Graduate study in economics and related disciplines

A large proportion of economics and applied mathematical economics majors at SUNY-Oswego have decided to pursue advanced degrees in economics, applied mathematics and statistics, public policy, labor relations, law, and other related fields. We strongly recommend that students interested in advanced study discuss this possibility with a member of the economics department.

Students interested in graduate study in economics should attempt to include the following courses in their undergraduate curriculum:

• Eco 311 - Mathematical economics
• Eco 312 - Econometrics
• Mat 158 - Intro. to Statistics or Mat 354 - Math. Stat. A
• Mat 210 - Calculus I
• Mat 220 - Calculus II
• Mat 230 - Matrix Algebra
• Mat 240 - Multivariate Calculus

Resources for graduate school search:

Ph.D. programs in economics

SUNY-Albany economic edpartment's list of Ph.D. programs in economics contains an extensive listing of the graduate program web sites.

EconPhD.Net

This website contains an extensive collection of materials of interest to those applying to graduate school. These resources include information on program ranking, selectivity, recent acceptance decisions, and areas of concentration.

Becoming an Economist

This website, created by Chris Silvey, provides a wealth of resources relating to graduate study in economics. Among the resources on this site is a collection of suggestions from current Ph.D. students.

Thompson Peterson's Graduate Bound

This site provides information on graduate programs, preparing for the GRE, writing admission essays, and other relevant information.

Economics preliminary exams - George Mason

This website contains copies of preliminary exams used at George Mason University in past micro, macro, and field courses.Note that these are exams completed after the completion of the relevant graduate courses. An examination of these exams provides some information about the typoes of analysis discussed in the Ph.D. coursework.

Academic labor market information

The Chronicle's listing of salaries from the AAUP's annual salary survey

This provides information in average salaries by academic rank at most U.S. colleges and universities. (Note that economic salaries are substantially higher than average faculty salaries.)

Job Openings for Economists

Information on job openings for economists. There are usually more job openings listed in the fall prior to the annual job market at the ASSA meetings.

Survey of the Labor Market for New Ph.D.s in Economics

A collection of studies of labor market expectations and outcomes derived from survey responses. These studies provide information on the demand for and supply of faculty members with particular fields, as well as detailed information on salaries by academic rank and institution type.