Information from the AEA on this year's new Ph.D. job market

Here's an announcement that came by email from the American Economic Association:

Webinar on the new Ph.D. Job Market, hosted by the AEA ad hoc Committee on the Job Market

August 25, 2020 To: Members of the American Economic Association From: Peter L. Rousseau, Secretary-Treasurer The AEA's ad hoc Committee on the Job Market will host a webinar on the job market for new Ph.D. economists on Wednesday, September 2, from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET.  The purpose of the webinar is to share information about the structure and timeline of the job market for new Economics Ph.D.s, and is intended to help job market candidates in 2020-21 as well as their advisors and placement committees. A pre-recorded video is available at https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/communications which provides information on the Economics Ph.D. job market, such as timelines, institutions, and general advice. The live 90 minute webinar will then be devoted to Q&A on either the material in the presentation or any other questions about the job market that participants may have.  Those answering questions at the webinar include the following: Aditya Aladangady, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve John Cawley, Cornell University Matthew Gentzkow, Stanford University Brooke Helppie-McFall, University of Michigan Elisabeth "Bitsy" Perlman, U.S. Census Bureau Peter Rousseau, Vanderbilt University and Secretary-Treasurer of the AEA Max Schmeiser, Head of Data Science at Twitter Wendy Stock, Montana State University Omari Swinton, Chair of the Economics Department at Howard University The pre-recorded video and the link to the live webinar will be available from the committee's webpage: https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/communications. This webinar is free and available to all.  Feel free to share with others.  *********** The communications page includes the following: Webinar on the Economics Ph.D. Job Market Part I (Asynchronous): Recorded video providing information on the job market timeline, institutions, etc. Part II (Synchronous): Live Q&A on Wednesday, Sept 2, 3:00 – 4:30 pm EDT (Link coming soon) AEA Guidance on Timeline for the 2020-21 Economics Job Cycle (August 20, 2020) Memo on the Impact of the 2008-09 Financial Crisis on the Demand for Ph.D. Economists (August 11, 2020) Memo on trends in Job Listings on JOE Network (July 14, 2020)