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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ PS to above. For career advancement, not necessarily in academia, while being a SAHP, it better to have on the resume:

A. adjunct position for one course or sometimes two per semester
B "independent consultant" by just taking very small gig here and there
C both A and B
D a resume gap and enjoy the time with the kids since neither A nor B pays peanuts
?[/quote]

I'm an economist (practitioner, not academic) and in my field, A would be more helpful than B.

Rather than independent consultant, which is very vague, we'd be more impressed with a series of short-term consultancies with the Bank or the OECD or being brought in for one-off studies with a firm like Nathan. But saying you're an independent consultant sounds like you have a website and pitch people your services, which is not what an economist would choose to do if s/he had options.

For a SAHM economist taking a break from full-time work, I'd encourage her to teach a couple econ courses as an adjunct, and then once the kids are in preschool, or she's ready to go part-time, try to find some STC positions. With that on your resume, it would be easy to get back into a full-time position when you're ready. [/quote]

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