Getting a PhD in Economics / / Stuart J. Hillmon.
Considering a graduate degree in economics? Good choice: the twenty-first-century financial crisis and recession have underscored the relevance of experts who know how the economy works, should work, and could work. However, Ph.D. programs in economics are extremely competitive, with a high rate of...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Preliminaries: The Lowdown on Academic Economics and Ph.D. Programs
- Chapter 2. Applying to Ph.D. Programs: It's Both What You Know and Who You Know
- Chapter 3. Getting Through First Year: Welcome to Boot Camp
- Chapter 4. Acing Second Year: Getting On with Graduate Life
- Chapter 5. Finding a Topic and an Advisor: Like Getting Married . . . to a Polygamist
- Chapter 6. Getting Distracted: TAing, RAing, and the Meaning of Life
- Chapter 7. Thrown In with the Sharks: Women and International Students
- Chapter 8. Getting a Job: Taking Your Show on the Road
- Chapter 9. Conclusion: The Ph.D. Economist-at- Large
- Index