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  1. does anyone have any information regarding PhD in econ at HEC Lausanne. they seem to have a few very good professors in international macro but they do not post any of their placements.
  2. north carolina-econometrics bgse-dsge macro cemfi-phd security:) bocconi- not as good as other three :) it is your choice:)
  3. bgse is much better as a stepping stone to usa but there is fierce competition. however if you only want an academic career at a good university then definitely phd from usa would be much better for you. if i were you i would try bgse =>usa path if it does not you can still apply to tilburg and tinbergen in the future
  4. thanks for the answer. yes i realized that. there is almost nobody in macro. how can they just ignore this field completely.
  5. Hi, I am in a bit of dilemma. I have acceptance from Barcelona Graduate School and Tilburg both without stipend. I am interested in macro, and clearly BGSE=>UPF path dominates Tilburg in that field.(i am not sure even if there are any guys who do DSGEs in Tilburg) However the BGSE tuition is extremely high, 16000 euros vs 2000 in tilburg. So i am not sure what to do at this point. accepting bgse would mean that i would use all my savings for the tuition plus the living expenses during first year there and then hope that i will be able to get GOOD(!) financial support during my second Mres and then hope to be admitted to the phd program. in tilburg the tuition is much lower however they again do not guarantee admission to the phd program and given the rumors of the financial difficulties they have been experiencing recently, i assume the phd admissions to be more limited in the future. plus i am not sure the strength of tilburg in macro. so i am not really sure what to do. does anyone have any idea whether bgse or tilburg is more student friendly in terms of providing financial assistance to students in second and third year? Thanks a lot and wish everyone good luck
  6. thanks for all the replies. i would appreciate if there is someone who is now studying in tilburg or at least has some insider information about whether the department is keen on keeping the students for the phd program or they use cut throat competition tactics. i have heard boston university, chicago and upenn were like this. but not much information about the european schools:(
  7. thanks for that. well they provide funding as in reducing the tuition. but not providing stipend for living expenses
  8. thanks for the reply. do you have any idea whether they provide funding during second year? i got in economics. so what are they strong in? i mean there is nobody doing macro related stuff?
  9. Hello, i got a tuition waiver from tilburg. in their letter they say that the tuition waiver will go on during second year but nothing about whether there will be funding:( plus even at PhD stage, they write the salary of a phd student but stress that they can not guarantee it. and after reading the forum i was a little scared. they had financial troubles in 2011-2012 and had problems admitting students to their phd program. so i would appreciate if anyone with more information about Tilburg could help me with 1-do they try to provide some form of financial assistance to students in second year or Mres program? 2-is the attrition rate during phd admissions high? 3-what is on average monthly living costs in tilburg 4- are there any good people in macro? thanks a lot and wish everyone good luck during this stressful process:))
  10. i believe in zurich you could also get courses from graduate institute of geneva. also attend macro-mini courses organized by swiss central bank. not sure but please check. i think the two programs have their own strengths. if i were you i would think. do i want to live in europe i.e switzerland or in canada. european schools at least in phd tend to prefer european econ phd i think
  11. economics tilburg ? thegradcafe.com you can look at people who have been admitted before and get a sense of the requirements:) good luck
  12. barista do you know that u of western ontaria will release admission in two weeks? how did you learn? any news on u of toronto ubc and queens? on grad cafe saw 2 toronto econ phds already :(
  13. you may contact tim conley, he is no longer in the admission committee however he is super friendly and helpful in anyway he can
  14. i think being in a top 40 school is a big advantage, can you get rec letters from profs. who have personal connections with some of the phd programs you wish to apply for. trust me this is more important than taking math classes. a prof with a good connection could send you just with a phone call to a decent place.
  15. i know a friend who withdrew from math classes and was accepted to top 25 usa phd program. so dont worry. he also emailed minnesota admission committee before withdrawing from the class and they kindly told him, better to withdraw than get a bad grade. good luck
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