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- Study in Europe
- Posted 3 years ago
Best Countries in Europe to Do Your Economics Masterâs Degree
Studying abroad: what an adventure! The majority who've done it usually say they loved it, and that despite some difficulties, the experience was unforgettable. It makes sense, too: for little can compare to the excitement of moving abroad, exploring a foreign culture, practicing a new language (perhaps), and meeting people that you would never have met otherwise.
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- Campus Reviews
- Posted 5 years ago
Why study at the University of Southern California?
The University of Southern California is one of the US's most prominent universities, with alumni including over 150 recipients of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes, Academy, Emmy, and Grammy awards, as well as the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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- Research Assistant / Technician Job
- Posted 1 week ago
Junior Research Fellows / Doctoral Candidates (m/f/div)
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
What is Inequality? Links and Resources
There exist two sides to every argument; in this one we have on one side a utopian world where everyone is equal and on the other a world where inhabitants donât want to share what theyâve earned (presumably) by persistence and hard work with others and keep it for themselves. Herein lie the issues of inequality and the question of welfare and income redistribution. There are debates at every level of society, government and especially amongst economists as to where this problem comes from and how to tackle it.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 12 years ago
The 100th Anniversary of the Birthday of Milton Friedman
On November 16, 2006 the world lost one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. Today, July 31, 2012, Milton Friedman would have celebrated his 100th birthday, which makes it perhaps a fitting time to stop for a moment and recall some of his contributions to the field.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 7 years ago
Stata: One Program for Many Disciplines
By Sofia Izquierdo-SanchezUniversity of HuddersfieldTimberlake Consultants
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- Into the Economist's Mind
- Posted 1 year ago
The INOMICS Questionnaire: Fratzscher vs GĂłmez Pineda
The following article first appeared in the INOMICS Handbook 2023. Download the INOMICS Handbook President of the DIW Berlin and well-known macroeconomist, Prof. Dr. Marcel Fratzscher poses the questions for accomplished central banker and author Dr. Javier G. GĂłmez Pineda in this latest INOMICS interview, where we ask economists for their thoughts about life and economics. Dr. GĂłmez Pineda graciously took to the spotlight in this latest round. The interview, dubbed Fratzscher vs. GĂłmez Pineda, dives into the importance of the Lucas critique, role models for women in economics, the challenges with maintaining global financial market stability (while still allowing for growth for emerging economies), how economics can contribute to climate policy, and more.
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- Planning Your Economics Career
- Posted 1 year ago
What degree do I need to succeed as an economist?
It might be unclear to new students of economics how much schooling is necessary to succeed as an economist. For some careers, a Bachelorâs degree is sufficient. In others, a PhD is a near-necessity. This article will discuss how much education successful economists typically have.
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- INOMICS Salary Report
- Posted 1 year ago
The Gender Pay Gap in Economics in 2022
That gaps exist in economistsâ pay and career attainment due to gender discrimination is not news. This article will discuss the findings of the 2022 INOMICS Salary Report as they relate to the gender pay gap in economics. Unless stated otherwise, the facts and figures in this article are taken from our 2022 survey data. INOMICS has previously published reports on the gender pay gap, but this is our deepest dive into the topic yet.
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- Home Office and Uncertainty
- Posted 3 years ago
COVID-19: The Economists' Experience
That the world of work has radically changed we know, we see it before our eyes: kitchens have replaced offices; pajamas, suits; and housemates often now fill the space previously occupied by colleagues. But how have these changes - and others - been felt by economists around the world? Through a textual analysis undertaken in the INOMICS Salary Survey, we answer that question and, in doing so, paint an anecdotal picture of economistsâ COVID experience.
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- PhD Program
- Posted 6 months ago
PhD in Economics
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- Economists & Prizes
- Posted 4 years ago
Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, Michael Kremer win the 2019 Nobel Prize
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2019 has been awarded to three economists âfor their experimental approach to alleviating global povertyâ1: Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer.
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- Program
- Posted 4 weeks ago
Visiting Researcher Program
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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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- Conference
- Posted 2 weeks ago
International Order or Disorder: Marginal Adjustments or Reformation with the Global South?
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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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- Economics Careers
- Posted 11 months ago
The Job Outlook for Economists in the US
Being (or becoming!) an economist probably seems like a good idea. After all, youâre reading the INOMICS Blog! Beyond reading relevant advice and interesting articles, it can be helpful to have real data to answer questions about the job market for economists.
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- INOMICS Salary Report
- Posted 7 months ago
Is an Economics PhD Worth It? The PhD Pay Premium
Economics students may often wonder if doing a PhD is the right move for them. After all, you can still get a good job in economics with just a Masterâs degree. Weâve covered different angles of this topic before with helpful advice about what degree youâll need as an economist, asking whether you should do a PhD, and even asking what kinds of economists are paid the most. Thanks to INOMICS Salary Report 2023 data, we can look more closely at the pay benefit for an economics PhD in todayâs job market. This will help you decide if doing an economics PhD will be worth it for your own career.
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- Conference
- Posted 2 weeks ago
V Conference of the Bank of Albania Museum, 11 June 2025, Tirana, Albania.
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- Post-COVID Britain
- Posted 3 years ago
The Case for Community Wealth Building
'The greatest science policy failure for a generationâ is how the editor of The Lancet, Richard Horton, described the UKâs COVID response last June. It was a widely shared sentiment â 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 âmuch needed winâ â a big one, too. Its vaccination programme has been rolled out with remarkable swiftness, and the countryâs vulnerable populations are well on their way to inoculation. Commentators of every stripe have taken note.
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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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- Conference
- Posted 2 days ago
18th Workshop on Political Economy
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- Reading During the Pandemic
- Posted 4 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 isnât 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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- Blog Post
- Posted 7 years ago
2016 Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström
This year, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2016 has been awarded to both Oliver Hart, Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Bengt Holmström, Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Nobel Prize in Economics was given to the Professors for their contributions to contract theory, as mentioned by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in their press release.
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- Study Advice Article
- Posted 12 years ago
Why study Economics in a Foreign Language?
With English being considered the âmust-have languageâ, 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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