Spectrum Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I am interested in micro theory (I know that it is harder to get a job in this field), but typically I feel departments outside the top 10 will not place well if you are a theorist. Thus the department, which wants to place as well as possible, will be hesitant to admit a student who expresses a particular interest in theory if the department is lower ranked (outside the top 20 for instance). Do you guys think that this kind of reasoning enters the minds of adcoms? If so, is it better to not mention theory interests? What if your letters may mention this? On the other hand, perhaps these schools are less likely to get theory students, and have theory faculty that may wish that there were more in the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econercccc Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I am not a faculty so my thoughts might not be accurate. I guess that this heavily depends on whether there are theorists in the adcom for this year. I think that at least this is not a problem for departments with comparative advantage in theory, such as Penn States and Rochester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaysa Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 This is not going to hurt you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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