So many of these topics seem really interesting to me personally that your saying “It was designed primarily for economics graduate students considering careers in global priorities research.” made me wonder: Is there something similar for people with a less robust background in economics? Maybe for economics (or political science) undergraduate students? :)
First, I should emphasize that it’s not designed exclusively for econ grad students. The opening few days try to introduce enough of the relevant background material that mathematically-minded people of any background can follow the rest of it. As you’ll have seen, many of the attendees were pre-grad-school, and 18% were undergrads. My impression from the feedback forms and from the in-person experience is that some of the undergrads did struggle, unfortunately, but others got a lot out of it. Check out the materials, and if you think you’d be a good fit, you’re more than welcome to apply for next year.
That said, I agree that a more undergrad-focused version of the program would be valuable. I don’t have plans to make one myself in the near future, but I would like to at some point. In the meantime, if anyone reading this wants to do it, please feel free to reach out!
So many of these topics seem really interesting to me personally that your saying “It was designed primarily for economics graduate students considering careers in global priorities research.” made me wonder: Is there something similar for people with a less robust background in economics? Maybe for economics (or political science) undergraduate students? :)
Glad to hear you find the topics interesting!
First, I should emphasize that it’s not designed exclusively for econ grad students. The opening few days try to introduce enough of the relevant background material that mathematically-minded people of any background can follow the rest of it. As you’ll have seen, many of the attendees were pre-grad-school, and 18% were undergrads. My impression from the feedback forms and from the in-person experience is that some of the undergrads did struggle, unfortunately, but others got a lot out of it. Check out the materials, and if you think you’d be a good fit, you’re more than welcome to apply for next year.
That said, I agree that a more undergrad-focused version of the program would be valuable. I don’t have plans to make one myself in the near future, but I would like to at some point. In the meantime, if anyone reading this wants to do it, please feel free to reach out!