Undergrad Non Economics(Math) ,Want Phd ECON in CANADIAN UNIVERSITY

[arif mds]

My undergrad is Math . Most canadian and US university need ECON backgrond for their Phd program. I only found University of western Ontario admit Math and Physics stud for their Phd.

Please provide me a list.

[informer]

I don't think most universities formally require applicants to have economics backgrounds. In fact, I think that the main advantage that applicants with economics backgrounds have over math or physics students is that they are more likely to a) be able to convince schools they are committed to economic research, and b) have letters of recommendation from people known to the admissions committees.

So, if you can cover those bases, I don't think your math background will hold you back at all.

[tangsiuje]

You may want to consider doing an MA in economics at some Canadian school (the more highly ranked the better, of course). Although some Canadian universities have started admitting people directly from undergrad (to compete with the US), it seems that getting a master's degree before embarking on the PhD is still the norm. Take away UWO (which has quite a non-standard admissions process from what I've understood - I've no idea what they look for), I would say your chances at a PhD admit aren't that great without substantial advanced economics coursework. This is quite different from the US.

Doing an MA could also be advantageous with respect to course preparation (if your economics background is weak), obtaining LORs, and convincing your preferred school that you're *passionate* about economics. PhD granting institutions in Canada aren't all that many and profs are likely to know profs, if you get what I mean.

Funding opportunities are not bad, and quite a few people get full funding. In fact, I can't think of any other country where master's students (in economics) are funded as generously.

[arif mds]

Thanks , friend.
I am now continuing my masters in Development studies, a mulidisciplinary subject in Bangladesh. Here, I completing
principles of Econ
Development Econ
Qualitative reasearch methodology (Econometrics)
Trade theorey.
And Some other courses based on Anthropology, politics, Devlopment theories and so on.
What kind of facility I gets this degree?
Is there any university giving MA in Development Economics in US or Canada

[argmax]

I think most econ departments in the U.S only ask up to intermediate macro and micro as a prerequisite to get admitted. So you do not need a deep economics background. If you can take this classes or some more advanced that certifies you have covered that level, you should not have problem with that prerequisite if you want admission at a phd program in the U.S.

[Lokayot]

Originally Posted by arif mds

Thanks , friend.
I am now continuing my masters in Development studies, a mulidisciplinary subject in Bangladesh. Here, I completing
principles of Econ
Development Econ
Qualitative reasearch methodology (Econometrics)
Trade theorey.
And Some other courses based on Anthropology, politics, Devlopment theories and so on.
What kind of facility I gets this degree?
Is there any university giving MA in Development Economics in US or Canada

Are you from Dhaka University?

UBC has quite a few Professors working in development economics. You can apply for their M.A program, although it will mostly be coursework (unless you take the thesis option which will make the program one year longer, but then you will probably get to work with one of these professors. UBC has decent funding at the master's level so you might want to consider it.

As far as I know, there is no well known Canadian University that offers M.A in development economics (although I might be wrong). England has such programs though, but funding will be a big issue.

[TheBrothersKaramazov]

Yes, Dalhousie offers an MA in Development Economics: Graduate_Programs - Department of Economics

I think this is the best (or only) program in development economics in Canada. But I don't know how well it would prepare you for a Canadian PhD.

[Karina 07]

Canada does not have much in the way of Development Studies, especially at the graduate level. It's growing, sure, but if you're looking for a really top program, you'd be better off looking to the UK, as previously mentioned (since they've a history of colonialization, they were more interested in developing this field subsequently), as well as the handful of US programs (of the top of my head, Brown has one at the Watson Institute, Yale and Harvard have a master's program, and there are a few others... Tulane has one, even, not that I'd recommend going there).

Overall, there are very, very few places that do a development master's, and even fewer which do development economics as opposed to development studies -- although each is valuable, they're rather different, so know which one it is you want to pursue. Actually, each program is fairly different, so do a lot of research of the particular program, too.

... If you want to stick to Canada, I *think* another place that has a program if I recall correctly is SFU, but honestly, this is the kind of information you could get with a quick google search since there's really not much out there and what *is* out there will come up.

[asianeconomist]

Lokayot, Are you from Dhaka University?

It's just that your name has a Bengali ring to it.

[Lokayot]

Haha, nice catch. Lokayot is not my real name but I am from Dhaka. Currently attending UBC though (starting my third year of undergrad this fall).