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Specialties that raise pay

• PhD

  Opens research and university jobs, and the top of the federal grid.

• Econometrics and data science

  Economists who code are hired by tech companies and banks at a premium.

• CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)

  For economists working in bank and investment research.

• A policy field

  Health, energy, environment, housing or labour. Deep knowledge of one area makes you the person ministers call.