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Dual PhDs in math and economics

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bill50 Posted: Tue, Aug 19 2008 9:22 PM

Does anyone know if sucha  program exists?  I did find a few schools with dual PhDs in math and other subjects, but not economics.  It would be especially helpful if someone knew of a school that offers a dual PhD in math and some type of free market economics.  It doesn't have to be Austrian, but has to be close enough that I don't run up and punch any professors in the face. 

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Dunno. You don't really need super high level math for economics. Most people do fine with the equivalent of a minor in mathematics. Just calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, game theory, etc.

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bill50 replied on Wed, Aug 20 2008 10:00 PM

I think the math skills needed to enter a PhD program in math might cover the neccessary mathematical ability to study economics. 

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Niccolò replied on Wed, Aug 20 2008 10:14 PM

University of Chicago, I'd imagine.

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Yeah, Economics is probably an applied branch of Maths there.

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