John Spraggon

Experimental and Environmental Economist at @resec_umass

[John Spraggon @jmspragg]

@irenemussio Congratulations that is awesome!

[John Spraggon @jmspragg]

@danilaserra_eco Congratulations!

[Ryan Briggs @ryancbriggs]

A student recently asked me for academic job market advice and I pulled up a slideshow from a few years ago. I don't think I've shared it, but it might be broadly useful. I think the advice almost entirely holds up.

First part is about my time on the job market
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[John Spraggon @jmspragg]

@simondhalliday So cute?

[John B. Holbein @JohnHolbein1]

Standing offer: going on the academic job market this year?

I'd be happy to tweet about your research.

Candidates: DM me with a link to your work.

[John Spraggon @jmspragg]

@irenemussio Yay!

[John Spraggon @jmspragg]

@JPubEcon @LucyXiaolu_Wang @DennisByrski @mpi_inno_comp @UMassAmherst @resec_umass @LucyXiaolu_Wang you are on fire! Good work!

[John Spraggon @jmspragg]

@AEAjournals @LucyXiaolu_Wang Yay! @LucyXiaolu_Wang way to go!

[John Spraggon @jmspragg]

@SusanJMendez @LucyXiaolu_Wang Yay! Good work Lucy @LucyXiaolu_Wang !

[John B. Holbein @JohnHolbein1]

Being an academic can be great, but also tough.

You experience tons of rejection.

Everyone is constantly telling you what you're doing wrong.

Teaching is tiring.

Days drag by with seemingly little progress.

Working in isolation can be lonely.

So, I think its useful for #AcademicTwitter to remember...

[Lady D @lifestough23]

@DudespostingWs This is my little boulder, but the builders uncovered one on my neighbors lot the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. They sell for big bucks as yard decor. I paid a guy $20 & a 6 pk of Shinerbock to move it to my front yard!

[John Spraggon @jmspragg]

@heyitstva @TheJUNOAwards That is AWESOME!

[John Spraggon @jmspragg]

@MaryFeyzollahi @Nima_Rafizadeh @resec_umass Good work! Congratulations!

[UMass Amherst @UMassAmherst]

Pop quiz: what couldn't YOU do without high-speed internet access? Last summer, @resec_umass Christian Rojas told #UMass about the digital divide - and it turns out that there's plenty we'd miss if it weren't for wifi.

https://t.co/pQPKCFQ8c2

#digitaldivide #umassamherst

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

This year's Econ job market has, by all accounts, been brutal. If you're still not sure what you're doing next year, applying for external funding to continue your work is a great way to buy yourself time & options. It's a way to "build your own post-doc." Check out AV's open RFPs!

[Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @CMichaudLeclerc]

#EconTwitter PhD students working in Applied Micro:

Make sure to submit your paper for the 4th Workshop we are co-organizing!! Profs Sandra Black and Rema Hanna are our keynote speakers.

[John Spraggon @jmspragg]

@AmyEcon @AAEA_Economics @OSU_AEDE Congratulations!

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

Every time I see these data I take it as a reminder that we really need to look after our students. And I hope you don't mind if I share that reminder with you, too. #TeachEcon

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

It's time!🥳

Women on the 2024-25 econ job market, in no particular order:

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