Recent Econ PhD Landings

This first scan uses public economics PhD placement pages from peer-style programs, not a personalized census of your own department. Once a home program or peer list is provided, future term updates can narrow the scan.

The clearest baseline is still academia: MIT says 103 of 135 economics PhD graduates in its recent six-year placement window chose academic positions, while 32 chose non-academic positions.1 Role labels vary by school page, so this carousel uses exact role titles where pages print them and sector labels where they only list destinations.

Tech shows up repeatedly in recent placement records. Columbia lists Google and Uber among recent economics PhD placements, BU lists Amazon Web Services as an Economist placement, and Harvard lists Zillow and Instacart on its placement history page.234

Policy and public-sector routes are not just a fallback category. Recent public pages include placements such as Bank of Korea, International Monetary Fund, Bank of England, Federal Reserve entities, World Bank, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and research institutes.234

Economic consulting is a repeat destination across the pages, with examples including Analysis Group, Cornerstone Research, Bates White, Charles River Associates, and Compass Lexecon.234

Finance and quant-adjacent paths also appear: Columbia lists Jane Street and Point72 Asset Management, Harvard lists Two Sigma, and BU lists Capital One and Bank of America roles in its archive.234

Reading note: placement pages are useful maps, but they are not perfectly standardized. Some pages print job titles, some only print organizations, and some archive years are incomplete. Treat the pattern as a directional scan of where recent econ PhDs land, then compare it with your own field, advisor network, and target peer programs.