Natalia Vigezzi is a PhD candidate in the Department of Economics, University of Toronto. Her research centres on the economics of migration, with connections to broader questions in health, labour markets, and public policy.
Is pursuing a PhD a worthwhile financial investment? In new research, Dwayne Benjamin, Boriana Miloucheva, and Natalia Vigezzi compare earnings of PhD graduates to other degree holders, highlighting that the high opportunity costs of pursuing a PhD aren’t always worth it.