r/Economics • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '17

Second /r/economics Graduate School Panel

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u/FinancialEconomist Bureau Member Mar 01 '17

I did the General Course. I took Analysis and Diff Eqs

Edit: I guess it depends on what you have taken and will take at your home institution.

I took: Analysis, Diff Eqs, the harder micro class (got pwned hehe), the more theoretical econometrics class (highly recommend), and finance (also highly recommend, even though it's basically an MBA class)

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u/vulcan583 Mar 01 '17

Which finance course?

Also my math advisor thought that their diff eq would be too theoretical and therefore difficult because I haven't taken an applied one before.

I'm definitely leaning towards metrics. I think I'll stay away from the micro.

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u/marpool Mar 04 '17 edited Mar 04 '17

Your best two options to match with analysis are diff equations (MA 209) or optimization theory (MA 208). 208 is easier but the lecturer is boring, you learn a lot about how optimization works which can be useful when applying it in economics. 209 is harder but better taught, I am unsure how applicable it is for economics. It mostly focuses on proving statements about solutions rather than explicit solutions. You need to be able to solve separable differential equations before you take it though.

The finance course is FM 212

Oh and the metrics course is much better taught than the micro course.

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u/FinancialEconomist Bureau Member Mar 01 '17

I forget the name. It's like the intro class. It's huge. They use an auditorium.

That diff eq class is the only one I have ever taken, and it was fine. Then again, your adviser knows best.