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Please share your thoughts on the recent AEA initiatives to improve the professional climate in economics.

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Can my GRE score arrive a few days after the application deadline?

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What do public policy schools look for when considering making senior hires from outside of academia?

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Does your university pre-screen at regional conferences?

answered 6 months ago in Job Market - Employer Questions by BenHansen451 (3.3k points)

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Outside of tenure track jobs, what’s the most stressful work environment? Private industry? Government? Something else?

answered 6 months ago by user_3v5i7n (2k points)

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How many applications do you have so far?

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Is the US government a "Zombie business"?

answered 6 months ago in Current Economic Issues by Ryan_McConnell (1.1k points)

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Which expert testimony do you find (more) persuasive in the Harvard admissions trial?

commented 6 months ago in Current Economic Issues by AL Roth (5.7k points)

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Why do schools don't update non-offered candidates after flyouts?

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What is a predoctoral research assistantship, how do students find them, and why are they growing in popularity?

answered 6 months ago by user_3v5i7n (2k points)

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Will Econspark eliminate EJMR?

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What is your view on cover letters?

answered 6 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_3v5i7n (2k points)

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EconTrack is up

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Journal of Economic Geography is top field?

answer edited 6 months ago in General Economics Questions by BenHansen451 (3.3k points)

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What's advice for defending JMP and contacting school?

answered 6 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_6i4q9f (950 points)

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Calling Faculty Members

answered 6 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_6i4q9f (950 points)

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Check out the new link to EconSpark on the top of AEA homepage!

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Panel or Cross Sectional datasets in Finance

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At which tech firms do economists have substantial influence and enjoy good working conditions?

answered 6 months ago in Job Market - Employer Questions by user_6n7g8i (940 points)

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Are standards for the economist profession being considered for development?

answered 6 months ago in General Economics Questions by BenHansen451 (3.3k points)

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What are the interesting/promising/future areas in growth theory?

asked 6 months ago in General Economics Questions by user_5y7a8l (140 points)

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What information should I look for when researching a countries economy?

answered 6 months ago in General Economics Questions by BenHansen451 (3.3k points)

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Should central banks change their inflation targets?

answered 6 months ago in General Economics Questions by Ken Kuttner (260 points)

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Teaching Monetary Economics at undergraduate studies

answered 6 months ago in General Economics Questions by Ken Kuttner (260 points)

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How to develop strong technical skills during a UK PhD?

asked 6 months ago by user_5y7a8l (140 points)

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Are "behavioral economics" and "mainstream economics" still in conflict?

answered 6 months ago in General Economics Questions by user_8e9x6c (980 points)

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Is European economics different than US economics?

answered 6 months ago in General Economics Questions by user_8e9x6c (980 points)

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What are some dissertation-worthy topics in market design?

answer edited 7 months ago in General Economics Questions by Lawrence_Abrams (140 points)

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Longitudinal survey data on rural-urban migration India?

answer selected 7 months ago in General Economics Questions by nwivuecon07 (190 points)

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I developed new definition for economics. I like comments

answer edited 7 months ago in General Economics Questions by economist_2x5v5y (1.9k points)

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Should we teach Cournot duopoly with asymmetric, increasing MC, cost functions, and not using any diagrams?

commented 7 months ago in General Economics Questions by EconSpark Admin (280 points)

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Currency board

asked 7 months ago in General Economics Questions by MILADIN_MILOSEVIC (120 points)

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Going back on academic market. Should I mention that my current job does not allocate research time?

asked 7 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_6s8u4z (420 points)

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How important was the financial panic as a cause of the Great Recession?

answer edited 7 months ago in Current Economic Issues by Ryan_McConnell (1.1k points)

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What's the best way to teach the shutdown decision?(when P<AVC)

asked 7 months ago in General Economics Questions by Eric Rasmusen (1.5k points)

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Looking for help with an Economic Project. Business negative cycles and how to avoid them.

comment edited 7 months ago in General Economics Questions by Ryan_McConnell (1.1k points)

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Argentina. Excess of public labor force. Can the excess of demand over supply devaluate the currency of a country?

edited 7 months ago in General Economics Questions by Ryan_McConnell (1.1k points)

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What should go into a letter of recommendation for admission to an economics PhD program?

asked 7 months ago by Dick_Startz (3.2k points)

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Is it a good idea to apply for PhD if someone already holds a PhD degree (with 18 good publications, 100+ citations)?

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When and how is it appropriate for a journal editor to retract acceptance of a forthcoming paper?

asked 8 months ago in General Economics Questions by Eric Rasmusen (1.5k points)

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What points are most important to address in a cover letter at the senior level when applying to an advertised position?

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