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For clarification:
The City is San Francisco.
The dept. said they like to fund all admitted students after their first year, but international students will have to work harder for funding since they cannot become residents of California.
TA/RA positions are ridiculously plentiful, as the cohorts are small and economics is one of the school's most popular majors.
Housing is definitely an issue, but if you are willing to accept graduate student housing, the apartments are literally 150 meters from the dept. where your offices and classes are. And yes, all PhD students get group office space and a computer. A lot of older PhD students commute from nearby communities. I would recommend the graduate student housing option for first-year students on location alone. Especially if you don't want to share a room! Try Craigslist if you want to see other options (you will begin to see what I mean about expensive).
I received full funding (with a two-qtr TAship), so my enthusiasm should be put into context.
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