<p>MMSS has very strong reputation among econ think tanks and related agencies. The following agencies specificly recruited MMSS students this year (posted on MMSS website):</p>
<p>Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Economics
US Dept of Justice Antitrust Division, Economic Analysis Group
Federal Reserve Bank Chicago
Mathematica Policy Research (not really an agency but a serious research organization)
National Bureau for Economic Research
Office of Financial Research US Dept. of the Treasury, Washington, DC </p>
<p>By the way, Dale Mortensen, the winner of 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics, was one of the founders of MMSS program back in late 1970s. Academically, undergrad econ is probably not too different even though Northwestern is ranked higher and is supposed to be among the best in econometrics. But I think the real difference is MMSS, especially for someone that may want a career in economics research.</p>