Impressions of a few programs - Syracuse, UC Irvine, USC

[jbeez]

I'm hoping that some TMians could share their impressions of a few programs that I've applied to but I haven't seen discussed much on the board.

- Syracuse
- UC Irvine
- USC

I'm interested in micro/public/urban economics.

Where do these programs rank overall (30-50ish?)?

Thanks in advance to anyone who's able to respond!

[apropos]

I'm hoping that some TMians could share their impressions of a few programs that I've applied to but I haven't seen discussed much on the board.

- Syracuse
- UC Irvine
- USC

I'm interested in micro/public/urban economics.

Where do these programs rank overall (30-50ish?)?

Thanks in advance to anyone who's able to respond!

USC: decent in microeconomic theory, IO, econometrics, financial economics.

Syracuse: a Ph.D. program with a strong tilt towards public policy subjects such as public economics, international trade, labor economics, and urban economics.

UCI: I don't know anything about it..

They all rank somewhere between 35 and 55 according to US News.

[Econ2006]

UCI has Jan Brueckner, who edits the Journal of Urban Economics. He would probably be the best person to work with there, given your interests.

[mosfro]

UCI seems to be ranked pretty high in political economy - - when i was there, it seemed like the department wanted to shift the focus to education and transportation, but I am not sure the have continud that route
its a great area and helpful faculty, but as with any UC , lots of TAing

good luck