Great place to work if you have a PH.D in economics - Anonymous employee IFPRI Employee Review

2.0
1 Aug 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people from all over the world.

Cons

Management is full of researchers promoted to the position with no real world experience managing people. Not a lot of communication between managers and staff. Very little opportunity to grow, unless you have a Ph.D in economics.

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5.0
3 Apr 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
6 May 2026
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Pros

Collaborative envt, very international crowd esp among research assistance staff, pay just ok for dc

Cons

Hard to advance without a PhD, learning opportunities really depend on project and on supervisor - not standardized even within divisions

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