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Unraveling the Mystery of Economics PhD Admissions

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On the demand of many readers I have prepared these two recommendation letter

drafts. Most of the schools ask for 3 recommendation letters. However applicants can

prepare third draft by selecting suitable and appropriate sentences from these two

drafts. Try to avoid too many same sentences in more than one recommendation letter.

It is also the responsibility of the applicant to use the sentences which best fits him

because not every sentence fits to every applicant. Remember something which seems

to be white lie may jeopardize your chances of securing admission. So make sure you

dont lie. Even though recommendation is supposed to be written not by you, but the

Professors the admission committee knows that in most parts of the world an applicant

prepares the draft for the same. So its you responsibility to include only relevant andappropriate stuffs which shows you a suitable candidate for PhD. Focus on your

strengths and get it substantiated by your recommenders. Any comments and

feedbacks are also welcome.

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All the best,

RECO DREAFT 1

Letter of Reference

I know Mr /Ms .. since .. In this association I have been his/her professor as

well as his thesis supervisor at the (College or University name as applicable).. I

have interacted with him for long hours on Economics and related subjects. In thethesis, he makes an analysis of (.what is your research paper about if you didnt

have a research paper remove this sentence). From our discussions it was apparent

that he was motivated to research in the area of...


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I was impressed with his/her research skills and analytical ability during the course of

guiding his research efforts for his/her thesis. It is important to note that this thesis is

his/her original work of research. He/she has excellent ability to find the relevant

information from original published research paper in scholarly journals and analyse

the content. He/she comes up with an excellent conclusion about the strengths and

weaknesses of a research paper taking into account the logical and empirical

consistencies. He/she is very competent in using statistical packages such as STATA,

SPSS. He/she deftly used these packages for multivariate analysis of data over # years

for his Master level thesis.

Your name has demonstrated a very strong appetite for further research and is keen

to learn. His/her decision to join ************ as a research associate (or whatever)

was the result of his/her sincerity towards research and academics. His/her paper

TITLE presented or published in so and so journal exemplifies his/her sincerity

towards research.

His/her intelligence and command over his subject is obvious from the fact that he/she

ranked first (or may be in top 5% as applicable) among the entire class of

Undergraduate Degree College. He/she got a distinction in Research Paper (if its

counted as a course) which was the result of his/her hard work, good analytical and

research ability and dedication for the research. In the light of his/her excellent

academic background and commitment for quality research, I strongly recommend

him/her as a student of Ph.D. in economics. I am sure he/she will prove his abilities in

further studies and research and contribute to academics and research and contribute

to the body of knowledge available to academia at large.


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RECO DRAFT 2

To whomsoever it may concern

I feel delighted to recommend Mr . for further studies at your esteemed institute. I

know him as a student in my course of . In the class his queries were very logical

which revealed his strong analytical ability and regular studying habit. I could note

that he has excellent command over the basic and advanced concepts of economics.

He also has excellent communication skills and an ability of multitasking.

Your name.. is endowed with creative mind, well read and competent in the use

of quantitative techniques. He has a taste for carrying out empirical research with

analytical rigour and is logical and candid in giving interpretation to research findings.He has got the conceptual clarity and is very keen for further studies. In his

dissertation or research paper on he has shown his research skills and employed

the econometric model very well. He has good understanding of the research methods

and has sufficient prerequisites in terms of theoretical and mathematical

understanding to carry out research. He seemed to be very much interested in the

..

He actively participated in cultural and sports activities and weekly seminars held at

the school. In the seminar he was able to justify his presence through logical and

penetrative questions. His combination of intelligence, commitment and creativitymakes him a valuable candidate for any academic program. I encourage you to

favourably consider his application.

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