Academic CV example: postdoctoral researcher in Economics

Economics · Postdoctoral researcher · Chicago (author-date) citations · Classic template

This academic CV example is designed for early-career economists at the postdoctoral stage — typically 1–4 years after the PhD, applying for assistant-professor positions or a second postdoc. It demonstrates how to present working papers (including a clearly labeled job-market paper), peer-reviewed publications, grant history, teaching experience, conference presentations, and journal refereeing service in a clean, field-standard layout.

Economics CVs follow a distinctive set of conventions: working papers are listed separately and prominently because they represent active research; publications use Chicago author-date citations; the job-market paper is flagged at the top of the working-papers section; and the researcher's own name appears in full in every citation. This example uses the Classic template and Chicago (author-date) citation style, consistent with standard practice at leading economics departments.

Illustrative example. Dr. Tomás Herrera is a fictional researcher and the publications below are fabricated for demonstration — any resemblance to a real person or work is coincidental.

Dr. Tomás Herrera, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics

Department of Economics, Hartwell University · Boston, MA, United States

Education

  • PhD in Economics, Eastbridge University, 2023. Dissertation: 'Fiscal Transfers, Local Labor Markets, and Household Insurance.' Committee: Prof. Gunnar Oström (chair), Prof. Cecilia Vance, Prof. Dmitri Wolff.
  • MA in Economics, Eastbridge University, 2019.
  • BSc in Economics and Statistics (First Class Honours), Marlowe College, University of Carwick, 2017.

Appointments

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Economics, Hartwell University, 2023–present. Host: Prof. Renata Solis.
  • Visiting Researcher, Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, UK, Summer 2022.
  • Research Assistant to Prof. Gunnar Oström (Eastbridge University), 2018–2020.

Working Papers

  • ★ Job Market Paper — Herrera, Tomás. 'Place-Based Transfers and Worker Mobility: Evidence from a Regional Equalization Reform.' Under review at the Journal of Political Economy.
  • Herrera, Tomás, and Tobias Ferrante. 'Unemployment Insurance Generosity and Spousal Labor Supply: Quasi-Experimental Evidence.' Revise and resubmit at the Review of Economic Studies.
  • Herrera, Tomás, Priya Acharya, and Sven Holmgren. 'Housing Costs and Internal Migration Responses to Local Fiscal Shocks.' NBER Working Paper No. 00042. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2024.
  • Herrera, Tomás. 'Fiscal Capacity Constraints and Public-Good Provision in Developing Economies.' Hartwell University, Department of Economics Working Paper No. 2024-11.

Publications

  • Herrera, Tomás, and Cecilia Vance. 2023. 'Intergovernmental Grants and Local Fiscal Behavior: A Regression-Discontinuity Approach.' American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 15 (3): 188–227.
  • Herrera, Tomás. 2022. 'Consumption Smoothing and the Timing of Benefit Receipt: Evidence from Administrative Data.' Journal of Public Economics 214: 104728.
  • Herrera, Tomás, and Dmitri Wolff. 2021. 'Do Minimum Wage Increases Reduce Household Poverty? New Evidence from Linked Employer–Employee Records.' Journal of Labor Economics 39 (2): 451–489.
  • Ferrante, Tobias, and Tomás Herrera. 2021. 'Earnings Volatility and Precautionary Savings over the Life Cycle.' Review of Income and Wealth 67 (4): 912–938.
  • Herrera, Tomás, Priya Acharya, and Gunnar Oström. 2020. 'Capital Grants and Manufacturing Employment: Firm-Level Evidence from a European Regional Policy.' Economic Journal 130 (632): 2345–2381.
  • Herrera, Tomás. 2019. 'Tax Salience and Behavioral Responses to Income Taxation: A Field Experiment.' Journal of Public Economics 178: 104065.

Grants & Fellowships

  • Postdoctoral Research Grant, Hartwell University Office of Research, $45,000, 2024–2025.
  • National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG), 'Regional Fiscal Transfers and Labor-Market Adjustment,' $18,500, 2021–2022.
  • Eastbridge University Graduate Research Fellowship (full tuition + stipend), 2018–2023.
  • Institute for Fiscal Studies Research Bursary, £3,000, 2022.
  • Marlowe College Undergraduate Research Scholarship, £1,200, 2016.

Teaching

  • Instructor of Record — Public Economics (undergraduate), Hartwell University, Fall 2024. Enrollment: 42. Teaching evaluations: 4.6/5.0.
  • Teaching Assistant — Econometrics II (graduate), Eastbridge University, 2021–2022.
  • Teaching Assistant — Principles of Macroeconomics (undergraduate), Eastbridge University, 2019–2020.
  • Guest Lecturer — 'Fiscal Federalism and Local Public Finance,' Advanced Public Finance (graduate), Hartwell University, Spring 2024.

Conference Presentations

  • National Bureau of Economic Research Summer Institute (Public Economics), Cambridge, MA, July 2024.
  • American Economic Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January 2024.
  • Society of Labor Economists Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, May 2023.
  • European Economic Association Annual Congress, Barcelona, Spain, August 2022.
  • Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, March 2022.
  • Eastbridge University Graduate Economics Conference (Best Paper Award), 2021.

Awards & Honors

  • Best Paper Award, Eastbridge University Graduate Economics Conference, 2021.
  • Eastbridge University Graduate Teaching Award (nominated by students), 2022.
  • Marlowe College Prize in Economics (highest-ranked BSc graduate), University of Carwick, 2017.

Service

  • Referee: American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Public Economics (×4), American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (×3), Journal of Labor Economics (×2), Economic Journal.
  • Co-organizer, Hartwell University Applied Economics Workshop, 2023–present.
  • Graduate Student Representative, Eastbridge University Department of Economics, 2020–2021.
  • Session chair, Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, 2022.

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