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Alumni Career Paths: Economics of Public Policy

“I learned to bridge the gap between empirical evidence and the decision-making of practitioners.”

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First placements for the Master's Program in Economics of Public Policy

The first placement is the professional position or academic program that graduates chose within six months of completing the Master's Degree.

All data was reported to the Barcelona GSE Career Services by alumni in the 2017, 2018, and 2019 cohorts.

Example placements:

  • AIREF − Research Assistant − Madrid, Spain
  • Arizona State University - PhD Student - Tempe, AZ, United States
  • Banco de España − Research Assistant − Madrid, Spain
  • Dotecon − Junior Consultant − London, United Kingdom
  • European University Institute (EUI) - PhD Student - Florence, Italy
  • Hudson Institute − Economic Policy Research Intern − Washington DC, United States
  • International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) − Consultant − Delhi, India
  • Ministry of Tourism of Mexico − Director of Tourist Regulation − Mexico City, Mexico
  • Nudge4 Solutions Lab at the University of Virginia − Research Assistant − Charlottesville, VA, United States
  • ODI − Fellow Scheme − Banjul, The Gambia
  • Ontario Trillium Foundation − Project Evaluation Analyst − Ontario, Canada
  • PwC − Economic Consultant − Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Resolution Foundation − Economic Researcher − London, United Kingdom
  • Rhode Island Innovative Policy Lab at Brown University − Economic Analyst − Providence, RI, United States
  • SIRIS Academic − Junior Consultant − Barcelona, Spain

Download the full list of Economics of Public Policy first placements

Most alumni (90%) from this program enter or return to the professional work force.

The rest (10%) continue their education in a PhD or other post-graduate program.

Most common job titles:
Research Assistant, Economist, Consultant

Most common industries:
Research and Academic Institutions, Government and Authorities

Cities with the most Economics of Public Policy alumni:

  • Barcelona, Spain
  • London, UK
  • Madrid, Spain

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