Chapter 7. Thrown In with the Sharks: Women and International Students

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Chapter 1. Preliminaries: The Lowdown on Academic Economics and Ph.D. Programs 1
4. Chapter 2. Applying to Ph.D. Programs: It’s Both What You Know and Who You Know 14
5. Chapter 3. Getting Through First Year: Welcome to Boot Camp 38
6. Chapter 4. Acing Second Year: Getting On with Graduate Life 61
7. Chapter 5. Finding a Topic and an Advisor: Like Getting Married . . . to a Polygamist 68
8. Chapter 6. Getting Distracted: TAing, RAing, and the Meaning of Life 85
9. Chapter 7. Thrown In with the Sharks: Women and International Students 97
10. Chapter 8. Getting a Job: Taking Your Show on the Road 114
11. Chapter 9. Conclusion: The Ph.D. Economist-at- Large 137
12. Index 143