Career

596 curated resources for your PhD to Tech journey.

Essential Reading

New to tech careers for economists? Begin with these foundational resources.

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    Econ PhD who conducted 250+ interviews at Amazon shares job search strategy. Failed 2014 search (30 apps, 0 offers) → successful 2015 (100 apps, 35 interviews, Amazon offer). Covers networking, resume, behavioral interviews, technical prep.

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    Honest narrative of 7 months job searching with constant rejections. Why she left academia, Python learning strategy, 8-week bootcamp experience. Has YouTube channel with day-in-the-life content.

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    Columbia PhD to LinkedIn Staff DS. Internship strategy (Quora for startup pace, Facebook for research), timeline, 'the big talk' with advisors, reverse interviewing teams. Founded Economists in Tech LinkedIn group.

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    Stanford PhD to Google/Shopify. Interview experiences at Google, Amazon, Facebook, Uber. 4-part comprehensive guide.

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    5 key areas: ads design, ROI estimation, marketplace incentives, causal inference, equilibrium effects.

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    Framework for economist roles: advising strategy, building products, evaluating impact, thought leadership. Five comparative advantages over data scientists.

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    Harvard PhD to tenure-track at Chicago Booth to VP at Uber. How Pat Bajari recruited structural IO economists to Amazon, economist work at marketplace companies, managing career risk.

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    First female John Bates Clark Medal winner, pioneered tech economics with Hal Varian (Google). How CEO Steve Ballmer recruited her, taking two leaves from Harvard, the origin story of tech economists.

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    JEP article 'Economists (and Economics) in Tech Companies' - foundational reading on why tech hires economists. Amazon employs 150+ PhD economists. Focuses on causal inference, market design, incentives. Full PDF: https://gsb-faculty.stanford.edu/susan-athey/files/2022/04/economists_in_tech.pdf

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    LinkedIn guide on navigating tech's job market. Networking tips, role types, expectations. Key advice: don't be first economist.

What Teams Do

One exemplar article per domain to understand different team types.

Companies Hiring

Career portals for tech companies hiring economists and data scientists.

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