ECON Ph.D. Final Decisions

[econosaur]

Northwestern

[Klimano]

Originally Posted by econosaur

Northwestern

Excellent choice .

Welcome to the "Five Good Guys Society" .

[cliff23]

Originally Posted by Klimano

Excellent choice .

Welcome to the "Five Good Guys Society" .

I agree, congrats. NW, from everything I've heard, is a wonderful place. Plus you have access to Chicago, need I say more?

Klim, what is the "Five Good Guys Society" ?

[Klimano]

Originally Posted by cliff23

I agree, congrats. NW, from everything I've heard, is a wonderful place. Plus you have access to Chicago, need I say more?

Klim, what is the "Five Good Guys Society" ?

They are Chicago, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn and Rochester.

Keywords: Neoclassical macroeconomics, calibration instead of regression, micro-founded macro.

JEL classification: Klimano

[Econ]

Originally Posted by Klimano

Keywords: Neoclassical macroeconomics, calibration instead of regression, micro-founded macro.

wow! the dream of all SDGE-aspirants . Is it possible to do research of this kind in a school outside these five ?

[econosaur]

Thanks for all the kind words guys. I was actually hoping this thread would be a place for everyone to post their final decision in one place. Might be nice to see what everyone finally decided.

[Edgar]

Originally Posted by Klimano

They are Chicago, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn and Rochester.

Sorry, but that must be Carnegie Mellon instead of Northwestern
But anyway, NW is a great school, congratulations!

[Klimano]

Originally Posted by Econ

wow! the dream of all SDGE-aspirants . Is it possible to do research of this kind in a school outside these five ?

In fact, it is better to do research of this kind of a school outside them. These five schools have always been a little bit prejudiced against some other types and methods of research. Chicago and Minnesota are the most heavily influenced ones in this modern days. In the past, Rochester was one of the mainstreams.

Harvard and MIT are better for RBC research. You can learn cutting edge econometrics, some modern simulation techniques and new behavioral methods there besides calibration.

[Klimano]

Originally Posted by Edgar

Sorry, but that must be Carnegie Mellon instead of Northwestern
But anyway, NW is a great school, congratulations!

Carnegie WAS another "good guy", but not in the five .

Check the link!

http://economics.about.com/cs/neoclassical/

[Klimano]

Originally Posted by econosaur

Thanks for all the kind words guys. I was actually hoping this thread would be a place for everyone to post their final decision in one place. Might be nice to see what everyone finally decided.

Sorry for rambling . Probably you know that I am going to Minnesota.