<p>I am a sophomore(transferred to northeastern) I am dualing in econ and math. Its a pretty hard and i am decent in math(although i have to take my stats class again, had a bad teacher) I am just trying to be prepared for graduate school but i am not sure if i might go for a PhD. I am interested in working in the government side(department of commerce, world bank,etc) or in buisness field ( John Hancock,Morgan Stanley). I working on getting a co-op and doing some research in my junior and senior years. The problem is my gpa by the end of this school year will be about 3.3 but by my senior year it might be a 3.6-3.7 which is horrible if i want to get in the T10 in economics. I just dont know if i should just get and MA/MBA or a PhD at a lower tier. What schools would you suggest?</p>
<p>A MA in Econ out of an American university is pretty useless. If you want to do a masters program look at UToronto, LSE, or many of the top Euro Universities.
If you are looking to become a Gov. Economist most hirings I have seen come from the top35 schools, usually PhD.
If you would like to make the most money the MBA would be the way to go after working for your company of choice for a few years.</p>
<p>But say, if you decided research is your thing and you wanted to pursue a PhD at a top program. Try to ace the rest of your math/econ classes, make sure you take as much real analysis possible, try to get some research experience, get great LORs from econ profs, do amazing on your GRE, and cross your fingers. Your doing the right thing doubling in Math/Econ.</p>
<p>You can look at other econ students profiles at urch.com and get some good advice over at Greg Mankiws blog.</p>
<p>What do you really want to do with an econ PhD? Do you want to become a research economist? If so, in what field? Are you strong in math?</p>
<p>If i was a research economist my field would be labor and international trade. I would like to work with the government either the FED or BLS. I am good in math i have taken any multivariable calculus or stochastic but it is easier for me to learn math concepts.</p>
<p>If you want to work for the Fed, you will need a PhD, at least per their web site:</p>
<p>[Federal</a> Reserve Board: Career Opportunities](<a href=“http://www.federalreserve.gov/careers/economist.htm]Federal”>http://www.federalreserve.gov/careers/economist.htm)</p>
<p>I recently graduated as a math/econ double major and I’m going to be working in the Economic Research Division at one of the large banks. If I were just an econ major and didn’t double w/ math, I speculate that I would not have gotten this job offer. It’s an incredibly tough job market these days and doubling w/ math will help make your resume stand out. Just my 2 cents…</p>
<p>thanks for all your advice.</p>