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Econ Job Search
- Job Openings for Economists or (JOE) at AEA
- Job posts at AFA
- Econ-Jobs
- Job posts at phds.org
- Job posts at inomics.com
- Economic Consulting Firms:
- CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES
- BRATTLE
- NERA
- ANALYSIS-GROUP
- GLOBAL INSIGHTS
- LECG
- EI, ECONOMISTS INC.
- LEXECON
- ECONOMY.COM (now Moody Analytics)
- FRONTIER-ECONOMICS
- Quantitative Investments
Research Papers on Career, Education in Economics (Ph.D. in particular)
- Job search
- A Guide (and Advice) for the Economists on the US Junior Academic Job Market -- a must-read if you desire a professorship position in American universities.
- Siegfried and Stock "The Labor Market for New Ph.D. Economists"Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol 13, No.3. (Summer 1999), pp.115-134.
- David Laibson's job market tips
- Career advice
- Michael Szenberg, "Passion and Craft: Economists at Work" - In this book, various leading economists at the time share their experience.
- William Thomson, "A Guide for the Young Economist"
- Greg. Mankiw, "My Rules of Thumb" - Mankiw shares how he works.
- Hal Varian, "How to Build an Economic Model in Your Spare Time" - Varian explains his way of doing economic modeling..
- Daniel S. Hamermesh, "The Young Economist's Guide to Professional Etiquette" Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter 1992), pp. 169-179.
- John Cochrane, " Writing Tips for PhD Students".
- Economics- training related
- David Colander, "The Making of an Economist Redux" Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Winter 2005), pp. 175-198.
- Richard Freeman, "It's Better Being an Economist (But Don't Tell Anyone)" Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Summer 1999), pp. 139-145.
- W. Lee Hansen,"The Education and Training of Economics Doctorates: Major Findings of the Executive Secretary of the American Economic Association's Commission on Graduate Education in Economics" Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 29, No. 3. (Sep., 1991), pp. 1054-1087.
- Anne O. Krueger, "Report of the Commission on Graduate Education in Economics" Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 29, No. 3. (Sep., 1991), pp. 1035-1053.
- Hirschel Kasper, "The Education of Economists: From Undergraduate to Graduate Study" Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 29, No. 3. (Sep., 1991), pp. 1088-1109.
- W. Lee Hansen, "The Link from Graduate Education in Economics to the Labor Market" Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Summer 1999), pp. 147-151.
- Anne O. Krueger, "Implications of the Labor Market for Graduate Education in Economics" Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Summer 1999), pp. 153-156.
- Ronald Ehrenberg, "The Changing Distributions of New Ph.D. Economists and Their Employment: Implications for Future" Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Summer 1999), pp. 135-138.
- Migration of Talent: Foreign Students and Graduate Economics Education in the United States [download]
- Many other good essays on economics and graduate training at AEA
General Career Information
- Salary Info
- Online Job Search
- Monster.com - a high-traffic site...I use it most often.
- CareerBuilder.com - the main competitor of monster.com, a very good one.
- Flipdog.com - listed on Forbes' best of web
- theLadders.com - well-paid executive jobs
- Google jobs - use google's powerful search algorithm
- Linkedin - the largest online career networking site
- Vault.com - good for career advice...they also have a very good section of company discussion, often from insiders.
- WetFeet.com - career advice, not for job search
- Employment Tips, Trends and Training
- Career Links : courtesy of Hewitt Consulting
- NetLibrary E-books (need to log in)
- Have a Winning Job Interview
- Job Interviewing for College Students
- Internet jobs! : the complete guide to finding the hottest Internet jobs (2000 version)
- Vault.com Series