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No, the question was what schoolS have good econ programs. While top 20 is indeed still decent, why’d anyone pick only one of the these top 20 (and barely at that) unless s/he were consciously ■■■■■■■■ for that school (Duke)?
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<p>for one of several reasons, the OP might not have only been interested in the most ubiquitous answers. I (for one) did not know that Duke had a particularly strong economics program, and if i were applying to an economics school, I’d rather hear suggestions like that than HYPSM, which are reach schools for everyone anyway. my two cents.</p>