socioeconomist

Thank you very much for your reply. The main problem I see so far is exactly the lack of my math background. I had just one-year course in higher math and then several courses in stats. I had a lot of applied stuff, but no fundamental stuff. That's it. No opportunity for taking any more stuff now. Considering that I still have a very high GRE quant score, is it somehow possible to be admitted at least somewhere?

Hi! My problem is that I want to study economics for PhD (something related to international economy, welfare, development or maybe behavioral economics) but my background can prevent this from happening (I'm going to apply the next year). I have received my BA in sociology. Now I am doing MA in political science. Both programs were quantitatively-oriented with a lot of stats (so, I'm quite proficient in Stata, R and their application). The whole MA program, in fact, was about rational choice in politics, game theory and international political economy. I am also familiar with econometrics. I have a huge research experience, working for various international laboratories, GPA of about 3.9, strong LORs from distinguished professors, decent GRE score. I have also done numerous scholarly writings and presentations (I also hope to have one article published in a good peer-reviewed journal). My motivation is huge (I believe that economists are doing better than other social scientists). Still, I have nothing directly related to economics and no recommendation from an economist. Are there any decent PhD program in Economics I could be eligible for? In MIT they say that they accept people with different background. Is it more likely that they consider me as an irrelevant candidate or vice verse as someone with a research potential? Do you have any suggestions? I assume I should try to do something (research, paper, presentation) related to economics and somehow find at least one economist for a recommendation. Thanks.