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  1. @RefurbedScientist: I've been spending the last few days reading up on the big names. Useful info all around. And yes, I'm familiar with Gary Becker and I love his work. When I study economics I'm interested in urban econ, prostitution, sprawl, wage gaps, and transportation. So far I see econ soc as being very theoretical and general. Embeddedness, for instance, seems like it's just a critique of neoclassical economics. What kind of empirical studies are done in econ soc?
  2. Thank you, everyone, for your answers. I have some followup questions: @gilbertrollins: I am partial to this type of econ soc since I would sort of describe myself as driven from econ to soc due to a few issues I have with how econ is done (e.g., often assuming away institutions, elegant theorems, little focus on the history of econ thought and econ history). What sort of research should I do now or what sort of things should I be saying in my SOP to prove my worth? ***** @RefurbedScientist: Any advice for how I can find this general sociological question? I'm quite new to the field but I'm reading up on econ soc these days. Do you know what your econ convert friends did to prove themselves?
  3. Hello everyone. I am currently completing an MA in Economics. I know that I want to pursue a PhD, and now I am thinking about going for a PhD in Sociology. My question is: is it possible for me to get into a PhD in Sociology program with a background in solely Economics? I took only Intro to Sociology when I was an undergrad but I've always had a great interest in economic, urban, and mathematical sociology. I have extensive training in statistics, probability theory, and computational methods. Is a background in Economics and Statistics as well as an interest in Sociology enough to get me into a reasonably good PhD program in Sociology? Thank you and let me know if you need any more info from me. I've tried to keep it brief.
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