I participated in this last year, halfway through doing a predoc and right before applying to econ grad schools.
I really enjoyed the chance to meet a bunch of other kind, smart EAs. It also gave me a chance to learn about tons of areas of research that I wouldn’t have otherwise.
We covered a lot of cutting-edge research ideas in GPR, which Phil did a great job of. Several of these were Phil’s own work, and it was fascinating to see how Phil thought of these ideas. There were also a lot of guest speakers, who often authored studies in areas we were learning about that.
Phil was a great teacher of the basics, too! I went back to my ETGP notes when taking a graduate micro theory this semester. Phil also clearly spent a lot of time making the problem sets. They were a really helpful way to learn both the basics and the more specialized knowledge Phil taught.
I can’t recommend this course enough for someone early in a research career, or considering doing a PhD in economics!
I participated in this last year, halfway through doing a predoc and right before applying to econ grad schools.
I really enjoyed the chance to meet a bunch of other kind, smart EAs. It also gave me a chance to learn about tons of areas of research that I wouldn’t have otherwise.
We covered a lot of cutting-edge research ideas in GPR, which Phil did a great job of. Several of these were Phil’s own work, and it was fascinating to see how Phil thought of these ideas. There were also a lot of guest speakers, who often authored studies in areas we were learning about that.
Phil was a great teacher of the basics, too! I went back to my ETGP notes when taking a graduate micro theory this semester. Phil also clearly spent a lot of time making the problem sets. They were a really helpful way to learn both the basics and the more specialized knowledge Phil taught.
I can’t recommend this course enough for someone early in a research career, or considering doing a PhD in economics!
Awesome, good to hear on all counts!