Abhijit Tagade
@atagade.bsky.social
PhD student LSE Econ. Fellow Harvard Econ. Innovation, networks, micro to macro. atagade.com
Note that AMP is not related to admissions committees at any of the 5 econ depts, nor to applications. Being an AMP mentee will not give you a leg in admissions or insider access. It is a PhD student run volunteer program meant to mentor and reduce informational frictions.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Note that AMP is not related to admissions committees at any of the 5 econ depts, nor to applications. Being an AMP mentee will not give you a leg in admissions or insider access. It is a PhD student run volunteer program meant to mentor and reduce informational frictions.
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Other barriers include not knowing what a PhD entails, opportunities after a PhD, and a lack of confidence that may prevent one from striving for it in the first place. Anyone planning to pursue an econ research degree who would benefit from mentorship is welcome to apply.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Other barriers include not knowing what a PhD entails, opportunities after a PhD, and a lack of confidence that may prevent one from striving for it in the first place. Anyone planning to pursue an econ research degree who would benefit from mentorship is welcome to apply.
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Barriers to entry to academic economics can stem from a lack of access to knowledge on the admissions pipeline, research opportunities, specific research + technical skills, and familiarizing with processes at each step.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Barriers to entry to academic economics can stem from a lack of access to knowledge on the admissions pipeline, research opportunities, specific research + technical skills, and familiarizing with processes at each step.
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AMP was founded by Economics PhD students at LSE to reduce barriers to entry to academic economics. Today it runs in partnership with Cambridge, Oxford, UCL and Warwick!
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September 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
AMP was founded by Economics PhD students at LSE to reduce barriers to entry to academic economics. Today it runs in partnership with Cambridge, Oxford, UCL and Warwick!
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