago
Top Summer Schools 2017: Business & Management
Check out our top summer schools 2021
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- Online Education
- Posted 4 years ago
From University Campus to Remote Education: How Steep is the Learning Curve?
Universities around the world are currently experiencing a crash course in online education. The coronavirus pandemic has shaken the sector in a big way, leaving professors and students struggling to complete the academic year off campus and having to prepare for the next one under very uncertain circumstances. Although online learning has been around for at least two decades, adapting all courses to remote forms of education is proving a steep learning curve for most institutions. Applying a basic economic principle and considering some of the evidence on online versus traditional teaching methods can help to assess the likely effects of recent campus closures on student learning outcomes and to see how course provision and programme design may develop in the longer term.
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- Study Abroad Article, Ranking
- Posted 7 years ago
Top Summer Schools 2017: Economics
Check out our Top Summer Schools 2021
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- Study Abroad Article
- Posted 9 years ago
Why To Get a Graduate Degree in China
With rapid globalisation making relocation to a new country easier, more and more students are choosing to travel abroad to study. If you have already completed an undergraduate degree and feel confident in your knowledge and skills, then a postgraduate course in a foreign country can be a wonderful learning experience. While it's common to move across Europe or to the United States for graduate study, there are also great opportunities for studying further afield in Asia. China is a strong contender in the education sector ā with thousands of universities in a booming higher education system ā and the government is investing more money into higher education for the future. But why should you consider graduate study in China? Read on to find out.
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- Post-COVID Britain
- Posted 3 years ago
The Case for Community Wealth Building
'The greatest science policy failure for a generationā is how the editor of The Lancet, Richard Horton, described the UKās COVID response last June. It was a widely shared sentiment ā made credible by the UK having one of the highest death rates in the western world. Fast forward to the present, and the government has finally claimed a āmuch needed winā ā a big one, too. Its vaccination programme has been rolled out with remarkable swiftness, and the countryās vulnerable populations are well on their way to inoculation. Commentators of every stripe have taken note.
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- Recruiter Advice Article
- Posted 5 years ago
Millennials: How to Market Universities to a Digital Generation
To become an effective marketer of universities, it is necessary to know your target group. In the 21 Century, the so-called āmillennialsā are often at the centre of the marketing strategies of universities worldwide. Millennials are often insulated from traditional marketing techniques, as this generation of young adults have lived through the social media revolution, use mobile devices on a daily basis, and solve real life problems through online research and social media channels.
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- Study Advice Article, Career Advice Article
- Posted 6 years ago
How to Write a Cover Letter For Your Journal Submission
When you submit your paper to a journal, as well as the paper itself you will need to include a cover letter. This cover letter is addressed to the editor of the journal and acts as a guide to the contents of your paper. In many ways, the cover letter can be as important as the paper itself in terms of getting accepted to a journal. So you should take your time with your cover letter and make it as good as possible. Here are tips on polishing your cover letter for a journal submission.
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- PhD Program
- Posted 1 month ago
Call for application to the PhD in Economics 2024-25
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- Ranking
- Posted 8 years ago
Top 10 Summer Schools 2016: Business & Management
As a business or management student, you'll know the importance of acquiring specialist skills, and of building your network. Summer schools can help with both of these goals, giving you chances to learn about new topics and to get to know other students, researchers, and professors in your field.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 6 years ago
Top Career Paths: Economic History
For this week's top career paths article, we're looking at the potential careers which are open to those who have studied economic history.
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- Reading During the Pandemic
- Posted 3 years ago
The Best Behavioral Economics Books
The current circumstances can be tough: being isolated from families and friends is difficult, and having to spend most of our time inside isnāt particularly healthy. However, there is one thing you can spend a lot of time doing which will improve your quality of life exponentially: reading!
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- Economics Books
- Posted 4 months ago
Book Review: āBooms and Depressionsā
The 1932 book "Booms and Depressions" by Irving Fisher, along with his 1933 Econometrica paper "The Debt-Deflation theory of Great Depression" earmarked the start of a new era for modern macroeconomics and financial literature. This article reviews the book in light of the current economic and financial scenario.
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- Master's Program
- Posted 2 weeks ago
MSc in Information Systems in Economics
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- Make Your Research A Success
- Posted 2 years ago
5 Industry Skills I Never Thought I Would Use in my PhD
Economics PhDs are aware of the transferable skills they should master to land a job in industry. But what about the reverse: is prior industry experience valuable for a PhD program?
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- Work Abroad Article
- Posted 8 years ago
Work visas for the US (for academic & highly qualified professionals)
If you're an academic looking to extend your career and find the right next position for you, many opportunities are available in Northern America. For postdocs and junior lecturers especially, it's important to be able to relocate to the best lab or department that you can for your work. For many disciplines, some of the world-leading institutions and researchers are based in the US, so many academics choose to spend some time working there in order to gain the best experience possible.
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- Study Advice Article
- Posted 11 years ago
Why study Economics in a Foreign Language?
With English being considered the āmust-have languageā, is there a need for economists to learn a foreign language, or does it concern only those who work or want to work in the business field in a non-English speaking country?
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- Study Advice Article, Career Advice Article, Study Abroad Article, Work Abroad Article
- Posted 5 years ago
Recruitment Trends: Interviews with Top Employers
We spoke to top hiring managers Kalpana Kochhar, Director of Human Resources Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Jordi Roca Solanelles, Head Manager of the University of Barcelonaās School of Economics (UB) and Professor Dr Florian Englmaier, Professor for Organisational Economics as the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich (LMU), to discover what challenges economics post-graduates should expect from prospective careers in some of the biggest institutions around.
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- INOMICS Salary Report 2020
- Posted 3 years ago
How Has the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Affected the Academic Sector?
Although weāve been told time and again that the pandemic doesnāt care about who you are, in reality it hasnāt affected everyone equally. Senior Editor William Pearse has already written about how COVID-19 has been harder on those from ethnic minorities and on poorer communities in the UK.
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- PhD Program
- Posted 3 months ago
Doctoral Positions at the Graduate School of the Social and Behavioural Sciences (GSBS), University of Konstanz
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- Getting up to Speed
- Posted 3 years ago
The Top Economics Blogs
There are many excellent economics blogs out there. Whether you want to read commentaries on economic policy, find out what people are currently researching, or simply keep up-to-date with the latest economic happenings across the world, there are blogs for all tastes.
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- Into the Economist's Mind
- Posted 3 years ago
The INOMICS Questionnaire: Fratzscher vs Jackson
Esteemed economist, Stanford Professor, and friend of INOMICS, Matthew O. Jackson, generously took time out of his busy schedule to take part in the third INOMICS Handbook Questionnaire. Opposite him, in his customary role of quizmaster, was Professor Marcel Fratzscher, president of the DIW Berlin, and one of Germanyās leading voices in macroeconomics. Observing tradition, and as a nod to those involved, the encounter has been dubbed āFratzscher v Jacksonā.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 6 years ago
Top Career Paths: Business Economics
A business degree can be a great investment with fantastic future career options. When supported with a solid understanding of economics, in the job market you'll find that you are an attractive candidate to a whole host of different employers. However, if you're thinking about taking a business economics degree, or are just about to graduate, you might wonder what exact career options are open to you. Here are five of the top career paths.
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