Dick Startz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > A Masters in economics is quite valuable - just not in academia. But > unlike many other disciplines, a masters is not generally a degree you > take before a PhD. A Masters gives good technical skills, but doesn't > teach how to do original research. > > The very top programs in economics, certainly the top 10 and maybe the > top 20, don't take students seeking a masters. But there are lots of > good programs that do. > > You probably ought to go take a linear algebra course right away. You > can't do graduate level econometrics or statistics without it. And if > by some chance you don't like the course, that's a sign you'll really > hate graduate level training in statistics. > > George Washington has a good program in DC which you might want to > check out. > > -Dick Startz
In England there is the London School of Economics (LSE), which is very well known and has a very large economics programme, including, I believe a masters degree. For an American, the costs of tuition would be competitive with an American private college (although let me warn you, I have friends from New York who think London is a more expensive place to live). Also Oxford I think has a masters in economics. A very pretty town in which to live. > . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
