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user_name · 10-14-2006, 03:45 AM

Does anybody here want to get a PhD in business/economics and go into the private sector afterwards? Or am I the only one?

snappythecrab · 12-05-2006, 05:33 AM

I'd be lying if I said that the thought hasn't crossed my mind more than once or twice. Aside simply from the salary, my GF is from and has family in Chicago, and I absolutely love it there.

user_name · 12-06-2006, 03:51 AM

Jesus, this PhD Business board is slow. Econ is too popular.

Weary · 01-01-2007, 11:34 PM

Well there are much less business applicants. Of course you aren`t the only one. If that was the case, why would business schools force students to take MBA classes?

tct · 01-02-2007, 02:20 AM

And yet, according to published statistics, Finance Ph.D. programs are so much more competitive. I was considering studying financial economics at a school of business but then decided not to apply to Finance/Business Ph.D. programs because I am afraid that my profile is substandard.

Regarding placement in the industry, I am always keeping that on my mind. It is likely that I will end up pursuing Ph.D. in Economics at a university ranked somewhere among top 30-60 American Economics Departments. I will study most likely financial economics and time series econometrics. I will do my best to get a good academic placement, but if it doesn't work out, I'll probably look for a job in the industry.

shootermcgavin7 · 01-02-2007, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tct

I was considering studying financial economics at a school of business but then decided not to apply to Finance/Business Ph.D. programs because I am afraid that my profile is substandard.

It seems that many of them also will at least read through work experience, also. I have mediocre grades (~3.5ish at a grad level); but 4-5 years experience working in currency derivatives, etc.

Econ programs rarely care about work experience, but B-schools will at least give them a passing glance.

tct · 01-05-2007, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by user_name

Jesus, this PhD Business board is slow. Econ is too popular.

I think Business and Economics Ph.D. discussions could be merged into one. A lot of Business Ph.D. concentrations are directly related to Economics (I/O, Strategy, Financial Economics, Public Policy, etc). The difference has become so blurred that many applicants with interests in Economics are applying to both types of programs.

But then, there are also some Business Ph.D. applicants with interests in things like Accounting, Corporate Finance, Management, or IT, and their posts could drown in the sea of Economics-related discussions.

Weary · 01-05-2007, 08:15 PM

Is it allowed to apply to both schools? I think I`ve read that somewhere it`s not.
And ain`t corpfin closer to economics than strategy, or things like those in Tirole`s new texbook are not considered in business schools?

tct · 01-06-2007, 12:45 AM

Weary: some universities allow applying to both programs, others don't. However, no one stops you from applying to Ph.D. in Economics at university X, and Ph.d in Business or Finance at university Y.

Weary · 01-08-2007, 03:44 AM

What are those that don`t allow? I think I`ve read it at Harvard.
As for the original question, gotta be hard to find a private sector job in feminist economics, eh?

10-14-2006, 03:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
user_name Within my grasp! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 455	PhD, then private sector job. Anybody? Does anybody here want to get a PhD in business/economics and go into the private sector afterwards? Or am I the only one?

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snappythecrab TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 689	I'd be lying if I said that the thought hasn't crossed my mind more than once or twice. Aside simply from the salary, my GF is from and has family in Chicago, and I absolutely love it there. _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ University of Wisconsin - Madison: Took my Masters and ran.

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12-06-2006, 03:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
user_name Within my grasp! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 455	Jesus, this PhD Business board is slow. Econ is too popular.

01-01-2007, 11:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Weary Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 156	Well there are much less business applicants. Of course you aren`t the only one. If that was the case, why would business schools force students to take MBA classes?

01-02-2007, 02:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
tct Eager! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 66	And yet, according to published statistics, Finance Ph.D. programs are so much more competitive. I was considering studying financial economics at a school of business but then decided not to apply to Finance/Business Ph.D. programs because I am afraid that my profile is substandard. Regarding placement in the industry, I am always keeping that on my mind. It is likely that I will end up pursuing Ph.D. in Economics at a university ranked somewhere among top 30-60 American Economics Departments. I will study most likely financial economics and time series econometrics. I will do my best to get a good academic placement, but if it doesn't work out, I'll probably look for a job in the industry.

01-05-2007, 08:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Weary Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 156	Is it allowed to apply to both schools? I think I`ve read that somewhere it`s not. And ain`t corpfin closer to economics than strategy, or things like those in Tirole`s new texbook are not considered in business schools?

01-06-2007, 12:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
tct Eager! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 66	Weary: some universities allow applying to both programs, others don't. However, no one stops you from applying to Ph.D. in Economics at university X, and Ph.d in Business or Finance at university Y.

01-08-2007, 03:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
Weary Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 156	What are those that don`t allow? I think I`ve read it at Harvard. As for the original question, gotta be hard to find a private sector job in feminist economics, eh?

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