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For future applicants, ask for the LoR as soon as possible. It will give your LoR writers some extra time to write a letter, plus they will be able to think of things to write (if you're taking courses with them). Also, if they know in advance about your plans they might give you additional suggestions and feedback, e.g. on the essay that you might be writing for their course.

You're only a second year student, so surely there will be an additional opportunity to take real analysis... If this is the only time you can go on exchange, then I'd suggest you do the course in Sydney.

Hello, TMers, I am looking for several economics students for a part-time online job. You will need access to Internet and time. The pay is low in absolute terms, but given the input time you could earn enough to buy a book in a month or two. If you're interested please PM me telling me briefly about yourself and your interest in Economics.

YoungEconomist, sorry for being obvious. It was intended to be somewhat motivational. :)

In the current environment even experienced people are not sure about their job prospects. The quant industry is something that has some prospects for quant-savvy econ grads (metrics and all), but that's also uncertain. Government and multinationals (IMF, EBRD, World Bank and such) constantly need a few economists... but if possible, don't fail prelims. That's the optimal outcome for now.

25 courses in Econ + 4 in math (from math department) some of the econ courses were math econ, but I don't think these count.

Well, it's impossible to have empirical evidence for everything, because there will always be something unobservable... well, perhaps not always, but not unlike the quest for fundamental particles in physics, the economic inquiry into what drives human behavior is beginning to turn to the processes in brain (neuroeconomics), and I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't stop there, but went even further into realms of biology and chemistry...

Well, economists could be like doctors who know that a patient can skip the bitter medicine... so if they know that a certain outcome is required, but politicians might have different incentives then they could just add a mechanism to align politicians' incentives with the efficient outcome. Of course, the latter can be very subjective in the first place...:rolleyes:

Maybe this explains why I was rejected at Chicago... Just kidding, I know why.

it's probably medical care. E.g. if you were attending a mental institution, and then would like to go to graduate school.

chauchau, do think twice about accepting unfunded offer. One reason applicants are not offered funding is because the department might have doubts about their performance (and final placement if they graduate). There are other reasons, of course, including actual budget of the department.

To add to the suggestions above: while I'm not that familiar with US state departments, I'm sure you have one (or at least a committee) on competition - you could use your IO knowledge there.

econmonster, Harvard.

I think I understand what you're saying. So, to clarify, it depends on how you slice'n'dice the research areas. To give a simple example, e.g. in econometrics - small-sample estimation is a separate area (as compared to, say, asymptotics), but then you can use small-sample estimation in labour economics or some experimental economics or any other areas. Similarly, with game theory - the theoretical results could be applied in many different topics (from political economics to micro-founded macro and more), but the theory is a separate research field. In any case, the divisions are probably not as clear cut as one would like them to be and boundaries of research areas shift over time.

As was already pointed out above, funding is very limited. You might want to check non-LSE funding offers (try contacting a local LSE alumni representative, they might know some sources).