Getting a PhD in Economics

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Getting a Ph.D. in Economics This page intentionally left blank GettingaPh.D. inEconomics StuartJ.Hillmon univErSit y of PEnnSylvania PrESS PHilaDElPHia Copyright © 2014 university of Pennsylvania Press all rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by university of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the united States of america on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hillmon, Stuart J. Getting a Ph.D. in economics / Stuart J. Hillmon. — 1st ed. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. iSBn 978-0-8122-2288-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Economics—Study and teaching (Graduate)—united States. 2. Economics—vocational guidance—united States. 3. Graduate students— vocational guidance—united States. i.title. HB74.8.H56 2014 330.071'173—dc23 2013031743 ...