econm

My advice is to take an econometrics course, graduate-level if possible.

There are economists who do not have a maters in statistics, but instead take a few graduate statistics courses as needed. So while it's not necessary, out of the options you gave, I would suggest PhD in economics.

He sounds like a smart guy, whoever he is.

It seems like people oscillate between extremes: Further Science vs. Add lines to CV

Methodological conformity within economics does not necessarily imply censorship.

I ended up taking both, with considerable overlap. Without more information, my suggestion is to take the class from the better teacher.

The tenure system is imperfect. But economics and politics are inexorably linked, and there should be some sort of safeguard to protect politically unpopular research.

Mathemagician grasps the big picture, avoids trivial arguments and feuds, doesn't tirelessly monitor threads in fear of dissent, and has a good sense of humor. I would support the move if he or she was appointed.

My advice is to work for a year. The anecdotal evidence I have suggests that being independent and maturing before you start graduate school can benefit you depending on the person. Also, this enables you to pick 4 or 5 first-choice schools this year, apply, and see what happens. If you get accepted, great; if not, then you finish your thesis and apply to a full range the next year. Good luck.

what are the main criticisms of repec's rankings? there is a thread with the top 100 schools according to repec on ejmr that is getting a lot of negative attention. is it because international programs are ranked relatively well? here's the link: Economic Institution Rankings at IDEAS what are the forum's thoughts?

I didn't read more than two posts after the first one; sorry if I missed something important. I was in a similar position last year. You probably won't go to a fancy school, but you're not out of the race all together. Best regards.

Your decision should take into account where you can get in, what research is done in these departments, what job prospects will be offered, and funding. First, of your prospective departments, determine if their are any faculty which are doing research you are interested in. Second, look at the placement/ job opportunities conferred by either type of training. Third, look at funding. (admittedly this will only matter/ become clear once you're opening the mail in April) I think policy is taken slightly more seriously and the job prospects are better given that often you have a more practically applicable skill-set, and you can work for any number of government organizations. Finally to answer your question: Conventional wisdom suggests that you land an econ job from an econ department, not a sociology department.

PROFILE: econm Type of Undergrad: Double major math (top 20) economics (top 30) Undergrad GPA: 3 GRE: 800, 590, 4.5 Math Courses: all of them Econ Courses: intermediates + urban, international, game theory, policy, development Other Courses: year of bio & chem, 2 CS courses (matlab, java, C++, some unix), Thermal Physics & Statistical Mechanics Letters of Recommendation: 1 semi-famous, 1 young rising star, 1 visiting, 1 emeritus Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: None Research Interests: Varied SOP: Bad, just really not good Other: Rejected by Oregon, accepted by MSU for a difference in ranking of about 30 RESULTS: Acceptances: MSU ($$), Illinois (MS) Waitlists: OSU (rejected on 14th after emailing), Purdue (withdrew) Rejections: Virginia, Washington, Penn St, Oregon, BC, Cornell AEM, Iowa St Attending: Michigan State University What would you have done differently? 1) Taken less math 2) Taken math in the right order 3) Drank more milk 4) Not applied to Iowa St, Cornell AEM, Penn State, BC 5) Applied to UC Davis, UBC, Toronto, Texas, UNC

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