Third was the bleak labour market for newly minted PhD economists, which Wendy Stock of Montana State University told me could be one of the toughest ever. Hiring freezes helped to halve the number of US full-time academic postings between 2019 and 2025. In the most recent year alone, listings fell by more than during the Great Recession. And according to the most recent comparable data, since 2019 recruitment has shrivelled faster for economists than philosophers or linguists. Oof. Here is the full FT piece , oof throughout. The post Soumaya Keynes on the bleak labor market for economists appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION . Comments Well at least we’ve got the approach to pain management (see … by well-golly …recruitment has shrivelled faster for economists than … by MikeP Related…
Third was the bleak labour market for newly minted PhD economists, which Wendy Stock of Montana State University told me could be one of the toughest ever. Hiring freezes helped to halve the number of US full-time academic postings between 2019 and 2025. In the most recent year alone, listings fell by more than during the Great Recession. And according to the most recent comparable data, since 2019 recruitment has shrivelled faster for economists than philosophers or linguists. Oof. Here is the full FT piece , oof throughout. The post Soumaya Keynes on the bleak labor market for economists appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION . Comments Well at least we’ve got the approach to pain management (see … by well-golly …recruitment has shrivelled faster for economists than … by MikeP Related Stories Profile of George Borjas and his influence Ken Opalo outlook on Africa 2026 The Tyranny of the Complainers