system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
How would I go about becoming a public policy economist, or go into economic research?

Besides just working for whatever university I graduated from.
gpt
Probably depends on what exactly you want to do? Original research? Probably a PhD. Work at a think tank or local government? Masters would suffice. You can probably get an entry level position with a bachelors at a Federal Reserve, think tank, or government org, but your career progression will be limited without a graduate degree.