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Student Profile - Class of 2010
Students enrolled: 48 Average age: 25.5 years old
Academic background: Most students (81%) have undergraduate degrees in Economics or Finance, but others hold degrees in areas such as Business Management, Mathematics, Political Science, Engineering, and Banking. 10 students in the class also completed an advanced degree in these fields (master or PhD) before coming to the Barcelona GSE. 
PhD orientation: Many students come into the program seeking a rigorous foundation that will enable them to pursue their studies at the PhD level. Work experience: Many students applied to the master after employment as an economist or as a research assistant at an academic institution. Others (about 30% of the class) began the master directly after completing a bachelor degree and have less then one year of work experience. 
Geographic distribution of students: 85% of students come from outside of Spain. Countries with highest representation are Germany, Spain, Italy, and the United States. The class includes students from 19 different countries. 
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"Do I fit the profile?"  | John Tsoukalis '10
United States BA in Economics
Washington and Lee University Research Analyst
The Brattle Group | "The Economics program should build nicely off the work I have done with The Brattle Group in preparation for my PhD work after the master." | Academic backgrounds of some students: | | Degree | School | | Bachelor Level | | Econometrics | Macquarie University, Sydney | Economics
| Athens University of Economics and Business | | Economics | University of Chicago
| | Economics | McGill University, Montreal
| Economics
| University of Pennsylvania
| Economics
| CIDE, Mexico
| Engineering
| Sharif University of Technology, Tehran
| Finance
| Siberian Federal University
| International Finance
| Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
| | Macroeconomics | University of Siena | Mathematics
| University of Delhi
| | Master Level | Econometrics
| Universita' Bocconi | Economics
| Kiel Institute for the World Economy
| | Economics | University of Edinburgh
| | Economic Theory and Analysis | University of Maribor, Slovenia
| Financial Economics
| Middle East Technical University, Ankara
| Work experience of some students:
| | Position | Employer
| Intern
| Swiss National Bank
| | Intern | UBS Germany
| Junior Professional Associate
| World Bank
| Teaching Assistant
| Sabanci University
| Research Associate
| Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
| | Analyst | CRA International
| Corporate Finance Analyst
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | | Economist | Banco de México | Senior Macroeconomic Analyst
| Scotiabank
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