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

也就是说，现在还没有开始读Master Econ? 如果是这样的话，你在读书的时候一定要reach out to Accounting faculty，看看能不能做他们的RA。跟这些人聊聊，慢慢从他们的领域开始了解Accounting。而且啊，等你毕业的时候，你也有Accounting的人写的reference了。

另外，关于 Accounting research的介绍: https://www.byuaccounting.net/mediawiki/index.php/What_is_accounting_research%3F

yogurt12

Richieggg 发表于 5小时前

谢谢大佬，非常有帮助的建议。请问accounting需要的数学知识，有real analysis够吗

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。。

yogurt12

Richieggg 发表于 1小时前

谢谢

aiyo_not_bad

有机会了话，多去旁听或者take所在学校的phd seminar。

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

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).

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/

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