<p>I wasn’t an econ major so I don’t know much about the department except that it’s top ranked and manages to place A LOT of students into top consulting firms. Also, Northwestern does really well in the prestigious Fed Challenge every year and is considered the dominant team in the Midwest: [Seven</a> Straight Wins for Fed Challenge Team | McCormick School of Engineering | Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/article_788.html]Seven”>http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/article_788.html)</p>
<p>This link has a video:
[Seven</a> Straight Wins for Fed Challenge Team : Northwestern University Newscenter](<a href=“http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2010/11/fed-challenge-team.html]Seven”>Seven Straight Wins for Fed Challenge Team: Northwestern University News)</p>