Econometrics and Mathematical Economics

What prospect does this course at LSE hold for anyone? Considering LSE is already so Mathematically inclined, could this be one of the harder courses at the university?

In fact, why should one choose this over pure Econs?

BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics is a very prestigious course at the LSE, because it's taught by the Department of Economics, there's an applicantffer ration of 10:1 (slightly easier than Economics) and the nature of the course is very well tailored to City careers, most likely in the financial services/modelling industry.

ba_ba1's absolutely right: if you enjoy Economics but are less interested in the structuring of arguments and essay-writing (and don't want a job with too much essay writing) and more interested in the mathematics, statistics and econometrics aspect (like Gordon), choose BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics. It's a more technical version of Economics and is not for someone who isn't strong in mathematics and statistics. Hence, it's probably more challenging than Economics, but it's certainly more rewarding.

I'd say that if you wanted a quantitative financial job, then definitely do L140 - as the econometrics will help you and will give you major Kudos when it comes to job applications. I'd say it's as prestigious as LSE Economics (some people would say that it's much more regarded - that's a subjective thing) and I think employers would say the same.

Have a look at this website (http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/programmeRegulations/undergraduate/Default.htm) - it'll let you compare the course structure of BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics to BSc Economics. Hopefully, that'll give you some more insight.

Hope this helps,

Sen

As I said, it depends on what job you want to go into. If you're going to have to write reports, I'd say stick to Economics. If you want to enter, say, the deriviatives pricing industry, you might want to choose Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.