AEA Mentor Program

Purpose of the AEA Mentoring Program

The Economics Mentoring Program is an existing initiative of the American Economic Association's Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession (CSMGEP). The primary objective of the near decade old Mentoring Program is to increase the number of minorities who complete Ph.D.s in economics. This primary goal is advanced both by steps to increase the numbers who enter the field, and by steps to decrease the numbers who exit the track toward a Ph.D. These steps include programs to encourage interest in economics careers, to disseminate information about graduate programs, to improve the match between each student and his/her graduate program and to facilitate professional contacts. We also advise students in the Mentoring program about courses, exams, research topics, support options, and to involve faculty at the students’ home institutions in CSMGEP activities.

Link to the AEA Mentoring Program here.