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Łukasz Bartoszcze: From an MA in Economics to Startup Ventures

Łukasz Bartoszcze (2020), the founder of the startup ControlAI, credits the MA program for exposing him to rigorous mathematical and quantitative training. “The abstract math I learned was better and more advanced than math from just a data science or machine...

Cindy Kang: From the MAE to Econ PhD at Harvard

Cindy Kang (2023) pens an essay reflecting on her time in the Econ MAE program and how that led her to pursue a Ph.D. in Economics at Harvard University. She will study gender inequality and labor economics and start her Ph.D. in Fall 2024. My Reflections: As a young...

Anna Zhou: From Econ MA Student to Economist

We had the pleasure of meeting with Anna Zhou (2016) to learn more about her time in the master’s program and her career trajectory after graduation. Anna, originally from Beijing, went to Cornell University with the intention of majoring in math. Studying math at...

Ryan Zamarripa: From Econ MA to Biden-Harris Campaign

Ryan Zamarripa, a Los Angeles native, holds a master’s degree in economics from Columbia University (2017) and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Tulane University. He praises the M.A. program for allowing him to put the rigorous...

Ruchi Avtar: From Experiemental Economics RA to PhD Student

We recently sat down with Ruchi Avtar (‘19) to hear more about her unique perspectives as an alum of our Economics MA program. Before joining the program, Ruchi studied Economics at Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi, one of the top universities for economics in...

Wentao Hu: MA Cohort Representative to Working in Management

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. 授人以渔 When asked to best explain the Master of Arts in Economics program, alumni Wentao Hu ’22 uses this proverb. “The program teaches you how to think as an...

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