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The Masters of Economics: Where Are We Now?
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McCoy, James P.; Milkman, Martin I.; Marjadi, Riza – Journal of Economic Education, 2014
In this article, the authors present results from a survey of Masters of Economics program directors to determine the missions, inputs, and outcomes of these degree programs throughout the United States and Canada. They compare results of this survey to those of two previous studies that they conducted 20 and 10 years ago. Respondents were asked…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Masters Programs, Graduate Study, Economics Education
Do Recent PhD Economists Feel Prepared to Teach Economics?
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McCoy, James P.; Milkman, Martin I. – Journal of Economic Education, 2010
A survey of recent economics PhDs who graduated from U.S. PhD programs and are now teaching in either the United States or Canada revealed that only half of the respondents who taught a stand-alone course during their doctoral program had any teacher preparation training. Those who did have training only felt "adequately" prepared for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economics Education, Doctoral Programs, Graduates
Master's in Economics Programs: Comparing Canada and the United States
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Walstad, William; Milkman, Martin I.; McCoy, James P. – Journal of Economic Education, 2008
The authors compare various characteristics of terminal master's of economics programs in Canada and the United States. As far as they know, this is the first article to present results from a survey of Canadian master's programs in economics. Using a Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test, they found significant differences between the Canadian and U.S.…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Masters Programs, Differences, Comparative Analysis