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Oxford mphil econ rejections seem to coming out, going by GC. But haven't seen any acceptances yet.
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Is the BU reject on GC genuine?
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Anyone applied to the joint program in public policy and Econ at Michigan? Neither accepts or rejects on GC. Wondering cuz if Econ phd has been decided then so should this program
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Just read baby rudin
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Which results are we expecting this Friday..?
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Any updates/speculation on when we might hear from the PEG econ track? From what I gather even the acceptances have not been sent out yet.
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If you are interested in learning Python, BYU's ACME program material is excellent. It's got a step by step guide on writing code in Python with great exercises. It's available here- 2018-2019 Materials | Another great source for Python is Quant Econ. The material has been developed by Tom Sargent and John Stachurski. Available here- Home – Quantitative Economics
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Someone posted in the Harvard PEG thread that all their results on Grad cafe are fake. They found out from the adcom. Just don't know what to trust on GC anymore..
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Why are there so many trolls on GC posting fake results? Does this happen every year? I mean how loserly to seek thrills from getting people worked up about result announcements.
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Anybody who hasn't heard back from Cornell Econ yet? I haven't and I'm wondering if it means an implicit reject..
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Thanks for your insightful comments.
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Hi guys, I want to know how a PhD in Accounting differs from a PhD in Economics in terms of coursework, research methods and placements? My interest lies in taxation which is common to both Accounting and Economics. As per my understanding, Accounting has traditionally concerned itself with more of the business oriented and institutional aspects of taxation (eg mergers, acquisitions, transfer pricing etc), econ usually looks at economic phenomena like tax incidence, incentives for compliance, optimal taxation, salience etc. However, my impression is that these boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred and it is possible to do an Accounting PhD which is heavily economics focused in terms of coursework content (economic theory, econometrics) with the benefit of strong institutional focus. Is this understanding correct? The reason I ask is because some top departments (such as MIT's Accounting Group or Wharton) have remarkably little information on the structure of a PhD in Accounting in terms of coursework, what the degree entails etc. Is it possible to take classes in the economics department for instance? How much traditional Accounting material does the coursework contain? How much Finance coursework? And while the intake is way lower in Accounting compared to Econ, the placements at some of the top places seem to be very very good. Does it make more sense then to pursue a PhD in Accounting instead of Econ? Thanks
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Hi guys, I want to know how a PhD in Accounting differs from a PhD in Economics in terms of coursework, research methods and placements? My interest lies in taxation which is common to both Accounting and Economics. As per my understanding, Accounting has traditionally concerned itself with more of the business oriented and institutional aspects of taxation (eg mergers, acquisitions, transfer pricing etc), econ usually looks at economic phenomena like tax incidence, incentives for compliance, optimal taxation, salience etc. However, my impression is that these boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred and it is possible to do an Accounting PhD which is heavily economics focused in terms of coursework content (economic theory, econometrics) with the benefit of strong institutional focus. Is this understanding correct? The reason I ask is because some top departments (such as MIT's Accounting Group or Wharton) have remarkably little information on the structure of a PhD in Accounting in terms of coursework, what the degree entails etc. Is it possible to take classes in the economics department for instance? How much traditional Accounting material does the coursework contain? How much Finance coursework? And while the intake is way lower in Accounting compared to Econ, the placements at some of the top places seem to be very very good. Does it make more sense then to pursue a PhD in Accounting instead of Econ? Thanks
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