[Career review] “Economics PhDs” by Roman Duda

An econ PhD is one of the most attractive graduate programs: if you get through, you have a high chance of landing a good research job in academia or... Narrated by AI. ---Outline:(00:09) Summary(00:52) Pros(01:33) Cons(01:48) Key facts on fit(02:00) Next steps(02:23) Get free, one-on-one career advice(02:45) Review status(02:50) Research process(03:02) What is this career path?(03:47) Entry requirements(04:44) Why should you do an economics PhD?(04:48) Doing high impact research(04:53) Academia(06:06) Non-academic research(06:51) Advocacy potential(07:42) Other benefits(09:03) What are the downsides of doing an economics PhD?(09:43) Who should consider doing an economics PhD?(10:20) Next steps(11:05) Learn more(12:33) Get free, one-on-one career advice The original text contained 11 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: June 17th, 2015 Source: https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/economics-phd --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.