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Mallesh M. Pai "Many of the reasons I came to Managerial Economics and Strategy at Kellogg are obvious — it’s a great program in a premier school in a phenomenal city with faculty and research opportunities on par with any other in the country or, for that matter, on the planet. Since arriving, I’ve found my decision validated. What’s been most striking is the excellent atmosphere in the program. I’ve built great rapports with classmates, faculty and even MBA students. I’ve found that the course structure is rigorous, and yet flexible enough to accommodate specific research interests. There’s been plenty of support to aid original research, and a remarkable mix of people who are conducive to interdisciplinary work."

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The PhD program in Managerial Economics & Strategy (MECS), offered jointly by the Kellogg School departments of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences (MEDS) and Management & Strategy (M&S), emphasizes the use of mathematical models and analytic reasoning to solve theoretical and empirical problems in economics and management. It should appeal to those interested in economic models of individual decision makers and firms and to students with an aptitude for analytical thinking, mathematical modeling and formal analysis. A distinctive feature is the heavy focus on methods and insights drawn from microeconomic theory, the theory of the firm and game theory. The program is small and highly selective. It prepares students for academic research careers in economics, economics-based strategy, operations management and formal political theory.

MEDS and M&S are widely recognized as two of the outstanding intellectual centers of their types in the world. The MEDS faculty consists of economic theorists, game and decision theorists, operations researchers and formal political theorists, with broad research interests that include the nature and impact of strategic behavior in competitive environments, dynamic economic models, the role of time and uncertainty in economic decision making, the theory of auctions, and more. The M&S faculty consists of applied microeconomists whose interests include the industrial organization of healthcare, law and economics, pricing strategies, regulation and the economics of organizations. In addition to the faculty of our two departments, many faculty from the Northwestern department of economics (which is in the same building as the Kellogg School), particularly those in the areas of economic theory and industrial organization, are also actively involved in teaching and advising our doctoral students.

For more information, please visit the PhD Program section of either the Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences (MEDS) or Management & Strategy (M&S) department Web sites.