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Welcome to April’s newsletter from the Department of
Economics at LSE.This month’s newsletter focuses on LSE Careers,
LSE Library and LSE Social – essential resources you will make use
of during your time here with us.
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Have you received our previous newsletters?
Remember we have a dedicated offer holder’s
webpage with an archive of our previous
newsletters. As always if you have any queries, do email us –
we’d love to hear from you and help if you have any questions.
Admissions related queries should be directed to Graduate Admissions.
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Our Twitter and Facebook accounts will provide you
with up-to-date information on what’s happening in the Department.
Don’t forget the MSc Economics/EME 2016
Facebook group is available for you to join.
Introduce yourself to fellow classmates and take part in the MSc
Econ/EME 2016 discussion!
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The LSE MSc Economics (2 year) programme is a
world-leading Master’s programme in economics. It is highly
regarded by employers and academic departments across the world. We
have an outstanding placement record for our MSc graduates, because
- we train our MSc
students to think deeply and rigorously about economic
problems, imparting technical skills that are highly prized by
employers across the board
- the advanced and
technically rigorous nature of the programme also serves as an
excellent foundation for PhD programmes.
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An MSc Economics (2 year) from LSE certainly adds
value to your career prospects and employability. Our post MSc
student destinations reveal that 24% of students progress to
PhDs/further academic work, 26% of students join public sector
organisations and 45% move on to private sector roles, mostly to
professional economics positions and consultancy.
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Alumni
Profiles
Want to see where your MSc Programme can take you?
Here's what our alumni say: Alumni Profiles
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PhD
Offers
It’s been a bumper year in terms of students gaining
offers from top PhD programmes, including Stanford, Princeton, UC
Berkeley, Northwestern, Yale, Columbia, NYU, UPenn, Harvard
Kennedy, UCLA, Michigan, Boston, Minnesota, Kellogg,
Wisconsin-Madison, Duke, Maryland, Brown, Cornell, Caltech, UBC,
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and other leading programmes around
the world. Congratulations to them all!
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Focus on: LSE Careers, LSE Library, LSE Social
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LSE Careers
guides you through the careers maze with a comprehensive range of
careers and employment services. Its career consultants offer one
to one appointments, practice interviews and skills seminars.
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One of the perks of being an MSc Economics (2 year)
student is the exclusive ring-fenced appointments. Our Careers
Consultant holds appointments in the Department throughout
Michaelmas Term which are designed to meet your specialised needs
and queries. LSE Careers
works with thousands of employers to give you a huge range of
career opportunities in the UK and internationally. These are
advertised on the CareerHub, which you’ll get access to when you
register. Follow LSE Careers
on Twitter and Facebook for latest news and
career opportunities.
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LSE
Library
The LSE Library will likely be the
building you most use on LSE’s campus. More than just a book
collection or a place to study, the Library offers a wide range
of services and training. Learn about the Library and its
resources at Welcome to LSE Library.
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LSE
Social
LSE is just a place to study? Think
again. LSE has a vibrant community in which you can get
involved: arts, music, sports. From weekly free music concerts in
the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own
professional conductors, to various film, art and photographic
student societies, and artist-in-residence projects. Explore
more with LSE Arts.
On campus, you will be able to find squash courts, badminton courts
and an exercise studio. This is in addition to our gym, boasting a
range of Technogym and Olympic standard strength performance
equipment - see LSE Sports Facilities.
Further from campus, LSE’s Sportsground has 17 acres of
playing fields in New Malden, Surrey. Amenities include football
and rugby pitches, cricket squares and a tennis court.
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The Department hosts two MSc Social events
per year. In 2015/6, we hosted a Cajun Dance and Ceilidh. These
are a wonderful opportunity to take a break from your study,
socialise with your fellow students, enjoy some food and drink
courtesy of the Department and learn some new dancing!
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The annual Coase-Phillips
Lectures are hosted jointly by the journal Economica and
the Department of Economics. Two of Economica's
most famous articles are the inspiration for the Economica
Annual Lecture Series in conjunction with the Department. The
'Phillips Curve' article was the most heavily-cited macroeconomics
title of the 20th century; Ronald Coase won the Nobel Prize for his
work on the theory of the firm which began with his Economica
article.
The 2016 Economica-Phillips Lecture takes place on
28 April 2016. Professor Robert Hall, one of the world's leading
macroeconomists will speak on the macroeconomics of persistent
slumps.
On 12 May 2016, Professor Robert Pindyck will give the 2016 Economica-Coase
Lecture. Robert Pindyck, one of the world’s
leading microeconomists, will discuss his recent work, which
focusses on economic policies relating to rare disasters.
Podcasts of the lectures will be available from our You Tube
channel.
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We look forward to welcoming you to your MSc
programme, the Department and to LSE!
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