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Resources for Current Graduate Students Organizations Maybe some of these provide free food. . . . . Arts and Sciences Graduate Studies |
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Policies and procedures Economics ain't rock and roll, so there's lots of rules: Defense and Graduation Deadlines |
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Where to present research papers There are hundreds of economics conferences around the world each year, providing opportunities to present all sorts of research. Extensive and current listings of conferences are available here and here. Remember that you may need to submit a paper for consideration anywhere between three and twelve months ahead of the conference date, so plan accordingly. A (very) small fraction of them provide financial support to help graduate students attend and present. It's up to you to track these opportunities down. You can always ask the department chair or your advisor for some support. When they say no, try the Graduate Student Association. |
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The job market If you are on the market with a Ph.D. in hand or expected, the primary source of information is Job Openings for Economists (JOE), published by the American Economic Association. JOE is published almost every month, but most permanent academic positions are advertised in the October and November issues. Other months are predominantly non-academic positions or temporary academic positions. There are other sources of information you will need to monitor, and they are collected together here. Almost every year there is a session on the market for new PhDs at the January AEA meetings, and the key findings are published in the May issue of the AER. There is also a very detailed explanation of how the US academic job market works. But see also here for advice about the job market. If you are selling a product (yourself), you need to know what the competitions looks like. This page links to lists of the current year's job candidates. You will be able to look at CVs, job market papers, and student home pages, which will give you some idea of what the expectations are on the market. |
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Grants We're all short of money. Why not get someone else to pay for it, and thereby pretend you're doing something valuable? There is a lot of money out there to support graduate students, and this page lists a good place to start for searching for grants. |
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Advice to young economists You may not trust advice given by economists about the state of the world. But some of them have produced some very good advice about getting jobs, being a successful student, writing theses and dissertations, and getting the most out of your advisor. Save yourself a lot of heartache (or headache, depending on where you keep your economics) and read what they have to say. |
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Sources of information for research No shortage of sources. Bill Goffe's page is sometimes a good place to start. But don't forget we have a library here at FIU. |
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