2014 M.A., Financial Economics
"The best parts of being a Duke Economics Grad in the Masters program is being surrounded by extremely intelligent, motivated, and awesome people. I found myself not only learning how to frame problems using the tools of economics from the great staff but also learning from my peers. Many of the Duke Economics staff and my classmates at the time are now doing grand things so it's great t have made those connections and learned so much from them."
"I would say to really try to understand the basis of the material. I recall, too often, I was simply trying to get the questions right by sheer memorization or applying a concept we used in class. What I should have done, however, was really understand the why behind the concepts and learn them in such a way that I could explain them to anyone. Some of those bad tendencies were due to age (I was 22 at the time of my Masters) but I would urge anyone engaged with the Duke Econ program to really absorb the content and take advantage of the brilliant instructors and peers you see daily."
Economics Department