Job Market Information

The department is committed to supporting graduating students in their efforts to secure meaningful employment in the field. The faculty member appointed as placement officer meets individually with students on the market and coordinates the faculty effort to promote job market candidates from Harvard to potential employers.

• Job Market Timetable: From Now to the AEA Meetings [.pdf] for graduate students on the 2009-10 Job Market (a memo from Professors Goldin and Katz, Placement Directors, July 2009)
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Job Market #1 [.pdf] (07/29/09)
• September 15 Job Market Memo [.pdf] (9/16/09)
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Job Market #2 [.pdf] (10/04/09)
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Job Market #3 [.pdf] (10/15/09)
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Job Market #4 [.pdf] (11/10/09)


• The Ten Most Important Rules of Writing Your Job Market Paper [.pdf] (9/16/09)
• Tips for Job Market Students [.pdf] (11/19/09)
• Advice from David Laibson [.pdf] (11/21/09)