yeah, but that won't help this year
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Worst field to be candidate in?
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Maybe in the secondary market.
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Maybe you can find a cool way to apply your theory to another field, or devise an experiment that tests that theory. Then you can rebrand yourself as some other field.
Sounds like Andy
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The worst field to be in is Economics
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Even if I am Andy, I'm anonymous now.
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Maybe the problem with theory is the lack of experience with real data. I think that decreases the number of places to apply ! Non-academic is sometimes very picky with theorist... but, I think in the academic it is always good to have some theoretical background...
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From the hiring side: The problem I see with many pure theorists (i.e. those who do not use any data) is the lack of connection between the research and any real-world issues. A lot of job applicants to my department and graduate students in my department have a difficult time answering (a) why is this relevant/important?, and (b) how would I know if you were wrong? If you are a theorist, you'll do yourself a favor if you can answer those questions.
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minefield (by far)
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well, i definitely go by "applied theory," so I hope buying are buying what I'm selling.
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economic history
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