Today on the show, host Jad Howell welcomes Ellen Longman, a senior research analyst at the NY Federal Reserve; Josh Hurwitz, an economics Ph.D student and teaching fellow at Harvard; and Professor Julie Agnew from the Mason School of Business. Together, they talk about their experiences pursuing a Ph.D, what drives a Ph.D candidate, and the sacrifices that need to be made along the way.

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