New Partnership Promises Job Opportunities for 17吃瓜在线 Econ Students
17吃瓜在线鈥檚 Department of Economics has launched a new partnership with the , the preeminent professional association for private-sector economists. The agreement is expected to dramatically increase job opportunities for new graduates of 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 master鈥檚 programs in economics.
17吃瓜在线 economics students will be able to join NABE at a nominal student rate to get access to NABE鈥檚 extensive job placement resources, including the organization鈥檚 , annual job fair, biennial salary survey, and Careers in Economics seminar series.聽
鈥淭he partnership with NABE will signal to employers that 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 masters programs provide students with a solid foundation in micro and macroeconomics, and trains them to engage in economic modeling using cutting-edge software,鈥 says Professor Ralph Sonenshine, director of 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 MA Program in Economics. 鈥淭he CBE will help differentiate our graduates in an increasingly competitive job market.鈥
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鈥淣early 80 percent of jobs are never publicly listed, which is why networking is so important,鈥 says Kara Reynolds, Professor of Economics. 鈥淭he new partnership will give 17吃瓜在线 students access to valuable networking opportunities.鈥澛犅
Student members will be able to attend the NABE annual meetings and spring policy conference at a reduced student rate, giving them the opportunity to hear the insights of leading business and government economists first-hand. Student members will also be able to attend events at the National Economists Club in Washington, DC, NABE鈥檚 local gathering place for professional economists.聽聽聽
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鈥淢ost importantly, the partnership will help 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 Master鈥檚 students earn NABE鈥檚 Certified Business Economist (CBE) designation,鈥 says Reynolds. 鈥淭his certification was designed by the members of NABE as a signal to employers that applicants have the skills and knowledge needed to succeed as a practitioner of economics.鈥澛
Sonenshine agrees. 鈥淭he CBE will help differentiate our graduates in an increasingly competitive job market,鈥 he says. To earn the CBE, applicants must prove their competence by completing two pre-requisites. First, they must demonstrate their knowledge of applied econometrics, business applications of statistics and data analytics, economic measurement, managerial decision making, and microeconomic and macroeconomic theory through a multiple-choice exam. Second, they must establish that they can effectively communicate this knowledge to key stakeholders.聽聽
By forming the partnership, NABE confirms that the curriculum in 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 Master鈥檚 in Economics program prepares students to pass the CBE exam. Although most NABE members must take two communications courses offered by NABE to earn the certification, NABE is waiving this requirement for 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 Masters students who successfully complete Communicating Economics (ECON-640). In this course, students learn to communicate economic theory and quantitative information to a wide variety of audiences using the leading formats used by economists, including academic articles, briefing papers, op-eds, and presentations.