Masters in Applied Economics??

storch
Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:34:46 +0000

I have a friend who did the Duke Master of Econ, and he said that it was far too theoretical to be useful for most jobs. Granted an “applied” program might be a bit more useful, but I don’t know of any good ones. Generally a masters in econ will prepare you for research work or for a PhD. MBA’s, etc are more practical in nature.

So - to answer your question - yes a MA in Econ will not get you as far in the business world.