Research · Role
Academic
An academic conducts original research and publishes findings in peer-reviewed journals. At universities, the role also involves teaching students and supervising research. This role appears at universities and research institutes.
In this role you might develop a new econometric method, study the effect of a policy on labour market outcomes, or teach a course on applied statistics.
The goal of academic research is to produce new knowledge. In economics and econometrics, this means studying how economies, markets, or institutions work, or developing methods that make it easier to answer those questions. The findings are published in peer-reviewed journals and contribute to both scientific understanding and policy debate.
Most of the daily work involves formulating research questions, working with data, running statistical or theoretical analysis, and writing papers. You read recent literature to understand what is already known and where gaps exist. The research process is iterative: a paper can take months or years from initial idea to publication.
The main tools are R, Python, Stata, or MATLAB for empirical work, and LaTeX for writing papers. Knowledge of econometric methods is central to the role, and the specific methods used depend on the research area. Theoretical work relies more on mathematics and proof-based reasoning than on data.
An academic career typically starts with a PhD, followed by one or more postdoctoral positions before a permanent role becomes available. In the Netherlands, universities in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Tilburg have strong economics and econometrics programmes. The role connects to the Economic Researcher and Policy Analyst roles, which apply similar methods in non-academic settings.
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