Questions tagged [economics]
On standards or conventions specific to economics as an academic discipline, and programs that lead to a degree in this field
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How should repeated model components be presented across thesis chapters?
I am currently writing my PhD thesis in economics, in which I use an agent-based modeling framework in each of the four chapters. The model includes seven agents. Across chapters, I modify the ...
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What does it mean when editor say : The analytical content and the quantitative methodology of your submission are not adequate to the EAER standards?
With regret, I must inform you that the Editor has decided that - although dealing with an interesting issue within the scope of EAER - the analytical content and the quantitative methodology of your ...
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Weak results for my undergrad thesis [closed]
I’m doing my undergrad dissertation on the impact of FDI on economic growth in developing countries. I’ve used a range of models: pooled OLS, one-way fixed effects, two-way fixed effects, and 2SLS. ...
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How to quantify a reasonable amount of failure as a Ph.D. student? [closed]
As a Ph.D. student, you do not know whether you belong in academia and whether you should even pursue academic career. All you have are mere signals, upon which you need to evaluate your true ...
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Clarification on Funding for Doctorate of Economic Development at NMSU [duplicate]
I just received an admission offer to study for the Doctorate of Economic Development at New Mexico State University as an international student. However, my admission letter didn’t mention anything ...
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Authorship Dilemma: Potential PhD Application Impact of Co-Authored Paper with Professor?
I am a Master's student at a business school in China. I've co-authored a research paper in a business-related field with a postdoc from another university (equal contribution). We developed the paper ...
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Will producing an article rather than a thesis during my MS be an issue for PhD admissions in Europe?
I’m in my second year of a Master’s program in international trade. At my university, there aren’t many supervisors available. Anyway, there’s this professor I approached, but I haven’t officially ...
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An editor thinks a correction should be posted on the author's website rather than published. Is he sticking to the academic ethics?
I had a casual chat about a famous paper in mathematical economics with an editor of a journal different from where the paper was published. We agree that some of the mathematical results are mistaken....
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How to leave academia? [closed]
I completed my PhD in economic theory in a low ranked institution a few weeks ago. Currently, I’m in the first year of my 3-year postdoc at a very low ranked institution. My dissatisfaction stems from ...
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To provide lecture notes or not?
I teach Intermediate Microeconomics to a large class (150 students) in a University.
I use a graphics tablet to write the explanations and project it on the screen. I am mostly open to pausing and ...
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is this plagiarising an economic model
I am currently writing an undergraduate economics thesis in collective household behaviour. I have found a paper that uses a mathematical utility model very similar to one I have been working on ...
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Ways to successful PHD: basically just math or statistics?
Is it true that the way to successfully achieving a PhD goes through illustrating that you can do relatively hardcore math (or statistics as a subset of math)? Mostly in the field of economics but ...
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GRE Mathematics Subject for Ph.D. of Economics
I have a bachelor degree of Engineering and a Master of Economics and next fall want to apply for Ph.D. of Economics. I have checked some universities in the US and found out linear algebra and real ...
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Will a Second Masters Degree help my chances of getting into a PhD program (Economics)? [duplicate]
I am currently in the second year of my masters degree (MSc. Economics) in India. I want to pursue a PhD (preferably in the US) that is funded. Post my PhD, I want to work in MDBs/International ...
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Do I have to re-cite sources in the conclusion that I already cited in the main part of my masters thesis?
I am currently writing the conclusion of my master's thesis. In the main part I have mostly explained an economic model and tried to make it more understandable. If I now summarize the findings in the ...
