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I don't know if applicants with MBAs have an advantage in getting into Bus Ph.D programs but I do know that some Bus. Ph.D programs take FAR less than their Econ Ph.D program. Like UCLA Econ Ph. D program might accept 40+ applicants per year, but their Bus Ph.D program w/ Econ concentration may only take 5-15 per year which makes the program much more selective. Another example is UCSD, their Econ Ph.D program usually has an entering class of 20-35 but their International Relations doctorate program only take 0-4 applicants a year in recent years. You can usually find out by contacting the program and asking about last year's entering class size.