Recording of the Zoom webinar, 88 minutes.
A companion session to the US panel in the IDEA Career Skills Series: a panel on applying to global PhD programs in Economics, Applied Economics, and Agricultural Economics, and how their admissions differ. Hosted by GAIN (Graduate Applications International Network) . Panelists: Tarun Jain (IIM Ahmedabad), Alex Armand (Nova School of Business and Economics), Sanjay Jain (University of Oxford), and Jordan Loper (Clermont Auvergne University, CERDI). The session drew 463 attendees.
Slides
Session slides (PDF, 890 KB)
Registrations 1,053
Registrants by current role
Donut chart of 1,053 registrants by current role: Master’s students 348; Predoc / full-time research position 333; Other 120; Non-research employment 112; Undergraduate / bachelor’s students 89; Unemployed 51. Hover a slice for its label.
Master’s students: 348 (33.0%) Master’s
students
348 · 33.0% Predoc / full-time research position: 333 (31.6%) Predoc / full-time
research position
333 · 31.6% Other: 120 (11.4%) Other
120 · 11.4% Non-research employment: 112 (10.6%) Non-research
employment
112 · 10.6% Undergraduate / bachelor’s students: 89 (8.5%) Undergraduate /
bachelor’s students
89 · 8.5% Unemployed: 51 (4.8%) Unemployed
51 · 4.8%
Registrants were asked where they plan to apply to PhD programs. 842 chose more than one region.
Regions where registrants plan to apply
Horizontal bar chart of the regions registrants plan to apply to, with several choices allowed. United States 755; United Kingdom 741; Continental Europe 689; Canada 487; Asia-Pacific (including Australia and New Zealand) 356; Undecided 116; Latin America and the Caribbean 84; Sub-Saharan Africa 81; Middle East and North Africa 65.
United States: 755 registrants (71.7%)
United States
755
United Kingdom: 741 registrants (70.4%)
United Kingdom
741
Continental Europe: 689 registrants (65.4%)
Continental Europe
689
Canada: 487 registrants (46.2%)
Canada
487
Asia-Pacific (including Australia and New Zealand): 356 registrants (33.8%)
Asia-Pacific
356
Undecided: 116 registrants (11.0%)
Undecided
116
Latin America and the Caribbean: 84 registrants (8.0%)
Latin America and the Caribbean
84
Sub-Saharan Africa: 81 registrants (7.7%)
Sub-Saharan Africa
81
Middle East and North Africa: 65 registrants (6.2%)
Middle East and North Africa
65