Peter Lorentzen

I’ve been accepted to a number of masters programs, of which I’m seriously considering the following:
 
- LSE's Msc. in Economics (2 year programme)
- Duke's MS in Economics and Computation (40% tuition waiver)
- Columbia's MA in Economics
- NYU's MA in Economics
- Tufts' MS in Economics (80% tuition waiver plus TAship)
 
I currently work as an analyst for a government agency with a pretty heavy research component. My goal is to eventually pursue a PhD, though I’m not as competitive a candidate as I’d like to be quite yet (missing certain courses, eg real analysis, and less than stellar grades during first half of college). The plan is to use this degree as a sort of Econ post-bacc, and maybe a launching point for a better RA position (I’ve applied to a ton, but never made it past the final round). Any thoughts on where I should go? Leaning towards Duke currently.

Has someone attended or knows someone who has opted for the MSEC degree at Duke. I wanted to know how good it is. Also is such a degree offered in other institutes. This combination is of interest to me since I am a BE(Hons) Computer Science and MSc(Hons) Economics graduate.

I have been accepted into the Duke MS Economics and Computation program. I wanted to know the reviews of this particular program. What is the cost of the attendance? Also I wanted to know about the funding, financial aid and availability of student jobs. 

Shouldn't you ask that to them?

They are very different topics.
If you want a job with world bank or IMF, go for international economics and make sure you are absolutely fluent with applied econometrics. International econ is more about international movement of money/labor/products, you'll be encountering models like Hecksher-Ohlin, and maybe work on topics like how the EU can (or can't) save Greece's economy through manipulation of the euro. International econ is also quite broad, you can specialize by specifically focusing on how international trade of products affects the market etc.
 
Development economics is working with developing countries. You'll be working on projects such as how microfinance will help Indian women, working with models such as Solow, and learning about how a country transitions from developing to developed, working with poverty - Lorenz curve, poverty line, human development index etc. 
 
They are completely different topics, can be inter-connected like everything else in life, but yeah. If you got an institution that you absolutely wanted to work for, aka world bank, go for the subject that lefts you do it.