[Career review] “Economics PhDs” by Roman Duda

An econ PhD is one of the most attractive graduate programs: if you get through, you have a high chance of landing a good research job in academia or...

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(00:09) Summary

(00:52) Pros

(01:33) Cons

(01:48) Key facts on fit

(02:00) Next steps

(02:23) Get free, one-on-one career advice

(02:45) Review status

(02:50) Research process

(03:02) What is this career path?

(03:47) Entry requirements

(04:44) Why should you do an economics PhD?

(04:48) Doing high impact research

(04:53) Academia

(06:06) Non-academic research

(06:51) Advocacy potential

(07:42) Other benefits

(09:03) What are the downsides of doing an economics PhD?

(09:43) Who should consider doing an economics PhD?

(10:20) Next steps

(11:05) Learn more

(12:33) Get free, one-on-one career advice

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First published:
June 17th, 2015

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/economics-phd

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