EconGirl wrote:
I'm nterested in pros/cons, as you see them, for each program. I want to get into international (business/econ) development. This will be a hard decision because the schools are so different...
EconGirl,
What are the institutions that you are targeting? I think that NYU has a better known Econ program because it is the home of several Nobel laureates. My Dev Econ professor got his PhD from NYU--the late Leonard Leontief taught in one of his classes.
If you want to join IFC/WB, Asian Devt. Bank, or African Dev't Bank, I believe that a degree from NYU will carry more weight. However, that also depends on how you can get yourself an internship and your past work experience.
I have met several reps from IFC/WB, ADB, and USAID in the course of my work for the government in the Philippines. Be careful with the organization you join. Some of them might support projects that have graft and corruption written all over them. For example, IFC loaned the proponent of the new airport terminal in Manila which is under arbitration in two international courts and a local court.
BTW, Are you sure an MBA is the right degree for you? MPA or MA Econ might do the job as well...