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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Strangely enough, you probably want to look at top programs at schools that have an undergraduate business program.

Only reason I say this is that Economics is basically the thing closest to Finance at SLACs and most Ivy schools (Penn excepted).

Many of the Econ majors at these schools are gunning for Wall Street, consulting, etc.  At colleges where you can actually major in Finance, seems like the kids are more interested in pursuits outside of the Wall Street and consulting world.[/quote]

I agree with this general perspective.  Pure Economics is a substitute for a business major (not just Finance) at many good schools.  This phenomenon is briefly referred to in the early part of the autobiographical "Liar's Poker" by Michael Lewis (the Moneyball author).

For Public Policy oriented economics, you could look for a PPE major (Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics).  There were a few threads on here earlier this spring about exploring PPE. You could also look at dual majoring in Political Science and Economics.  Or you could look for an undergrad Public Administration or Urban Planning degree. It would help if your child could identify what areas of policy are of interest.  Use the federal government cabinet departments as a proxy for content areas to review this together.  Some specificity is recommended to pick a suitable program.

Here are some suggestions for you to review that are not pure Econ but might be interesting.  These recos are based on what my child was considering and are not tied to rankings.

Cornell (ILR or Jeb Brooks Public Policy)
Michigan (Economics, Ford Public Policy)
Michigan State (Urban Planning)
Indiana University (O'Neill School)
Pitt (PPE/Honors, guaranteed GSPIA)

Good luck finding the right school!
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