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What is your department doing to improve diversity in Economics?

answered 8 months ago

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Why is the AEA still using this queuing mechanism to register for housing?

commented 9 months ago

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What if the job market paper still work in progress in November

answered 11 months ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

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Aspiring Economist: Could I Please Get Feedback On My Plan?

answered 1 year ago

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

answered 1 year ago

1 answer 384 views

How much room for negotiation does your department have?

answered 1 year ago in Job Market - Employer Questions

1 answer 222 views

If I want to complete my MA in Economics/ Humanities in another country, will it transfer to US?

commented 1 year ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

1 answer 493 views

Send referee report from rejection to other journal

answered 1 year ago in General Economics Questions

1 answer 910 views

Should the AEA offer guidelines on the timing of job offers?

commented 1 year ago in Job Market - Employer Questions

1 answer 1.3k views

Should EconSpark allow anonymous posting?

commented 1 year ago

2 answers 1k views

Spousal hire: best practices

answered 1 year ago in Job Market - Employer Questions

1 answer 1.1k views

NY Times article today on economics profession

asked 1 year ago

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How could you possibly schedule 25 interviews at the annual meetings?

answered 1 year ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

3 answers 756 views

Will the AEA "climate" survey be answered truthfully?

commented 1 year ago in General Economics Questions

9 answers 2.4k views

Matching Recommender System for the Econ Job Market

commented 1 year ago in Job Market - JOE

1 answer 4.4k views

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

commented 1 year ago

1 answer 1.3k views

How many applications do you have so far?

answered 1 year ago in Job Market - Employer Questions

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

answered 1 year ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

4 answers 1.1k views

Calling Faculty Members

commented 1 year ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

1 answer 903 views

EconTrack is up

asked 1 year ago in Job Market - JOE

6 answers 2.4k views

Do expansions die of old age?

commented 1 year ago in Current Economic Issues

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

asked 1 year ago

3 answers 3.1k views

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

commented 1 year ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

6 answers 2.3k views

What is a good way to get the attention of an appealing employer through JOE?

commented 1 year ago in Job Market - JOE

3 answers 2.7k views

Why is there so few openly LGBT economists out there?

commented 1 year ago in General Economics Questions

5 answers 870 views

What are issues that arise in advising grad students and young colleagues, or about which you have sought advice?

commented 1 year ago in General Economics Questions

2 answers 1k views

Heckman and Moktan on the Top 5

commented 1 year ago in General Economics Questions

4 answers 696 views

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

answered 1 year ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

6 answers 757 views

Can I post slides (but not a paper) on my website for a work in progress?

commented 1 year ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

14 answers 12.5k views

Which statistics package should undergraduate econ students be taught?

commented 1 year ago in General Economics Questions

3 answers 3.4k views

How to give a good conference presentation (ca 15-20 minutes) in economics. Does the Big 5 still work?

commented 1 year ago

4 answers 957 views

What to do/say about a "meh" teaching evaluation if you've only taught one class?

answered 1 year ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

1 answer 436 views

Yield on PhD acceptances

asked 1 year ago

10 answers 19.5k views

Have low interest rates led to excessive risk taking?

commented 1 year ago in Current Economic Issues

10 answers 12.1k views

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

commented 1 year ago

4 answers 1.6k views

Does is matter if a candidate graduates in 4, 5, 6, 7, ... years?

answered 1 year ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

3 answers 397 views

Is the prime directive of economcs to maximize net social benefits?

commented 1 year ago in General Economics Questions

3 answers 1.3k views

BA wanting to gain exposure to econ. research, seeking advice

answered 1 year ago

3 answers 585 views

What visa foreign assistant profs get in the US?

answered 1 year ago in Job Market - Candidate Questions

7 answers 1k views

Efficient mechanism for allocating hotel rooms at ASSA?

answered 1 year ago in General Economics Questions