r/academiceconomics↗
Academic Economics
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47k subscribers206 posts / mo in Sep 2026187 authors / mosince 2009
r/academiceconomics has 47k members (+37% over the last 12 months). It gets about 206 posts a month from 187 people. Top topics: University Applications, PhD Finances & Life and Summer Internship Hunt.
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Topics and brands on r/academiceconomics
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- University Applications5.7%
- PhD Finances & Life1.1%
- Summer Internship Hunt1.0%
- Academia vs Industry1.0%
- UBC & SFU Comparisons0.9%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- American Economic Association
- Substack
- NBER
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- ScienceDirect
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