Weekly links October 9: rich data on jobs for economists, new work on firms and trade, the price women pay for violent men, and more… David McKenzie October 09, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevaluations/weekly-links-october-9--rich-data-on-jobs-for-economists--new-wo Where do PhD economists land in their first job? Pablo García-Guzmán has put together a website on almost 15,000 graduates from 80 programs from 1990 through to the class of 2026: “Of the 784 graduates of the class of 2026 listed so far, 36% took tenure-track positions, 25% postdoctoral or other academic positions, and 22% private-sector jobs.” You can look by department, employer, year etc. Very useful for people wanting to get a sense of the most common outcomes and types of employers from different programs. Also very useful for people considering the private sector – you can not only see the main employers, but the names of those hired, which would allow you to see the types of profiles that have been hired