For the final year of their studies in economics, PhD candidates become known as job market candidates. The academic tasks of finalizing research results, editing papers in preparation for defense, and working as teaching and research assistants are combined with employment search tasks like flyouts to distant universities, institutes, and consulting groups. It’s an intense year that caps an average of ten years of post-secondary study.
“We had an unusually large cohort of job candidates this year facing a daunting market, with relatively few academic positions across the English-speaking world,” said Professor Colin Stewart, Associate Chair of Graduate Programs. “I am delighted to say that all our job candidates rose to the challenge and landed great positions. To the best of my knowledge, every one of them was able to get a job in their preferred sector.” [Read more…]
