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oldprogrammer · 04-12-2008, 04:51 AM

I noticed that USC has a "Finance and Business Economics" PhD program. Are there any other programs like this? Are there any pitfalls in the job search by graduating from such a program? Most Finance programs will have a fair amount of Economics so I'm not sure if it's really all that different in the end. I'm guessing it really just comes down to your particular research area. I suppose I just like the idea of being given a little more breathing room in a program before I narrow in on my area of focus.

oldprogrammer · 04-13-2008, 06:23 PM

Looks like Columbia also has this kind of program.

moomber123 · 04-20-2008, 10:45 AM

I would recommend going to the faculty section of the site and see where they publish. Program names are not that telling these days. Different schools like to name their programs one way or the other for one reason or another, but that does not change the nature of their research. Publication would be the best indicator of the actual content of the research.

Of course, for people not yet familiar with the community, it's not easy to discern much insights from publication record. You can seek advice from people already in the field and get a sense of the "top journals" in the particular area you are interested in.

Also, one warning: if you see a faculty publishing "all over the place," and mostly co-author with other faculty, and most co-author is not repeated (keep co-authoring with different people, but never have a persistent working relationship with others), be very careful with such faculty. This is usually (not always) a good sign of academics who are good at politics and tag-along than the actual research. Unfortunately, such people usually know how to weld power and influence so can be in position to influence students, while not in a position to "benefit" them.

oldprogrammer · 04-21-2008, 02:26 PM

Very good advice. Thank you, sir. I'm in the early stages of my plans (I won't be applying until 2010), so I'm unfamiliar with how to gauge publication records. So I'll work on that.

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oldprogrammer Eager! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas, USA Posts: 31	"Finance and Business Economics" PhD Programs I noticed that USC has a "Finance and Business Economics" PhD program. Are there any other programs like this? Are there any pitfalls in the job search by graduating from such a program? Most Finance programs will have a fair amount of Economics so I'm not sure if it's really all that different in the end. I'm guessing it really just comes down to your particular research area. I suppose I just like the idea of being given a little more breathing room in a program before I narrow in on my area of focus.

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04-13-2008, 06:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
oldprogrammer Eager! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas, USA Posts: 31	Looks like Columbia also has this kind of program.

04-20-2008, 10:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
moomber123 Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 25	I would recommend going to the faculty section of the site and see where they publish. Program names are not that telling these days. Different schools like to name their programs one way or the other for one reason or another, but that does not change the nature of their research. Publication would be the best indicator of the actual content of the research. Of course, for people not yet familiar with the community, it's not easy to discern much insights from publication record. You can seek advice from people already in the field and get a sense of the "top journals" in the particular area you are interested in. Also, one warning: if you see a faculty publishing "all over the place," and mostly co-author with other faculty, and most co-author is not repeated (keep co-authoring with different people, but never have a persistent working relationship with others), be very careful with such faculty. This is usually (not always) a good sign of academics who are good at politics and tag-along than the actual research. Unfortunately, such people usually know how to weld power and influence so can be in position to influence students, while not in a position to "benefit" them.

04-21-2008, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
oldprogrammer Eager! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas, USA Posts: 31	Very good advice. Thank you, sir. I'm in the early stages of my plans (I won't be applying until 2010), so I'm unfamiliar with how to gauge publication records. So I'll work on that.

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