economics12345 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hello. I am a British citizen wanting to eventually travel to the US to study a Phd in Economics there. I am in the process of completing a postgraduate diploma in Economics at the University of Essex. So far it looks like I will pass with a distinction. I am wondering apart from the obvious schools (London School Economics, UCL, Oxbridge, Warwick) which other schools in the UK offer very good msc economics programs? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennisboy85 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Other than those, none (not even Warwick imo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epanechnikov Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 York and Nottingham if you like econometrics Mind you however, they don't belong in the same class as Oxbridge, LSE and UCL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peruano929 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Don't forget about your own program: Essex. Certain UK rankings name them as the top program or one top 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traktor Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 What about Edinburgh and Glasgow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canecon Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 A prof from the UK gave me this list (I believe it is in order of his ranking): UCL, LSE, Oxford, LBS, Warwick, Essex, Southampton (Cambridge is not on the list, he does not think very highly of it) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrykravis Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 A prof from the UK gave me this list (I believe it is in order of his ranking): UCL, LSE, Oxford, LBS, Warwick, Essex, Southampton (Cambridge is not on the list, he does not think very highly of it) this must be a joke! though partially true, professors at my uni would put it this way LSE, Oxford, (UCL, Warwick, Cambridge) together, essex, york/nottingham (I go to Warwick for my undergrad, choosing between Oxford and Cambridge for the MPhil (LSE is too expensive!)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilleNouvelle Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 (Cambridge is not on the list, he does not think very highly of it) One of my professors (who got his PhD from Cambridge) said the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilleNouvelle Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 What about Edinburgh and Glasgow? Edinburgh is very strong in micro, but there are only a handful of people doing anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aumann Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 My 2 cents: With econ background (and some good LOR in place): LSE EME, Ox MPhil, LSE MSc, UCL MSc, Cam MPhil, Warwick MSc Without those things: Ox MPhil, UCL MSc, Cam MPhil, LSE EME, LSE MSc, Warwick MSc The first list is a prestige list. The second list favours programs where the teaching is better and there is greater interaction with faculty for the the purpose of getting recommendations (in other words you can get something concrete out of the program). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep.19 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I am Indian Undergraduate in Economics. I have following offers from UK: 1). MSc. Econometrics and economics, Essex 2). MSc. Econometrics and economics, Southampton 3). MSc. Econometrics and economics, Bristol 4). Waiting to hear from warwick (expecting positive result) Which one of these courses would help me land in a good econ school in US (top 20)? Please suggest. Brief Profile: First class Undergrad. One academic publication in international economics journal. Working as RA with Centre for Microfinance which works in collaboration with J-PAL at MIT in India (running most of jpal’s impact evaluation in India). I would like to work for J-PAL for 1-2 years after graduation from one of above options I have. Please suggest which of these courses would be most appropriate for a PhD in Econ at a US school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matsya Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Warwick, then Essex. Although the economics department at Warwick (for Msc) does not enjoy a good rep @ TM, I still think it will have better placements (@ US PhD) than Essex due to its reputation alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saifur2k Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hello. I am a British citizen wanting to eventually travel to the US to study a Phd in Economics there. I am in the process of completing a postgraduate diploma in Economics at the University of Essex. So far it looks like I will pass with a distinction. I am wondering apart from the obvious schools (London School Economics, UCL, Oxbridge, Warwick) which other schools in the UK offer very good msc economics programs? thanks. Edinburgh and Manchester!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saifur2k Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I am Indian Undergraduate in Economics. I have following offers from UK: 1). MSc. Econometrics and economics, Essex 2). MSc. Econometrics and economics, Southampton 3). MSc. Econometrics and economics, Bristol 4). Waiting to hear from warwick (expecting positive result) Which one of these courses would help me land in a good econ school in US (top 20)? Please suggest. Brief Profile: First class Undergrad. One academic publication in international economics journal. Working as RA with Centre for Microfinance which works in collaboration with J-PAL at MIT in India (running most of jpal’s impact evaluation in India). I would like to work for J-PAL for 1-2 years after graduation from one of above options I have. Please suggest which of these courses would be most appropriate for a PhD in Econ at a US school. Why not UCL?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I would second Matsya. Another thing to note is that the recent RAE has seen some improvements for Essex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep.19 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Why not UCL?! I applied but was rejected by UCL :( i would not have even though about anything if i had received acceptance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep.19 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Dear Matsya and Gecko...Thank you for your views. I find essex course to be much more quantitative and specially it includes courses on conducting field experiments which is my area of interest. Do you think if i go to essex i would be able to make it to a good PhD in US with some LOR from essex and few from professors with whom i work in field experiemnts? This is the question which is making me confused, shall i go with a program which is more quantitative and gives me option to read courses to develop skills for field experiemnts or shall i choose one which has good reputation?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 hmmm. good question. the letters are important, but note that the reputation of the school is correlated with the quality of the professors too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matsya Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Warwick doesn't give out much info on electives that can be taken during the Msc (on it website i.e) and if I remember correctly, Essex had given out detailed info on the optional modules that can be taken. So, it is possible that Warwick may too be offering those courses along with Math/Stats electives. I guess the only way to find out is by emailing the department? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 By the way, why not just email them and ask for a list of their Masters placements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp3690 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I did my undergrad and masters in the UK, and let me tell you that other than LSE, UCL and Oxbridge, potentially maybe Warwick too, you never really hear about anything else. That is for masters or PhD, it's quite different for undergrad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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