Schroedinger on "Atkin leaving Yale?"
True. Not tenured at Yale and not tenured at UCLA yet. (from what I heard). and congratulation to everyone involved in this: a job rumor
View ArticleSchroedinger on "Atkin leaving Yale?"
Ha! Just googled, check out the banner top o the page. I take back my congratulations to this thread: not a job rumor at all, because he's got it posted on his website!http://www.econ.yale.edu/~da334/
View ArticleSchroedinger on "Industry Finance Phd question"
Confirmed from experience and agree with ^and also agree with OP "How hard is to get into an hedge fund or some PE fund, in an investment role? I have the feeling it should be very hard from a Phd."Yes...
View ArticleEconomist on "Atkin leaving Yale?"
I agree they have some superavit in those fields, but I think Yale should have tried to keep him. Smart guy, creative, great advisor. Weird that he chose move down as well, as he was presumably going...
View ArticleEconomist on "Do public salaries online include summer support?"
For Cal States, no. Although sometimes the summer support of a first year AP will be listed.
View ArticleEconomist on "What is your base salary/type of place"
This thread made it clear that: IMF/WB/Government >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anything LRM or below.If you stuck in an LRM place or even lower, there's little chance...
View ArticleEconomist on "Do public salaries online include summer support?"
Depends. Some do some don't.
View ArticleEconomist on "What is your base salary/type of place"
20k, 2nd year grad student, top 25
View ArticleEconomist on "AP here trying to move to the private sector"
i had some e-mails from headhunters, because some of my phd classmates have given my name to them. so maybe you can contact a few headhunters and you can also ask them about your options.
View ArticleEconomist on "Where are Shapiro and Oster heading?"
Any ideas on why they turned down Wharton? Penn Econ is a train wreck but Wharton seems like a decent place to work.Never had Wharton offers.
View ArticleEconomist on "Where are Shapiro and Oster heading?"
I somehow believe this.Never had Wharton offers.Conjecture: Jesse --> Econ and Emily --> Kennedy School?Harvard offers are in process.
View ArticleEconomist on "Where are Shapiro and Oster heading?"
Or Emily --> Harvard Public Health. She can work with Katherine Baicker who's now the Chair of Health Policy (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/katherine-baicker/) Conjecture: Jesse --> Econ and Emily...
View ArticleEconomist on "Where are Shapiro and Oster heading?"
Yeah, but is it likely she'd take a grants-based soft money position? Has she ever gotten any grants?Or Emily --> Harvard Public Health.
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