The market for Ph.D. economists is strong, with ample job opportunities at universities, international organizations, government agencies, and in the private sector.
The School assists our students in finding positions by advertising their credentials to employers through a number of formal and informal channels. The School is also involved in the preparation of their “job market package” which is distributed to employers. This package includes the students’ research papers, curriculum vitae, and faculty reference letters.
We also actively prepare our students for the interview process. In late-November, faculty members conduct mock interviews with job market candidates in preparation for interviews at the American Economic Association meeting and the Canadian Economics Employment Exchange. During this period the School seminar schedule is reserved for its job market candidates, so students can practice their “job market seminar” and receive invaluable feedback from faculty in all fields of the School.
At the Vancouver School of Economics, we are dedicated to ensuring the success of our students on the job market. The following are recent job market candidates and their initial placement:
2013 Graduates:
| Name | Institution | Country | Position |
| Donna Feir | University of Victoria | Canada | Assistant Professor |
| David Freeman | Simon Fraser University | Canada | Assistant Professor |
| Xiaodan Gao | National University of Singapore | Singapore | Assistant Professor |
| Andrew Hill | University of South Carolina | USA | Assistant Professor |
| Terri Kneeland | University College London | UK | Assistant Professor |
| Cristian Troncoso-Valverde | Universidad Diego Portales | Chile | Assistant Professor |
| Weina Zhou | Dalhousie University | Canada | Assistant Professor |
2012 Graduates:
| Name | Institution | Country | Position |
| Nishant Chadha | Shiv Nadar University | India | Assistant Professor |
| Guido Matias Cortes | University of Manchester | UK | Assistant Professor |
| Serdar Kebaca | Bank of Canada | Canada | Economist |
| Changhua Yu | University of International Business and Economics | China | Assistant Professor |
| Na Zhang | Fudan University | China | Assistant Professor |
2011 Graduates:
| Name | Institution | Country | Position |
| Thomas Fujiwara | Princeton University | USA | Assistant Professor |
| Ce Huang | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | China | Assistant Professor |
| Marcos Agurto | Universidad de Piura | Peru | Assistant Professor |
| Jonathan Goyette | Université de Sherbrooke | Canada | Assistant Professor |
| German Pupato | Fundacao Getulio Vargas | Brazil | Assistant Professor |
| Laura Turner | University of Toronto | Canada | Assistant Professor |