Abstract
Siegfried and Stock (2007) explore the undergraduate training of PhD economists. Their findings show that among U.S. undergraduate economics programs, the Harvard University Economics Department produces many eventual economics PhD recipients. In this article, the authors discuss Harvard's undergraduate economics program and highlight some key features. Harvard undergraduate economics students are not explicitly pushed into economics PhD programs. Instead, they are exposed to economics research early and often, allowing them to see and experience the potential of economics training to explore a variety of interesting questions and career possibilities. Additionally, while acknowledging the benefits of small classes and cohorts at liberal arts colleges, the Harvard undergraduate economics program believes it is possible for large economics departments to create an economics community and actively engage undergraduates in economics.
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