So Columbia finally gets its first generation econ masters, not MFE, not stats, but pure economics ran by the department of economics.
You can easily tell by name this MA in econ has really nothing to do with the prestigious doctoral program, but nevertheless it's Columbia and it seems to be a serious and rigorous PHD-stepping program.
Given no previous thread really induced any in-depth discussion over the new master program at Columbia, let's talk about it here: how serious do you think it is, how good/bad it can go, will it further Columbia-masters' reputation as money machine, and how it compares to other U.S/non-U.S masters out there?