In this episode, featured not-expert is Bhoomika Jaggi. Bhoomika is a data scientist who pivoted to a career in data science after a masters in economics and econometrics.

Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhoomika-jaggi/

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Timestamps:00:00 Intro + Background01:51 Bhoomika's message to all econ students everywhere 04:02 Economics Is NOT JUST Finance 05:43 How To Begin Learning Economics (Self Learning) 08:03 Bhoomika's background - 3 degrees in economics 11:07 Out of context and suddenly super technical Master's degree 13:47 PhD in Economics: Structure and Challenges 16:35 Development Economics: Understanding Inequality 20:10 The shocking truth about research in PhD econ 21:36 What is a MS in Econometrics all about? 25:43 The Limitations of Economic Models - Game Theory 28:43 Navigating Data and Economics 33:23 Exploring Poverty and Financial Inclusion 40:23 Is socialism or capitalism better according to Economics Theory? 42:04 Bridging the Gap: Academia and Industry 46:01 Challenges with transitioning to data science 48:37 Tips for landing internships! 51:08 Career Opportunities for Economics PhD Students 54:52 Abundant opps for PhD economics in industry!!