Date: December 8th, 2011 3:39 PM Author: Filthy unholy doctorate
where did you get this crap ranking from? if anything HBS business econ phd is the most prestigious in all of econ or finance. also, major lol at putting caltech in the ranking.
Date: December 8th, 2011 3:46 PM Author: Titillating Locus Giraffe
no. harvard business econ phd only accepts 2%, gives better funding, and provides better exit opps. those guys routinely get teaching jobs at the top b-schools in the world, and i'm sure top hedge fund jobs are available as well.
Date: December 8th, 2011 3:52 PM Author: Titillating Locus Giraffe
go look at placement at top econ and finance faculty. the vast majority are from the same 3 or 4 programs. once in a while, you will see the guy who did his phd at some random school get a gig at wharton or booth, but it's very rare.
hbs business econ phd students are more impressive than MIT econ.
Date: December 8th, 2011 9:52 PM Author: soul-stirring reading party
stanford econ is good but not as elite as the phd programs at gsb. i know people who turned it down for nyu stern phd in finance, booth phd finance, etc.
Date: December 8th, 2011 3:40 PM Author: idiotic indian lodge
dude you're a pathetic penn econ grad who probably dinged at haas MBA, gtfo
phd students pick based on strengths of different fields at the departments they're admitted to and potential advisers, not the prestige of the undergrad
Date: December 8th, 2011 3:52 PM Author: Heady crackhouse
i dunno man. i think MIT gets its reputation because all of the top econ UGs--harvard students-- go there for their phd. can't get into h for their phd
Date: December 8th, 2011 4:05 PM Author: idiotic indian lodge
yes
not sure how to compare to harvard med but mathematically the econ phd's are probably superior
definitely much stronger students than YLS/HLS on average, consider the rigorous UG background needed and the small sizes of the programs compared to YLS/HLS
Date: December 8th, 2011 4:07 PM Author: idiotic indian lodge
he looks at econ phd's like mba's (wants to know how "alpha" each school is, how many private sector options they open up, etc.) which is totally wrong