user_name Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Does anybody here want to get a PhD in business/economics and go into the private sector afterwards? Or am I the only one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snappythecrab Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_name Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 Jesus, this PhD Business board is slow. Econ is too popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weary Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tct Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootermcgavin7 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tct Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weary Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tct Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weary Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 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? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_name Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 What are those that don`t allow? I think I`ve read it at Harvard. Harvard does allow you to apply to two different departments. As for the original question, gotta be hard to find a private sector job in feminist economics, eh? :) Eh, it doesn't matter. Even a bachelor's degree is sufficient after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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