想问下大佬们econ转accounting phd需要自学哪些课程

yogurt12

我是陆本，然后美硕（今年下半年的2年美硕），专业全是econ。原本是打算申econ phd的，但在看到无数劝退贴之后决定申accounting了。
请问下accouting相比econ而言，需要额外掌握哪些东西，以及对于初学者，适合从哪些期刊看起。
然后关于predoc，如果我的推荐信全部来自经济系，那申accounting的predoc会不会非常困难
谢谢大家

Richieggg

apropos 发表于 2023-5-31 02:08
我去，会计的研究都能用上 real analysis 了嘛

申请是一回事，research是另一回事。。accounting theory paper的数学看起来也比econ journal上的简单一些，更有直觉一些。但是啊，如果想做theory的话，需要读懂那些econ theory paper。所以得会一些real analysis...

另外，这和楼上说的也是一致的。因为theorists也确实都集中在top schools。。

raccoon_paw

apropos 发表于 2023-5-31 02:08
我去，会计的研究都能用上 real analysis 了嘛

Top schoo的l能用上。如果目标不是top的话，个人感觉没必要，基本用不到。

apropos

Richieggg 发表于 2023-5-24 19:29
你要做Theory的话，一定要上Real Analysis。不做Theory的话，应该没有太大的必要。。

比如说，Kellogg的建 ...

我去，会计的研究都能用上 real analysis 了嘛

昭尔iii

可以看看沃顿WRDS的课。我觉得对于data analysis 有帮助， 帮你又快又好搬砖（不是）。 https://wrds-www.wharton.upenn.edu/pages/classroom/

Tripleg

I would continue on with economics. An economics Ph.D. from a top 30 program promises a broad range of career opportunities both in academia and in industry. The vast majority of Accounting Ph.D.s, however, inevitably end up in academia.

Basic to intermediate statistics (typically simple linear regression) suffices for accounting research. It does not involve any real analysis unless in analytical modeling, which is only pursued by certain Accounting faculty members at a few top schools (e.g., Stanford, Columbia, and Toronto).

PHDream201X

我觉得你这种情况最重要的还是本科会计类的课程

intro to financial accounting; intro to managerial accounting; financial statement analysis

aiyo_not_bad

有机会了话，多去旁听或者take所在学校的phd seminar。

yogurt12

Richieggg 发表于 1小时前

谢谢

Richieggg

你要做Theory的话，一定要上Real Analysis。不做Theory的话，应该没有太大的必要。。

比如说，Kellogg的建议我复制粘贴到下面
We seek students with an interest in becoming active scholars at research institutions. Many of our students have backgrounds in accounting, finance, or economics at either the undergraduate or graduate level and some have research experience. A master’s degree is not required, but about half of our matriculating students have a graduate degree. Because accounting research requires strong quantitative skills, we look for students with solid training in mathematics, statistics, or a related quantitative field. Recommended prior coursework includes calculus, real analysis, linear algebra, optimization, probability, and statistics. We do not require prior academic work in accounting or prior research experience.


Source: https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/doctoral/programs/accounting.aspx
当然了，这些都只是申请的要求。Accounting research并不会用到这么多数学。。