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How important is networking in academia?

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1 month ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 0 Vlad !
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Networking is very important. You need to get to know people. You need job offers and that requires letter writers from others in the profession.
Above all, you NEED CO-AUTHORS!
You cannot sole author papers at the level of top 5 econ journals or top 3 finance journals on any regular basis, no matter how talented you are.

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