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The first manual designed to meet the specific needs of economics graduate students, Getting a Ph. D. in Economics walks the reader through the total experience, from the Ph. D. admissions process to arduous first-year coursework and qualifying exams to armoring up for the volatile job market.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hillmon, Stuart J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Graduate students > Vocational guidance.
Economics > Vocational guidance.
Economics > Study and teaching (Graduate)
EDUCATION > Counseling > Academic Development.
Économie politique > Orientation professionnelle > États-Unis.
Économie politique > Étude et enseignement (2e et 3e cycles) > États-Unis.
Graduate students > Vocational guidance > United States.
Economics > Vocational guidance > United States.
Economics > Study and teaching (Graduate) > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries: the lowdown on academic economics and Ph. D. programs
  • Applying to Ph. D. programs: it's both what you know and who you know
  • Getting through the first year: welcome to boot camp
  • Acing second year: getting on with graduate life
  • Finding a topic and an advisor: like getting married ... to a polygamist
  • Getting distracted: TAing, RAing, and the meaning of life
  • Thrown in with the sharks: women and international students
  • Getting a job: taking your show on the road
  • Conclusion: the Ph. D. economist-at-large.

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