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Posting for a friend. If you are someone who is interested in development work in the long term, especially at an organization like the WB (though if that's not representative then think other dev organizations) then the following questions: 1. Is a PhD the right path, or is an MPA/ID better? What career can you have in development without a PhD? 2. If a PhD is the right path, what kind of PhD? Obviously an econ PhD is good, but can a public policy PhD/polisci PhD also achieve the same path? I know econ has more option value in areas beyond dev, but assume the focus is only on dev. 3. If a PhD in econ is the right path, what is the lower bound on program ranking that is worthwhile? Assume you have no interest at all in a TT research position and are certainly going for a development job.
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I wonder if anyone has any insight into how the Econ MSc program at LSE works as a feeder into PhD programs? It's the only Master's program that I would consider passing up good PhD offers for (UCSD, Minnesota) because it seems like there's a fairly established path to move on to the PhD program if all goes well enough. It's not entirely clear to me how common that is, though, and exactly what "well enough" means. I've contacted the department, but haven't heard back, so I just thought I'd see if anyone has any experience or direct knowledge of the viability of that path. Thanks!
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Hello everyone! Prospective applicant for fall here (Economics)! I was seeking advice regarding my internship experience: I have interned for three months in investment banking (M&A) and a summer at a well-known International Organization. Neither experience is much research-oriented and I have been (ill?)advised to hide them both from my CV - so that my path doesn't appear inconsistent/I don't give negative signals regarding my focus. What do you think? Any advice on how to best present these experiences in CV/SOP? Many thanks
