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

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What should I put in "message to employer" when signaling?

answered 3 months ago in Job Market - JOE by DANIEL_L_MILLIMET (190 points)

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Has AER stopped publishing shorter papers now AERI has been created?

commented 3 months ago in General Economics Questions by Jesse Aaron Zinn (350 points)

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Is this a slow year for econ jobs?

answered 3 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by Nosferican (1.6k points)

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How do I find the JOE ID of an ad that was taken off JOE?

commented 3 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by pineywoods (200 points)

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Do expansions die of old age?

commented 3 months ago in Current Economic Issues by SIMON_VAN_NORDEN (110 points)

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How do YOU try and interest young people in economics?

commented 3 months ago in General Economics Questions by AVINASH_K_DIXIT (940 points)

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Application Deadlines - Open until Filled / Review Begins - What do they mean?

commented 3 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by JOSHUA_L_ROSENBLOOM (100 points)

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

commented 4 months ago by AL Roth (5.4k points)

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

asked 4 months ago in Job Market - Employer Questions by user_4m7r7t (140 points)

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Does your university pre-screen at regional conferences?

answered 4 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 4 months ago by user_3v5i7n (1.9k points)

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How many applications do you have so far?

commented 4 months ago in Job Market - Employer Questions by user_3v5i7n (1.9k points)

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Is the US government a "Zombie business"?

answered 4 months ago in Current Economic Issues by Ryan_McConnell (950 points)

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

commented 4 months ago in Current Economic Issues by AL Roth (5.4k points)

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

commented 4 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_3v5i7n (1.9k points)

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

answered 4 months ago by user_3v5i7n (1.9k points)

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Will Econspark eliminate EJMR?

commented 4 months ago in General Economics Questions by user_3v5i7n (1.9k points)

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What is your view on cover letters?

answered 4 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_3v5i7n (1.9k points)

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EconTrack is up

commented 4 months ago in Job Market - JOE by user_3v5i7n (1.9k points)

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Journal of Economic Geography is top field?

answer edited 4 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 4 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_6i4q9f (950 points)

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Calling Faculty Members

answered 4 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!

commented 4 months ago in General Economics Questions by user_6i4q9f (950 points)

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Panel or Cross Sectional datasets in Finance

asked 4 months ago in General Economics Questions by clicquot (120 points)

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

answered 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 months ago in General Economics Questions by BenHansen451 (3.3k points)

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Should central banks change their inflation targets?

answered 4 months ago in General Economics Questions by Ken Kuttner (260 points)

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Teaching Monetary Economics at undergraduate studies

answered 4 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 4 months ago by user_5y7a8l (140 points)

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

answered 4 months ago in General Economics Questions by user_8e9x6c (820 points)

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Is European economics different than US economics?

answered 4 months ago in General Economics Questions by user_8e9x6c (820 points)

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What are some dissertation-worthy topics in market design?

answer edited 4 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 4 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 4 months ago in General Economics Questions by economist_2x5v5y (1.7k points)

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

commented 5 months ago in General Economics Questions by EconSpark Admin (200 points)

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Currency board

asked 5 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?

answered 5 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions by user_9z4v9t (160 points)

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

answered 5 months ago in Current Economic Issues by WWerstuik (140 points)