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  1. Minnesota has GREAT micro people too. Especially IO, and metrics. There's also one guy who does frontier research on neuroeconomics. Anyone who wants to pursue micro at Minnesota won't be upset. Right now, there are a lot of big name professors on leave, but when they return, Minnesota will be even stronger. I would say CMU is stronger at macro, and weaker at micro, which is similar to Minnesota. But Minnesota is clearly better at both fields. Faculty at Minn focus more on research and research makes you a better job market candidate.
  2. I didn't know that two-year program of MS in applied econ requires that much of money, anyways. The professors from applied econ are very willing to work with MS students, but it's almost impossible to work with professors from econ department, or transfer to econ department later as a phD, but it's almost 90% sure you are able to get into Applied Econ phD as long as your boss that works with you wants you to stay (normally it's not hard if you maintain a good relationship with your boss). UMN applied econ is very strong in some specific fields, like the agriculture and bio stuffs, but not so much in others. It also depends on how you feel about the debt, and how fast you want to be a job market candidate. I would estimate 7 years to fully complete MS + phD from UMN, and I don't think it would be hard for you to pay all your debts within three to five years. But on the others hand, you will be finishing your phD from Oregon in five years, getting a job, plus debt free. These are what I heard from a friend that is a MS student in Apec UMN, and going on his first year of phD in apec next semester.
  3. I think you really have a good shot. There are lots of people from Harvard do did college in LAC. You're mostly to get into one of the top Ivies. Relax. The third one is nothing but to fill up the requirement of three letters. You've got one super good letter from a famous professor, and that will basically suffice. By the way, if you still have time, I would recommend Graduate econometrics before you get into PhD, but that's optional.
  4. "unsubstantiated claims" are included in something that people don't want to hear. I am not even talking to you, so why bother offering your substantiated claims to my "unsubstantiated claims." Well, yeah I guess you've got more Rep Power so you're rightly to do so, isn't it?
  5. Everyone wants to converge to top 10, whichever way you interpret it.
  6. you never know, you're not the one that are submitting the papers.
  7. I recommend everyone follows the suggestion from Susan Anthey. http://dinhvutrangngan.com/teaching/Advice/Susan%20Athey_Advice%20for%20Applying%20to%20Grad%20School%20in%20Economics.pdf If you're able to follow most what she says, you're more likely to get into top 10. Follow the rules and suggestion people from top 10, it's more likely that you will ever get into a school like them.
  8. I hope you stick to what you believe in, and actually prove us that you could do brilliant in top TEN.
  9. You're from UBC, you don't even know what you're talking about. Sorry. And that's why you are at UBC. Not top TEN.
  10. plus, I don't say what people really want to hear. I am speaking of what I believe in. I don't even care about the Rep Power.
  11. Yes, I WORK with students of econ department in top 10. I am sorry you don't think the reply was useful, you could ignore. But that's just my opinion.
  12. That's what I've point out, you don't know when you're going to use it. So the more the better, it's always the case. It's easier to later read the book you need and recall it than to read a totally new material by your own.
  13. For the second link, it's actually the fifth point. Sorry. Greg Mankiw, Susan Anthey, Narayana, and a bunch of phDs students. are the best testimonials.
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