Job Prospects

The Bureau of Labor Statistics

Start here with a description of what economists do.

Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank

The Fed. has been a regular employer of our students for summer internships as well as long term posts.

Job Openings for Economists

From American Econ. Assn. It focuses on academic positions, with some non-academic and consulting etc.

National Association for Business Economists

News articles, job openings and conference opportunities.

Economics Resources

Web Links For Economists

Lots of research materials for economics students. This site offers a substantial list of a variety of links that may be of interest e.g. web accessible data sources, news sites and journal articles.

Links to all US and Canadian Econ. Departments with PhD programs

EconPhD.net

A comprehensive site for anyone interested in applying or currently participating in an Economics PhD program.

Econ Blogs

Marginal Revolution

The most popular Economics blog.

Brad Delong's semi-daily journal

UC Berkeley Faculty, mix of econ. and political commentary. Centrist democrat.

Argmax

Excellent up to date statistics and also policy debates.

Becker-Posner blog

Two giant intellects debate whatever issue seems interesting to them. Conservative libertarian tendency.

VOX

Research-based policy analysis and commentary from Europe's leading economists.

Economists' Voice

Prominent economists write 1000 word articles on important issues.

Freakonomics Blog

The blog of the authors of the bestselling book.

Greg Mankiw’s blog

The blog of a prominent Harvard Econ. Professor.

Informed Comment

Prof. of Middle East History writes about Iraq. Left leaning, but analysis and commentary of Iraq thoughtful and relatively free of bias.

Economics Principals.com

Web-based commentary on the production and distribution of economic ideas.