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Vacancy for two PhD researchers in Predictive and Prescriptive Process Modelling

You will work at the LIRIS research group of the Faculty of Economics and Business at KU Leuven. One position is hosted at KU Leuven, with an exchange period at University of Melbourne. The second ...

Doctoral researcher in Financial Technology and Information Governance

The Department of Accounting, Finance & Insurance is looking for highly motivated candidates, interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Business Economics at KU Leuven. Website unit Project The financial w...

PhD Candidate: The Early Modern Economic and Social History Research Project ‘Business as Usual: the informal institutions of merchants in the early modern period’

Employment 0.8 - 1.0 FTEGross monthly salary € 2,770 - € 3,539Required background Research University DegreeOrganizational unit Faculty of ArtsApplication deadline 16 June 2024Are you intrigued by the world of early modern merchants? And are you w...

PhD Scholarship in comparative politics at the Department of Political Science and Public Management

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship within comparative politics to be based at the Department of Political Science and Public Management at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense.The starting date for the position is 1 January, 2025...

Doctoral Researcher, Information Systems Science

The Faculty of Information Technology is seeking in the field of Information Systems ScienceDOCTORAL RESEARCHERStarting September 1, 2024 (or as agreed) until March 31, 2028Tasks and qualifications...

Doctoral scholarship holder in the field of the history of wealth inequality, with focus on household strategies for intergenerational wealth transmission

Let’s shape the future - University of AntwerpThe University of Antwerp is a dynamic, forward-thinking, European university. We offer an innovative academic education to more than 20000 students, c...

PhD Position in Digital Identities for Regenerative Materials

PhD Position in Digital Identities for Regenerative MaterialsThe Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA) at ETH Zurich is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual to fill a ...

Doctoral scholarship inclusive leadership

PhD on Revenue Management for Complex Stochastic Systems

Position PhD-studentIrène Curie Fellowship NoDepartment(s) Industrial Engineering and Innovation SciencesFTE 1,0Date off 09/06/2024Reference number V39.7474Job descriptionToday, many companies in various industries need to manage highly complex st...

PhD-positions in Finance

The Department of Finance at the University of Luxembourg invites students to apply for PhD-student positions in Finance.Your Role... The program follows the standard international format with rigorous coursework in the first year and for the rema...

Doctoral student in Statistics

Reference number ORU 2.1.1-03448/2024Örebro University and the School of Business are looking for a doctoral student for the doctoral programme in Statistics, concluding with a doctoral degree with a start date in Autumn 2024. The position(s) are ...

Doctoral Researcher in Modular Automation Solutions and Services (DSII)

Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences create a unique environment for multidisciplinary, inspirational and high-impact research and education. Our universities community has its competitive edges in technology, health and s...

Doctoral Candidate in Economic Geography

The University | About us...The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The University was founded in 2003 a...

3 PhD research fellows (sociology, management, and human geography) in a research project on “Just Transition in the Circular Economy”

Short SummaryAt UCLouvain, are seeking to recruit 3 PhD research fellows in the following areasPhD1 - One doctoral fellowship in sociology and organization studies, with competences in settling of ethical conflicts in organizational settings, for ...

PhD Position on Modeling of Energy Systems: Consumer Demand Flexibility in Electricity Use

At the division of Applied Mechanics and Energy Conversion (TME) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KU Leuven, and embedded in EnergyVille, a dynamic research group led by prof. Erik De...

PhD Scholarship Autonomous Mobility

1 - Working at the VUBFor more than 50 years, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has stood for freedom, equality and solidarity, and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff alike.  At the VUB, you will find a diverse collectio...

Doctoral scholarship holder active labour market policy

PhD candidate to investigate the Impact of Consumer Flexibility on planning of multi-energy districts

Materials science and technology are our passion. With our cutting-edge research, Empa's around 1,100 employees make essential contributions to the well-being of society for a future worth living. ...

PhD on Circular manufacturing logistics for industrialized construction 4.0

Position PhD-studentIrène Curie Fellowship NoDepartment(s) Industrial Engineering and Innovation SciencesFTE 1,0Date off 16/06/2024Reference number V39.7477Job descriptionThis project is on advanced logistics for circular manufacturing processes i...

PhD Candidate in Contemporary History

Phd candidate in smart european electricity markets.

About the SnTSnT is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services. We play an instrumental role in Luxembourg by fueling innova...

PhD position in “Economic Life Cycle Costing and Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Hydropower”

Job descriptionThis is one of two PhD positions that are part of an international and multidisciplinary research project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme entitled “Innov...

PhD position in “Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Hydropower”

Phd position at the department of work and organisation studies (wos).

The Department of Work and Organisation Studies (WOS) is an interdisciplinary group of about 50 scholars with backgrounds in economics, sociology, psychology, management, and history, bringing diff...

PhD Scholarship Autonomous vehicles

Doctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Computational Biology

Job AdvertisementLeibniz-HKI-15/2024The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) investigates the pathobiology of human-pathogenic fungi and identifies targets for the development of novel natural product-...

PhD student AI-driven innovation management

BackgroundNew developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have a profound impact on the business world and how companies organize themselves. Within this doctoral project, the aim is to investigat...

PhD vacancy Physical and digital healthcare accessibility

Job descriptionThe University of Twente (UT) is looking for two PhDs on the mobility and accessibility impacts of local and digital healthcare provision. The positions are part of the NWO funded TR...

PhD vacancy Integrated mobility and healthcare capacity planning

Job descriptionThe University of Twente (UT) is looking for two PhDs on the mobility and accessibility impacts of local and digital healthcare provision. The positions are part of the NWO funded TR...

Doctoral Positions in Management in various areas of specialisation, with five-year funding for all admitted PhD candidates

INSEAD, one of the world's leading and most diverse business schools, is renowned for its commitment to producing leaders who positively impact society. With campuses in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, INSEAD offers its students an unparalleled...

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+ - consultant/vice president/senior vice president, section: full-time nonacademic, location: tokyo, japan, jel classifications:, application requirements:.

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Academic affairs, + - lecturer, location: waltham, massachusetts, united states, jel classification: e0 -- general.

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Berkeley Research Group, LLC

Economics & financial consulting, + - managing economist, boston university, school of public health, department of health law, policy and management, + - research scientist, location: boston, massachusetts, united states, bowling green state university, schmidthorst college of business, economics department, + - assistant teaching professor - economics, location: bowling green, ohio, united states, jel classification: a1 -- general economics, california energy commission (cec), division of petroleum market oversight (dpmo), economic branch, + - deputy chief economist and senior economic analyst, location: sacramento, california, united states.

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Department of market monitoring, + - economist - electricity market monitoring & analysis, location: folsom, ca, california, united states.

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California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Hss- - quantifying the costs of sea level rise, social sciences, + - postdoctoral scholar, location: pasadena, california, united states, jel classification: q5 -- environmental economics, california's legislative analyst's office, economy, taxes and labor, + - fiscal and policy analyst / economist.

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Center for Industrial and Business Organization, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

+ - assistant/associate/full professor, location: dalian, liaoning province, china, jel classification: l -- industrial organization.

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Equity Quantitative Research

Quantitative research, + - equity quantitative research | equity model research | quantitative researcher, location: new york city, new york, united states, jel classification: c0 -- general.

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Dci consulting, employment and litigation services, hr & eeo analytics, + - hr senior consultant labor economist, location: united states, denison university, data analytics program, + - visiting assistant professor of data analytics, location: granville, ohio, united states.

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DePauw University

Economics and management, location: greencastle, indiana, united states, dongbei university of finance and economics（dufe）, school of public finance &taxation, + - assistant professor, associate professor, full professor, jel classification: h -- public economics.

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Duke Kunshan University

+ - faculty positions in economics, location: kunshan, jiangsu, china, jel classification: e -- macroeconomics and monetary economics, + - visiting faculty position in economics, section: international: other academic (visiting or temporary).

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Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy

+ - research scientist in global health, location: durham, north carolina, united states, jel classification: i1 -- health, eckerd college, behavorial and social sciences, + - visiting professor of economics (1 year), location: st petersburg, florida, united states, economic research institute for asean and east asia (eria), research department, + - economist, location: central jakarta, jakarta, indonesia.

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Emory University: Oxford College

+ - visiting assistant professor/instructor of economics, location: oxford, georgia, united states, jel classification: a -- general economics and teaching, employee benefit research institute, + - research associate, jel classification: y1 -- data: tables and charts, european research university, eruni open research prague, location: prague, czech republic, fairfield university, location: fairfield, connecticut, united states, jel classification: a2 -- economic education and teaching of economics, federal reserve bank of boston, macro finance, + - vice president and economist, federal reserve bank of chicago, economic research, + - senior vice president and director of financial policy, location: chicago, illinois, united states, + - vice president of the financial markets group, jel classification: g1 -- general financial markets, federal reserve bank of kansas city, + - economist/senior economist, location: kansas city, missouri, united states.

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The Ph.D. program is a full time program leading to a Doctoral Degree in Economics.  Students specialize in various fields within Economics by enrolling in field courses and attending field specific lunches and seminars.  Students gain economic breadth by taking additional distribution courses outside of their selected fields of interest.

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Required: Core Microeconomics (202-203-204) Core Macroeconomics (210-211-212) Econometrics (270-271-272).  The Business School graduate microeconomics class series may be substituted for the Econ Micro Core.  Students wishing to waive out of any of the first year core, based on previous coverage of at least 90% of the material,  must submit a waiver request to the DGS at least two weeks prior to the start of the quarter.  A separate waiver request must be submitted for each course you are requesting to waive.  The waiver request must include a transcript and a syllabus from the prior course(s) taken.  

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Thinking of Pursuing a PhD in Economics? Info on Graduate School and Beyond

Kasey Chatterji-Len and Anna Kovner

Becoming a PhD economist can provide a fulfilling and financially secure career path. However, getting started in the field can be daunting if you don’t know much about the preparation you’ll need and the available job opportunities. If you’re wondering what it means to be an economics researcher or how to become one, please read on. We’ll review how to prepare for a career in economics research, what an economics PhD program entails, and what types of opportunities it might bring. Economic education is a core component of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s mission to serve the community. To empower would-be economists, this post provides information for students who seek a career in economics research. We hope this information will be helpful to students interested in economics, regardless of their background and economic situation.  This information is most applicable to students applying to programs in the United States.  

The Breadth of Economics Research  

Academic disciplines conduct research in different ways, so it’s important to have a basic understanding of the types of questions economists ask and how they approach answering them. There are many definitions of economics, but a broadly useful one is the study of how people, organizations, and governments make decisions under different constraints, and how those decisions may affect their outcomes. 

When answering these questions, economists seek to ground their analyses in models and to be quantitatively precise about the effects they assign to any given cause. The range of topics economists can study is wide, but the accepted approaches to answering questions are stricter. Some examples of what economists might ask: 

• How do different public housing programs affect the children who live there? 
• Does a certain type of law encourage businesses to innovate? 
• How will a change in the interest rate affect inflation and unemployment rates? 
• How much does affordable health insurance improve people’s health? 
• How can poor countries eradicate poverty? 

There are many different subfields within economics, including, but not limited to behavioral, econometrics, energy/environmental, development, financial, international, monetary, public, and urban economics. You can familiarize yourself with the latest work in economics by subscribing to working paper series, such as NBER’s New This Week or the New York Fed’s Staff Reports . To get an idea of the breadth of questions economists can answer, you could listen to Stephen Dubner’s “ Freakonomics Radio ” podcast. You may also want to explore the Journal of Economic Perspectives , the New York Fed’s Liberty Street Economics blog, VoxDev , or VoxEU .  

What Is a PhD Program Like?    

Economics PhD programs typically last five to seven years. Unlike masters programs, they are often fully funded with a stipend, though most require students to complete teaching assistant and/or research assistant (RA) work as part of their funding package. In the first two years, students take classes, many of which are mathematically demanding. The rest of the program can include additional classes but is primarily devoted to original research with the aim of producing publishable papers that will constitute the dissertation.  

Faculty advisors are a central part of PhD programs, as students look to them for guidance during the research process. Economics PhD programs are offered within university economics departments, but there are similar programs in public policy and business schools. You can look at their websites to understand any differences in coursework and subsequent job placements. 

What Can You Do with an Economics PhD?  

Upon graduation, students can obtain jobs in a variety of industries. Many PhD students hope to become university professors. Governments and public policy-related institutions such as the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. federal government, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) also hire economists to work on policy, lead programs, and conduct research. Finally, economics PhD graduates can also find employment at a variety of private sector companies, including banks, economic consulting firms, and big tech companies. The pay for these different positions can vary. According to the American Economics Association (AEA), the average starting salary for economics assistant professors in 2022-23 was approximately $140,000 at PhD granting institutions and $98,000 at BA granting institutions. 

Programs often publish the placements of their PhD graduates, so you can look online to see specific employment outcomes. See, for example, the University of Maryland’s placements . Ultimately, economists are highly regarded as authorities on a variety of topics. Governments, nonprofits, philanthropic foundations, financial institutions, and non-financial businesses all look to economists to answer important questions about how to best achieve their goals. Thus, earning an economics Ph.D. can potentially help you to influence issues that are important to you. 

Preparing for an Economics PhD Program  

There are several components to an economics PhD program application: college transcripts, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and personal statements. Please download the Appendix linked below to learn more about transcripts and letters of recommendation. The Appendix details ways in which you can select coursework, obtain research experience, and develop relationships to position yourself for success as a PhD applicant.  

If you feel that you are too far along in your academic career to take enough of the classes described in the Appendix, this does not necessarily preclude you from pursuing an economics PhD. For example, it’s possible to take some of these classes through a master’s program, or through a pre-doctoral RA job. Some pre-doctoral RA jobs, such as the one here at the New York Fed , may enable you to take classes in preparation for graduate school. If you are concerned about your transcript, reach out to an economist at your university for advice; program standards for coursework and grades vary, and it’s a good idea to get more personalized advice. 

Research Experience   

If you’re interested in becoming an economics researcher and applying to PhD programs, it’s best to get research experience as soon as possible. Working as an RA is a great way to learn how to conduct research and get a better idea of whether it’s the right career path for you. Additionally, it can help you obtain a letter of recommendation for graduate school applications and improve your qualifications.  

All types of academic research can be enriching, but it’s beneficial to gain experience working directly with an economist. To find a position, you can reach out to professors whose work you find interesting or find an RA program at your school. Typical RA tasks may involve data collection and cleaning, as well as running analyses and creating charts to represent results. This is where coding skills become crucial; having taken math, statistics, and econometrics courses will also enable you to take on more responsibilities. 

You may also have the opportunity to conduct your own research, possibly under the supervision of a professor at your university. This research could be self-initiated or part of a course such as a thesis workshop. Self-directed research is a great opportunity to learn about all stages of the research process. It’s also an excellent opportunity to create a writing sample for graduate school applications. Ultimately, though, your motivation for conducting your own research project should be that you want to answer a question.  One thing economists have in common is a love of answering questions using data and theory. 

Research experience is also often obtained after completing an undergraduate or master’s degree. Taking on a full-time RA position before applying to PhD programs is very common and can make you a more competitive applicant. You may either get an RA job working for a professor or participate in a pre-doctoral RA program.  

Research assistant programs are more structured than positions with individual professors or projects, which could be helpful. Universities, parts of the government, think tanks, research organizations, and the Federal Reserve System are all good places to look for research assistant programs. To help you decide which opportunities are most desirable, you may want to ask potential employers : Where do people in this program tend to go afterward? Will I be working directly with an economist? How much of my time will be spent on academic research work? Will I be able to take classes as part of this program? Considering whether an economist will be able to evaluate your performance is an important factor for recommendation letters. The ability to take classes, either through tuition reimbursement or waivers, can also be an important benefit. 

The Research Analyst program here at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one example of these programs and you should check it out here . The Federal Reserve Board of Governors also has a large program, and many other regional Federal Reserve Banks have similar programs. In addition, the PREDOC website and the  NBER post listings of RA opportunities. J-PAL and IPA also tend to recruit RAs for economic development projects. Another source of RA opportunities is the @econ_ra account on X. 

Who Should Get a PhD in Economics?  

A PhD may not be for everyone, but it is for anyone—people of all genders, religions, ethnicities, races, and national origins have PhDs in economics. Many economists majored in economics, but others majored in math, physics, or chemistry. Because economics is such an integral part of policymaking, it is important that economists come from a wide range of backgrounds so policy can be stronger and more effective. The inclusion of differing perspectives helps ensure that the contribution of economists to work in public policy, academia, and beyond effectively serves the broadest range of society. 

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Kasey Chatterji-Len is a research analyst in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Research and Statistics Group.

Anna Kovner  is the director of Financial Stability Policy Research in the Bank’s Research and Statistics Group.

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Research Assistant : Lydia Assouad (London School of Economics), Giulia Buccione (Brown University), and Emma Smith (Harvard University) seek a GIS Research Assistant to join their team for 1-2 months part-time, with the possibility of extension. Deadline: none given (posted 5/13/2024)

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Pre-doctoral Researcher : Professors Joseph Doyle, Alexey Makarin, and Benjamin Vatter seek full-time pre-doctoral researchers to collaborate at all stages of the research process on new and ongoing empirical projects in applied economics. Deadline: none given (posted 12/13/2023)

Pre-doctoral Researcher : Professor Mert Demirer, MIT Sloan, and Michael Rubens, UCLA, seek full-time research assistants for summer 2024 to collaborate on projects in industrial organization. Deadline: none given (posted 12/13/2023)

Pre-doctoral Researcher : David Thesmar & Emil Verner, MIT Sloan, seek fulltime Technical Associates for at least one year, ideally two, beginning in July, 2024 to collaborate in all stages of the research process on a number of new and ongoing empirical projects in the fields of financial economics and macroeconomics. Deadline: none given (posted 12/13/2023)

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Research Assistant : The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks full-time, in-person research assistants to work with senior economists on a wide variety of economic policy issues related to the US economy, tax policy, international finance, political economy, financial services, and health care. Deadline: none given (posted 10/30/2023)

Research Fellow : Prof Marcella Alsan, Director of the Health Inequality Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School, seeks full-time predoctoral research fellows to start in Summer 2024 to support and collaborate on a series of projects related to the economics of health inequality within the U.S. and around the globe. Deadline: none given (posted 10/26/2023)

Strategy Associate : The Fidelity Foundations’ Strategy & Impact team seeks an associate for a strategy consulting role in social impact, with opportunity for learning and growth. Deadline: none given (posted 10/4/2023)

Research Professional :  The Booth School of Business at University of Chicago seeks full-time research assistants for a period of at least one year starting in Summer 2024. Deadline: none given (posted 10/3/2023)

Predoctoral Research Assistants : The Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance at Princeton University seeks predoctoral research assistants interested in macroeconomics and finance, to start in summer 2024. Deadline: none given (posted 9/29/2023)

Associate : Secretariat, an international consulting firm, seeks Associates for Summer 2024 starts in its Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA offices. The Associate position is an entry-level position with opportunities for advancement. Deadline: none given (posted 9/21/2023)

Economics Consulting Analyst/Associate : Charles River Associates seeks analysts at a variety of practices and locations. Deadline: none given (9/12/2023)

Research Assistant : Economics professors Dan Benjamin (UCLA), David Cesarini (NYU), Patrick Turley (USC), statistical geneticist Alex Young (UCLA), and their co-authors seek full‐time research assistants at UCLA with start dates during the summer of 2024. Deadline: none given (posted 9/12/2023)

Director’s Financial Analyst Program : The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are recruiting for the Director’s Financial Analyst (DFA) position to start in June 2024. The DFA offers two-year full-time rotational fellowships designed to engage new entry professionals in public service work. Deadline: none given (posted 9/12/2023)

Pre-Doctoral Fellowship : Economics professors David Laibson (Harvard University), James Choi (Yale University), and John Beshears (Harvard Business School) seek a full‐time predoctoral fellow for mid-June 2024, lasting until mid-July 2025, with a potential second-year renewal. This will involve work on theoretical and empirical research related to behavioral economics, decision making, household finance, and health behaviors. Deadline: none given (posted 8/31/2023)

Research Assistant : The Federal Reserve system seeks research assistants for Spring and Summer of 2024 to work closely with economists on a variety of research questions and real-world policy issues. Deadline: none given (posted 8/30/2023)

Research Assistant Program : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeks recent grads for their Research Assistant Program (RAP). Deadline: none given (posted 8/30/2023)

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Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund:  Funding opportunities for advancing diversity, inclusion, and belonging through technology driven solutions. All Harvard students, staff, faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and academic personnel are eligible to apply. 

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• Harvard College Funding Sources Database  
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• Various links for funding opportunities in economics
• Echoing Green Fellowships  for funding opportunities social entrepreneurship
• Frank N. Newman Undergraduate Research Fund in Economics , rolling acceptance
• The Davis Center  for research related to Russia and Eurasia.
• Ec Dept Undergraduate Research and Travel Fund , rolling acceptance (thesis writers only)
• IQSS-OTD Entrepreneurship Program

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Participedia Summer School : Participedia seeks participants for their summer school program on Transnational Democratic Innovations taking place in person at three locations from June 10-15, 2024, held in partnership with Memorial University, the University of the Western Cape, McMaster University, the Coady Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Innovation for Policy Foundation, Missions Publiques, and Democracy International. Deadline: none given (posted 2/27/2024)

Zotero Workshops :  Attend a Zotero class to learn how to easily save references, organize PDFs, create in-text citations & footnotes, and create bibliographies automatically. 

MATLAB Boot Camp : The primary objective is to familiarize students with the MATLAB computational environment.  This boot camp does not suppose any prior experience with MATLAB or computation.

• Python Boot Camp : The Python Boot Camp is designed to provide an introduction to coding in Python. It assumes zero prior knowledge of Python or programming in general.

Qualitative Research Workshops : Harvard Library workshops for students interested in using qualitative data and doing interview-based research.

The Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association : HUEA is a forum for all students concentrating or interested in economics providing academic, professional, and social support through student mixers and intercollegiate networking events, career and internship panels, and topical discussions with faculty and professional economists. 

• Harvard Undergrads for Inclusion in Economics (HUIE) works directly with the Harvard Economics Department to create a more diverse and inclusive community within the field.  Join the club to help foster a supportive Economics community, learn more about research in Economics, and/or sign-up for their peer mentorship program. You can also follow HUIE on Twitter.  
• Interested in Study Abroad ? Meet with Office of International Education (OIE) staff and student advisers during drop-ins Monday-Thursdays, 2-4pm to chat about the vast range of academic opportunities.
• Sophomores interested in spending junior spring at Oxford or Cambridge, applications are due in January and February. View an Oxford Visiting Student panel recording to learn more!
• Enjoy coffee on the OIE with one of your fellow Economics concentrators, Kate Downey and Dan Contreras , or any of the OIE Student Adviser team members! Reach out to schedule a time to connect.
• It’s never too early to start planning. Summer and fall term applications are due in early spring and spring term applications are due in early fall.
• Hear from fellow Economics Concentrators who are willing to share their study abroad experiences with you.
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• Feel free to reach out to the OIE team ( [email protected] ) and Nicole Garcia ( [email protected] ) with any questions or concerns.  

Harvard Community Bus Trips to the Forest : Harvard students, faculty, fellows, and staff may sign up for one of several free monthly bus trips to visit Harvard Forest, located 70 miles west of Harvard Square. Trips will be geared towards undergraduate and graduate students; faculty, fellows, and staff are also welcome to sign up at no cost. Registration is first come first served. 

Interested in Development?  Kiran Gajwani, part of our Ec Advising Team, is starting a casual discussion group for undergrads interested in issues facing lower-income countries.  Kiran is a development economist and hopes to use this group to foster connections between development-interested students within the economics concentration and across the College more broadly.  If you're interested, please fill out this super quick form! https://forms.gle/E9UpuHniH4qcJmNL7

Big Brothers Big Sisters : Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts seeks volunteers for their site based mentoring program. Volunteer a few hours a month on campus, at a local school, or out in the community. Deadline: none given (posted 9/20/2022)

HUIE Mentorship Program : Harvard Undergraduates for Inclusion in Economics (HUIE) invites you to participate in our mentorship program! You will get personal mentorship from an upperclassman/woman/person or a graduate student about concentrating and/or finding a career in economics.

Journal Calls for Undergrad Papers :

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Harvard Prize Office Prize Descriptions , for student achievements (esp. great for thesis writers: if you need to send thesis comments, contact [email protected] )

• Brevia , Harvard College Undergraduate Research Associate Publication, holds competitions, interviews, and writing submissions throughout the year.  
• Econ RA Guide:   Offers a community resource based off of current and former RAs in Economics.  

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PhD or MS degree at Michigan State University : Interested students will join a transdisciplinary and multi-institutional USDA-funded research project and pursue a PhD or MS degree at Michigan State University. This project will investigate the complex interactions and cumulative impacts of multiple shocks on the resilience and sustainability of agri-food systems in the U.S. Midwest and beyond.

MSc in Applied Economics , Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore)

Master of Research in Economics , European University Institute

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PhD position in economics. Early stage researcher

Job Information

Offer description.

Tallinn University of Technology School of Business and Governance, Department of Economics and Finance offers a 4-year PhD position in economics and finance. The proposed PhD thesis topic: "Economic Impact Evaluation in Quasi-Experimental and Regime-varying Settings" Supervisor: Tenured Full Professor Kadri Männasoo (TalTech)

Abstract This doctoral research proposal aims to study the economic impact of various policy interventions and regime changes in quasi-experimental or regime-varying settings that among others arise from global crises such as COVID-19 pandemics, geopolitical tensions and wars, and climate disasters. The proposal seeks to apply and compare quantitative evaluation methods for generating better understanding on how to consistently estimate intervention effects in varying research contexts paying mostly attention to implications at the level of microeconomic units, including firms, households, or individuals. In doing so, the research identifies the strengths and weaknesses in evaluation approaches and methods in different contexts and provides stronger foundations for evidence-based policy making.

Description The world has been recently shaken by major crises including Covid-19 pandemics and the Russia-Ukraine war. The policy making, however, is also challenged by the path-breaking global regime changes such as climate change, mass migrations, digital and technology transformation or soaring public debt. Whether anticipated or not, these challenges require reliable estimates on the prospective effects of these events/processes or on the consequences of planned policy interventions. The research in causal modelling has made rapid progress. The context dependence of causal methods, however, calls for more applied research that employs, integrates and possibly augments the existing tools, while comparatively mapping the strengths and weaknesses and suggesting new insights on the applications of these methods in particular settings.

• Quantitative economic evaluation of events/regimes using contemporary methods of program or policy evaluation or approaches of structural econometric analysis.
• Drawing lessons from applications of quantitative/empirical research methodologies and integrating them into existing knowledge base.
• Deriving policy implications from the outcomes of evidence-based or simulation-based analyses on economic evaluation of events or regime changes

Requirements

Applicants should fulfil the following requirements:

• a master’s degree preferably in economics, candidates with a master’s degree in mathematics, data science or statistics are also strongly encouraged to apply
• strong motivation and a clear interest in the topic of the position
• excellent command of English
• strong analytical and writing skills
• capacity to work both as an independent researcher and as part of an international research team
• capacity to communicate research results both to academic or expert community and to non-expert community
• capacity and willingness to contribute in organizational tasks within and beyond the research team

The following experience is beneficial:

• Experience and working knowledge in conducting statistical or econometric research in STATA, R, MATLAB or in other contemporary analytic software
• Programming and SQL skills
• Teaching experience

The information for the PhD admission is available at TalTech´s web-page: https://taltech.ee/en/phd-admission

Required application documents:

• Application form
• Motivation letter, statement of purpose
• Curriculum Vitae
• Research plan (3-5 pages) on the topic that builds on and elaborates the expected research description as shortly described above. Please highlight the research focuses in alignment with your research interests, present knowledge and experience.
• MA and BA diplomas and grade reports as required by the university
• A pdf copy of your MA thesis, if available in English
• Other academic publications if available in English

Additional Information

• 4-year PhD position in a strong team of researchers with international publication record and experience in leading and participating in pan-European research consortia
• Dynamic and collaborative research environment, regular research discussions in bi-weekly research seminars
• Opportunities to be involved in ongoing research projects and in new initiatives and to be part of evolving collaborative research network

Conditions of employment

This PhD position is fully funded for a nominal study period of up to 4 years. The appointed candidate is an employee of TalTech Department of Economics and Finance entitled to a salary of approx. EUR 2000 per month gross, including social and health benefits. Defendable PhD research consists of three published papers in Web of Science or Scopus refereed journals. The PhD topic is aligned with the research focuses of the supervisor(s) research group and involves strong engagement by the student both individually and in collaboration with the supervisor and/or other senior research staff. PhD students are expected to participate and present research in department organized research seminars and conferences and submit papers to conferences abroad. The PhD programme offers in-house and external courses and provides funding for the latter. PhD students are also expected to contribute to teaching activities on undergraduate and master level (in English) to an extent that does not compromise the PhD research progress.

For further information, please contact Prof Kadri Männasoo [email protected]  or visit  https://taltech.ee/en/department-economics-and-finance

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