Career Placement

The department has a well-organized placement service. Each year a faculty member functions as the Placement Director. He or she is assisted by the Placement Administrator who coordinates the sending of resumes and letters of recommendation and makes available job vacancy information. Each job market candidate gives a regular faculty research seminar on his or her primary research paper. These seminars are typically widely attended by faculty and students and provide a rigorous “test run” for the job market paper. To prepare for the job market convention of the American Economic Association, all students are given mock “job market interviews” by faculty members. Students also receive extensive help from their primary advisor, who in addition to providing general counsel during the process of job search, often is instrumental in contacting colleagues at other universities, or in bringing the student to the attention of the vast network of former Wisconsin Ph.D.’s employed in universities, colleges, government, and the private sector. Students also benefit from the fact that many government agencies, including the Board of Governors, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and several Federal Reserve banks often actively recruit on campus. Finally, Wisconsin students typically self-organize additional presentations of job market papers, providing one another additional opportunities for practice.

Graduate Student Placement Record

2022-2023 Placements
2021-2022 Placements
2020-2021 Placement
2019-2020 Placement
2018-2019 Placement
2017-2018 Placement
2016-2017 Placement
2015-2016 Placement
2014-2015 Placement
2013-2014 Placement
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2005-2006 Placement