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i don't think you'll make the cut to a top10 program as you don't have any professors recommending you. professional recommenders (other than fed researchers) will be considered irrelevant by the adcommittee, i fear... also, since you applied in 2007 (with professors as letter writers) and didn't get into a top15, i don't think your public-policy MSc has improved your profile as your grad GPA is worse than your undergraduate PhD. furthermore, public policy and consulting is looked down upon by profs (as you know, i guess), so not having letters from your grad program will be a strongly negative signal.
i would say, however, that you may have a shot at public policy programs. if you apply to phd programs in public policy at places with a decently ranked phd program, you'll get the best of both worlds (well, one world): top ranked econ department and top ranked econ department.
i'd definitely throw in ALL top10 public-policy phds (ie where the econ departments are top 10).
what do you think? why aren't you applying to a public pol progam?
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