https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/Recent content on The Hidden CurriculumHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 The Hidden CurriculumTue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_54/Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_54/In this episode we talk with Matt Notowidigdo about negotiating. Matt is a Professor of Economics at Chicago Booth. He holds a BS in economics, a BS in computer engineering, a MEng in computer science, and a PhD in…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_53/Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_53/In this episode we talk with Mushfiq Mobarak on how to work with governments and large organizations to implement research. Mushfiq is a Professor of Economics at Yale University with concurrent appointments in the…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_52/Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_52/In this episode, we talk with Sandile Hlatshwayo about working in important institutions such as the Council of Economic Advisors and the International Monetary Fund. Dr. Sandile Hlatshwayo is an IMF economist who…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_51/Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_51/In this episode we talk with Jeremy Weber about applying statistical concepts and lessons into applying to the real world. Jeremy is a professor in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_50/Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_50/In this episode, we talk with Tal Gross about new teaching techniques. Tal is a Professor in the Department of Markets, Public Policy & Law at Boston University. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_49/Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_49/In this episode, we talk with Nathaniel Hendren about his work in economics and policy evaluation. Nathaniel is a professor of economics at MIT and the founding director of Opportunity Insights and Policy Impacts. He…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/blog/fake-post-3/Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/blog/fake-post-3/Practical tips for managing the competing demands of academic life without burning out.https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_48/Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_48/In this episode, we talk with Samuel Mann about navigating academia as a queer individual/navigating queer research in economics. Sam is an Associate Economist at RAND Corporation. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_47/Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_47/In this episode, we talk with Sarah Miller about accessing restricted data. Sarah Miller is an associate professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from the…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/blog/fake-post-2/Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/blog/fake-post-2/A candid discussion about imposter syndrome, why it’s so common in academia, and practical ways to manage it.https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_46/Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_46/In this episode, we talk with Gary Hoover. Hoov is the Executive Directory of the Murphy Institute and a Professor of Economics and Affiliate Professor of Law at ⁠Tulane University⁠ . ⁠⁠Sebastian Tello-Trillo⁠⁠ is an…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_45/Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_45/In this episode, we talk with Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe . Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe is about her experience as founding and being the President of the Women’s Institute for Science, Equity and Race (WISER) . WISER is a…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/blog/fake-post-1/Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/blog/fake-post-1/Exploring strategies for building genuine professional relationships in academia that go beyond superficial networking events.https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_44/Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_44/In this episode, we talk with Joe Benitez on working in specialized departments. Joe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Management & Policy at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health . His…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_43/Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_43/This week we (@ajhollingsworth) talk with Andrew Friedson on how to get a book published. Andrew is a research director at the Milken Institute. Previously he was an associate professor on economics at UC Denver. He…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/about/bios/Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/about/bios/https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_42/Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_42/This week we have a special episode! We invite a couple of job market candidates to give us their pitch and we have a panel of judges identifying the great things about each pitch and broad lessons for everyone who is…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_41/Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_41/In this episode we talk with Jessica Calarco about advocating for oneself. Jessica is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University. Her research program focuses on systems of inequality, how policies and…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_40/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_40/This week we talked with Jose Fernandez about the American Society of Hispanic Economists. Jose is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Economics Department at the University of Louisville. He graduated from the…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_39/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_39/In this episode we talk with Sarah Hamersma about statistical grammar. Sarah Hamersma is an Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs and a Senior Research Associate in the Center for Policy…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_38/Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_38/In this episode we talk with Kosali Simon about letters of recommendation for tenure. Kosali Simon is a Distinguished Professor at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. At IU,…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_37/Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_37/E37 In this episode we talk with Marc Bellemare about his new book, Doing Economics: What You Should Have Learned in Grad School―But Didn’t. You can pre-order Marc’s book here . Marc Bellemare is the Distinguished…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_36/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_36/In this episode we talk with the team from the Research in Color Foundation about their framework for mentoring students. The Research in Color Foundation is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to increasing the…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_35/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_35/In this episode we talk with Abdullah Al-Bahrani on innovations in the teaching world. Abdullah is an Associate Professor of Economics and the Director of the Center for Economics Education at Northern Kentucky…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_34/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_34/In this episode we talk with Will Wheeler about working at the Environmental Protection Agency. Will is an environmental economist at the U.S. EPA’s National Center for Environmental Economics. He mostly conducts…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_33/Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_33/In this episode we talk with Price Fishback about admission to economics PhD programs. Price Fishback is the Thomas R. Brown Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona. His primary research interest is the…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_32/Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_32/In this episode we talk with Patrick Baylis about productivity and work habits. Patrick Baylis is an assistant professor and environmental economist at the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_31/Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_31/In this episode we talk with Christine Strong about the graduate student immigrant experience. Christine is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Strome School of Business at Old Dominion University. She holds a…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_30/Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_30/In this episode we talk with Donna Ginter on her tips to a successful grant proposal. Donna is the Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_29/Tue, 07 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_29/In this episode we talk with Allison Luedtke (LID-kee) about procuring a job at a liberal arts position. Allison is an assistant professor of economics at St. Olaf College. Her research focuses on the macroeconomic…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_28/Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_28/In this episode, we talk with Julian Reif about setting up a research project folder for best replications purposes. Julian is an Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics at the Gies College of Business at the…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_27/Tue, 03 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_27/In this episode we talk with Fenaba Addo about on how to talk to the media. Fenaba R. Addo, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Dr. Addo was the Lorna…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_26/Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_26/In this episode we talk with Jonathan Meer on tips to mentor undergraduate students. Jonathan Meer is a University Professor for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at A&M. He is also a Research Associate of the National…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_25/Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_25/Service! What is it good for? In this episode we talk with David Slusky about how to manage service as a junior person. David Slusky is an applied microeconomist. His research is on health economics labor economics and…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_24/Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_24/In this episode, we talk with Catherine Maclean , a co-editor for the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM), on how a journal works? What is the hierocracy and process behind the inner workings of an academic…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_23/Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_23/In this episode we talk with Monica Aswani on the story of how she found a dissertation topic. Dr. Monica Aswani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration at the University of Alabama…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_22/Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_22/This week we talk with Ivan Rudik and a document he has been using in order to respond to referee reports. Ivan is the Ruth and William Morgan Assistant Professor of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_21/Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_21/This episode we talk about specification charts with Ariel Ortiz Bobea. These are charts that visually show how the baseline estimate changes across many types of model adjustments. Ariel Ortiz-Bobea. Ariel is an…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_20/Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_20/This week we talk with Dania Francis about the National Economic Association (NEA). Dania is an Assistant Professor of Economics at University of Massachusetts Boston. Her current research involves using experimental…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_19/Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_19/In this episode we talk with Lindsey Bullinger about her experience dealing with raising a child, while having a partner that works a lot!. Lindsey is n Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy at Georgia…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_18/Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_18/In this episode we talk with Trevon Logan about his workflow and mentoring tips. Trevon is the Hazel C. Youngberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Dean at Ohio State University…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_17/Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_17/This week we talk with Jevay Grooms . Jevay is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Economics at Howard University. She is an applied microeconomist with research areas of interests that lie at the intersection…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_16/Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_16/In this episode we talk with Delegate Sally Hudson about her transition out of academia into public service. Sally is labor economist who studies recruiting and retention in the public sector. In addition to being a…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_15/Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_15/In this episode we talk about how to deal with co-authors as a junior person, how to divvy up labor and setting expectations. This topic was brought to us by Ebehi Iyoha . Ebehi is a PhD student in Economics at…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_14/Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_14/In this episode, we talk with Trang Hoang about preparing for video interviews and presentations. Trang is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Economics at Vanderbilt University. She was an International Economics…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_13/Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_13/In this episode we talk with Marianne Bitler on general tips to keep in mind while in graduate school. Marianne Bitler is a Professor of Economics at UC Davis. She is an applied microeconomist whose line of work lies…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_12/Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_12/In this episode we talk about how to approach networking with Jennifer Doleac. Jennifer Doleac is an Associate Professor of Economics at Texas A&M University , and Director of the Justice Tech Lab . She is also a…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_11/Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_11/In this episode we talk with Benjamin Hansen . Ben is the WE Miner Professor of Economics at the University of Oregon. He is an applied-micro economist whose research focuses on crime, health, and other topics in labor…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_10/Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_10/On this episode we talk with John Cawley on tips to prepare students for the job market. This episode is directed for people who are getting started with advising PhD Students. John talks about his process, and the…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_9/Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_9/This week we talk with Melissa Spencer about handling multiple projects. Melissa is a PhD student in Economics at the University of Virginia. She is a job market candidate this year! Melissa’s research focuses on…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_8/Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_8/This week we talk with Anne Burton . Anne Burton is a Economics PhD student (and job market candidate for 2020!) at Cornell University. Her research is primarily concerned with the social welfare implications of risky…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_7/Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_7/This week Alex show us his research workflow. How he starts a project, and moves through the different software of analysis and organizing to produce a paper. Although the this episode contains audio, we have a recorded…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_6/Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_6/This week Alex and Sebastian talk with Kelli Marquardt , a PhD Student at University of Arizona. We talk with Kelli about how to approach people from outside your discipline and similar practices. Kelli is a health…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_5/Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_5/This week we talk with Chase Eck. Chase, is a PhD Student at the University of Arizona. His research interests include the optimal design of transfer programs and the effects of occupational licensing in medicine. We…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_4/Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_4/This week we talk with Dr. Carycruz Bueno . Carycruz is a postdoctoral research associate at Anneberg Institute at Brown University. She will help us clarify the benefits of being a post-doc and demystify thoughts on…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_3/Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_3/This week we talk with Emily Nix . Emily is an Assistant Professor of Finance and Business Economics at the USC Marshall School of Business. We talk with Emily about her research & about lightboards, which could be a…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_2/Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_2/In this episode, Alex and Sebastian share tips and tricks they have learned that can be helpful for people teaching for the first time. We touch on things we do before our very first lecture and some other expectations…https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_1/Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://the-hidden-curriculum.com/episodes/episode_1/On this episode we talk about why having a workflow is important and tips on how to adopt a workflow that fits your needs. Alex Hollingsworth is an Assistant Professor, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental…