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01/01/2023

🎇 Happy New Year everyone! 🎉🎊

May the new year bring you peace, joy, and happiness.

We can't wait to welcome back everyone back to campus in just a few weeks!

12/28/2022

RSVP now for our first admission event in January to meet three faculty members in the Applied Economics MS program. They will share their perspectives on the program and answer all your questions!

Faculty Speakers:

Peter Lorentzen, Faculty Director & Department Chair
Andrew Hobbs, Assistant Professor
Robizon Khubulashvili, Assistant Professor

RSVP here: https://gradapply.usfca.edu/register/AEFaculty

Date: Monday, January 9, 2023
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 AM Pacific Time

12/16/2022

🙌 Congratulations on finishing up the Fall 2022 semester! We wish you a wonderful holiday season and safe travels! We'll see you all again in January!

12/12/2022

Join us this week for the LAST admission event in 2022 for the Applied Economics MS program!

During this Application Workshop, you will earn about how to make your application stand out and get all your questions answered as you prepare to submit your application before the January 15, 2023 Priority Application Date.

🔗 Register here: https://gradapply.usfca.edu/register/1215infosession

11/29/2022

Another addition to our IDEC Field Research Blog is out now featuring 2nd year student Stephanie Hermoso . Stephanie joined one of our Professors’, Andrew Hobbs, to work on a project of his in Kenya’s Samburu county.

Read all about her research experience at the link in our bio.

Keep an eye out for more research experience blogs as we reach the end of the semester!

11/24/2022

🍂The Economics Department wishes everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are thankful for our wonderful students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members who have supported us over the years. You all make our community truly one-of-a-kind!

11/21/2022

ANNOUNCING the Dean's Scholarship, our newest scholarship opportunity for Fall 2023 incoming master's students!

Apply to our MS program in Economics before the Priority Deadline to be considered for this opportunity. Each MS program will select one incoming student for this $15,000 one-time scholarship award.

Start your application here: https://gradapply.usfca.edu/register/applyCAS?sys%3Aapp%3Agr_program=a5bd5eeb-4224-476d-9bfe-2db586c87c5a

❇️ MS Applied Economics: Jan 15, 2023⁠
❇️ MS International and Development Economics: Feb 1, 2023

In addition to the scholarships, Dean's Scholars also will be in a supportive, multi-disciplinary community of scholars across the College and have access to additional research and professional development funding.

11/10/2022

✨November Admission Events✨

We have several admission events coming up in November for you to learn more about our two STEM programs in Economics and how you can be successful in your application process! ⁠
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🔗 Learn more & register here: https://gradapply.usfca.edu/portal/cas-econ-events
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Priority application dates for scholarship consideration:⁠
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❇️ MS Applied Economics: Jan 15, 2023⁠
❇️ MS International and Development Economics: Feb 1, 2023

11/07/2022

Meet us in downtown SF this Wednesday during the .asgrad Grad Open House! If you are in the Bay Area, join us to learn about our programs in economics and receive your $55 application fee waiver!
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Applied Economics⁠ MS
International and Development Economics⁠⁠
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Register here: https://gradapply.usfca.edu/register/dt-nov9

11/02/2022

Congratulations to Lawrence De Geest for his new role as
Senior Data Scientist at Lyft! Lawrence currently serves as a Visiting Professor of Economics in our department this year, teaching Machine Learning for Economics, and is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Suffolk University. Before joining Lyft, he was Senior Data Scientist at National Basketball Association(NBA).

11/02/2022

📢Calling All USF ECON Graduates📢

Share your update with us in the upcoming Fall 22 Issue Alumni Newsletter by Nov 30!

Did you recently start a new job, get promoted, move to a new city/country, or have any other exciting personal news? Share with the USF economics community in our Fall 22 Alumni Newsletter!

Share your updates here: https://bit.ly/usfca_EconAlum

10/25/2022

Join our Student Ambassadors tomorrow as we walk you through the application process step-by-step for the two masters of science of programs we offer:

📌MS in Applied Economics
📌MS in International and Development Economics

🗓️ Wednesday, October 26
⏰ 12pm-1pm Pacific Time
Register here: https://gradapply.usfca.edu/register/?id=7d34707d-43d5-4022-99ad-57438d02c8e0

We will give you tips on how to stand out, and share some tricks for crafting your personal statement and resume. You can meet our current students and ask us any burning questions!

10/21/2022

Our first IDEC Field Research Blog of this semester is now up featuring 2nd year student Mansi Kalra. Mansi had the unique opportunity to travel to Uganda to conduct field work for her Master’s thesis. Read all about Mansi’s time in the field and her takeaway from the experience here —>

https://usfblogs.usfca.edu/economics/2022/10/21/lessons-on-healing-and-trauma-working-with-former-abductees-in-northern-uganda/

Also, keep an eye out for more field research blogs coming soon!

10/21/2022

We have several admission events coming up in the next few weeks for you to learn more about our two master of science programs in economics and how you can be successful in your application process!

🔗Register here: https://gradapply.usfca.edu/portal/cas-econ-events

Priority application dates for scholarship consideration:⁠
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❇️ MS Applied Economics: Jan 15, 2023⁠
❇️ MS International and Development Economics: Feb 1, 2023

10/07/2022

✨New Student Spotlight✨⁠
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This month at , we are introducing some of our new master's students. Today, we’re featuring Akash Shaji , who introduces himself as a “small town boy” hailing from a place called Kadaba, close to the coastal city of Mangalore, India. Akash completed his BSc in Economics from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.

Why did you choose the IDEC Program and what are you excited about?

“I've decided to pursue my Masters in IDEC since I was always interested in Economics, especially development economics and I feel that IDEC will be a great foundation for my PhD plans in Economics”

10/07/2022

✨New Student Spotlight✨⁠

Today at , we feature Yan Naing Aung, a 1st-year Applied Economics Student. Yan is from Yangon, Myanmar. He got his undergraduate degree in Managerial Economics with an emphasis in Business Economics along with a minor in Technology Management from the University of California, Davis. Upon graduating, he worked as a staff accountant at Opendoor before deciding to further his education here at USF.

Why did you choose the AE program and what are you excited about?

" I chose to pursue my master's in Applied Economics at USF because I want to learn more about the quantitative aspect of economics and the process of making good business decisions based on the available data. Due to the location of the campus, there's a plethora of internships and full-time opportunities that align with my professional goals.

I enjoy living in San Francisco because even after living here for a year, there are always new things to do in or around the city. I am also very excited to meet and network with peers and faculty from the USF community. Personally, I prefer a cooler climate so San Francisco seemed like the perfect place to live for the next two years."

10/04/2022

✨New Student Spotlight✨⁠

Today at , we feature Adeline Yuan, a 1st-year Applied Economics Student. Originally from China, Adeline completed her undergraduate in USF and majored in BS Economics. Before starting her master's she was working as an Investment Banking Analyst intern in Huatai Securities Co., Ltd, based in Shanghai.

Why did you choose the AE program and what are you excited about?

" I choose to pursue my master's in Applied Economics at USF because I wanted to build my programming skills and applied to the economics model for addressing societal issues.

I want to enjoy campus life and in the meantime, I also want to explore new places in the city."

09/30/2022

✨New Student Spotlight✨⁠

Today at , we feature Jill Adona, a 1st-year Applied Economics Student. Jill is from the Philippines, where she has worked over nine years in economic research at the government think tank (Philippine Institute for Development Studies), the Asian Development Bank, and the World Bank. She earned her Master's in Development Economics from the University of the Philippines.

Why did you choose the AE program and what are you excited about ?

"I recently earned my MITx MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Development Policy and USF offers a pathway to the MS Applied Economics degree. I hope to learn ways to capture and use novel data, and apply more rigorous methods to create cleverer, useful research.

Learning from professors who have been trained in the some of the best economics programs in the world. USF has such a good rep on , I think, for training its students towards PhD programs!"

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