How much undergrad. math do you need for Grad. School in Economics

bicoastal
Sat, 29 Jan 2005 22:58:30 +0000

I second that. As a former econ undergrad major, I would recommend that those interested in doing a PhD in economics complete either an undergraduate degree in a quantitatively oriented discipline, like math or physics, or an econ degree with all the courses that you mentioned. I would also recommend taking a few more advanced classes in statistics, such as probability theory and regression analysis. Stats in fact is a large part of what professional economists do. If you are uncomfortable with these, you may have a difficult 5+ years in grad school.