Interview with Jose Betancourt, Yale Physics PhD student

In this episode, I interview one of our postdocs at the Economic Growth Center, Pablo Valenzuela-Casasempere. We talk about Pablo's research in urban economics and economic history, on the interstate highway system and the WPA program. Feel free to find Pablo at his website: https://pvalenzuelac.github.io/.

My thoughts on the third year of the PhD. I didn't have a teaching requirement so I did a lot of unstructured work. Here are my thoughts and lessons!

In this episode, I am joined by my cohort mate Cheryl Wu for a fruitful conversation about economic history, AI, and technology adoption. Cheryl is currently a third year PhD student in Economics at Yale with fields in economic history and economic growth. For the audience curious about Cheryl's work, she can be contacted at [email protected] always, my inbox is open for requests and comments at [email protected].

In this episode, I am joined by Amy (Qian) Chen (Columbia IR masters graduate) to discuss the history of US-China relations from the Cultural Revolution to present day. We also spend time on the story of how Amy came to the US, her upbringing, education, and work experience in China. Thank you Amy for this interview!Amy can be contacted at [email protected].

Welcome to the first official interview of Economic History Soup! I am joined by Luisa Bicalho-Ritzkat as she discusses her work on the art market and art as an investment. Luisa is finishing her PhD in Economic History at the LSE and is interested in a variety of topics related to financial history, focusing on the art market for her dissertation. In this episode, we discuss what it means for art to have value, and what a change in perceived value means for the financial market. We discuss connections to modern day art markets and financial lessons to take from buying art as an investment. We also discuss Luisa's very nice workflow!It was lovely to have you on the podcast, Luisa! For the audience curious about Luisa's work, she can be found at her website here: https://www.bicalhoritzkat.com.As always, I am available for comments at my email, [email protected].

In this episode, I introduce the new name and direction for the podcast, Economic History Soup! I also provide an update on finishing the second year of the Economics PhD and transitioning to full-time research. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/elizaveta-brover/homeContact: [email protected]

In this interview, I chat with Eli Locke, a 6th year from Boston University (and incoming Postdoc at Northwestern University) about identifying questions in economic history, the 2024-2025 job market, good research and good "me-search." We discuss Eli's JMP on ethnic-occupational niches migrants to the US. Thank you Eli for giving this interview, and I look forward to keeping in touch during our academic journeys!Eli's website: https://sites.google.com/view/elilocke/home

In this episode, I interview Jose Betancourt, my classmate in first year macro. Jose is econ-adjacent, having done an undergraduate degree and predoc program in economics. Jose and I discuss similarities and differences of the "economics approach" and "physics approach" to common problems. We discuss concepts in networks, biophysics, econophysics, and more. Thank you Jose for sharing your knowledge!

In this episode, I interview my former Penn classmate Ashmit Vyas. We discuss Ashmit's education, memories from Penn, grad school, and his experience with consulting jobs. Thank you Ashmit for giving this interview!Keep up with me at my website: https://sites.google.com/view/elizaveta-brover/home.

I go through my first year of the Economics PhD program at Yale chronologically and reflect on my personal and academic performance. Particularly I talk about the waiver exams, my mental health, and making friends during the PhD. Keep up with me at my website: https://sites.google.com/view/elizaveta-brover/home