Amanda Gregg

I enjoyed reading and reviewing Richard Langlois's "The Corporation and the Twentieth Century," a monumental reappraisal of the managerial corporation in political, economic, and cultural context, for eh.net. eh.net/book_reviews/t…

The Committee on Education of the Economic History Association invites nominations for the Jonathan Hughes Prize for Excellence in Teaching Economic History. Anyone can write a nomination letter! Entries due April 22, 2026. The prize includes a $1,200 cash award.

@alz_zyd_ Yes but then you have to get an accounting PhD. Price seems right.

It seems like if you want to get a job in academia, an accounting PhD is one of the easiest routes. Interestingly, it seems to be much easier to get an industry job with an economics PhD than an accounting PhD. But the accounting academic job market is surprisingly good

@Bellmanequation Reminds me of my one grad school prof who explained why he didn't believe in partial credit: "Do you know how time consuming R&Rs are? I like my papers to be accepted on the first round!"

Scene: A friend, asst prof at a top department, at a faculty lunch. Him: I just got a tough rejection. The referees were split & editor sided with the negative one & rejected the paper. What should I do? Sr. Prof: That’s never happened to me. I guess people try another journal?

PS: I snapped that pic walking to my car last week. It just looks like that here.

The Middlebury Department of Economics is seeking a two-year VAP for 2026-28, any field. The would be a great gig: brilliant colleagues (present company excepted), curious students, friendly vibes, gorgeous location. Please apply / spread the word. apply.interfolio.com/177226

Letters should be sent to us, the committee members: Professors Kara Dimitruk (Hamilton, chair), Jessica Bean (Denison), and Amanda Gregg (Middlebury). More information and our full contact info here: eh.net/hughes-prize/

The strength of nominating letters will be the primary basis for selecting the pool of finalists for the prize. Strong nominating letters should provide first-hand accounts of how the nominee has proved to be an inspirational classroom teacher or thesis supervisor.

Word is, every NSF proposal now has to say something about AI. I guess I might as well make this useful. Which AI tools would you like me to test out and compare on a large data entry task?

@wagonweill Josh Ritter?

Other than economics, this must be the coolest major possible

@GuthmannR Liberal arts college. Our salaries are...less.

@AmandaGregg711 What is "LAC"?

In well paying fields like economics, the salary premium of a PhD is also valuable even considering it takes 5 or 6 years to finish. The typical initial salary from a prestigious econ PhD program is about 200k, more if you do consulting for the private sector. Many people from developing countries do it because they can use a PhD to immigrate to the "first world." Others do it because they couldn't find a job straight out of undergrad and decide starting gradschool is the way to go and they are too scared to get away from academia with a MA degree.

@alz_zyd_ Since all my research subjects are long dead, and the best I can do is read what they happened to write down about their thoughts and motivations, I've never understood why more young economists don't just *talk* to people.

Frequent convo between me and PhD students Me: "After 400 hours of data analysis on industry X, have you talked to anyone actually working in industry X" Student (S): "No" Me: "Why not?" Student: "Where would I find someone in industry X willing to talk to me"

Hey all, are there any master's programs for economics (in the US or elsewhere) that offer financial aid or merit scholarships?

@YujungHwang3 I've never seen this before or understood it to be expected practice.

@RebelEconProf It's just the opposite of best practice if you care about your students' well-being. Routine and distraction are really helpful.

I was going to post “stop doing this,” but that’s insufficient. Look in a mirror and ask yourself what kind of environment you’re creating on campus for you to think that this should be necessary.

We are hiring! @middecon is searching for an assistant professor focusing on environmental economics, with an ideal field of macro-environmental. Come join our dynamic, brilliant, friendly department. aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph…

Middlebury this morning.

Reposting this for the job market season. Please reach out if you have questions about life in the liberal arts.

Read all about it! Read all about it! Thanks to the efforts of @middecon colleague @D_Munro_Econ, we have an annual newsletter! Vol. 1 is sure to become a collector's item: middlebury.edu/college/sites/…