The Undergraduate Origins of PhD Economists: The Berkeley Experience

Autor/in	Olney, Martha L.
Titel	The Undergraduate Origins of PhD Economists: The Berkeley Experience
Quelle	In: Journal of Economic Education, 46 (2015) 2, S.174-188 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0485
DOI	10.1080/00220485.2015.1015189
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Doctoral Programs; Economics Education; Student Surveys; Demography; Admission Criteria; Degree Requirements; Grades (Scholastic); Models; Graduate Study; Effective Schools Research; Performance Factors; Academic Aspiration; Student Educational Objectives; Interviews; Focus Groups; Employee Attitudes; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doktorandenprogramm; Wirtschaftskunde; Schülerbefragung; Demografie; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Notenspiegel; Analogiemodell; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Schulforschung; Leistungsindikator; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Kalifornien
Abstract	The University of California, Berkeley sends more undergraduate students to economics PhD programs than any other public university. While this fact is surely a function of its size, there may be lessons from the Berkeley experience that others could adopt. To investigate why Berkeley generates so many economics PhD students, the author convened and interviewed two groups: economics student services staff and a self-selected focus group of twelve economics undergraduates who plan to apply to PhD programs. Four factors came up repeatedly in these conversations: math preparation, advanced track for theory courses, research opportunities, and availability of information. A fifth factor was implicit in the conversations: peer effects. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01