-> phd cohort size has shrunk and stabilized to about 20
-> stipends have increased to 40k
-> pass rate on the core exam has been 90% in last 5 years. 95% this year.
-> faculty hiring has been huge, with 20+ junior/senior hires in last several years, big recent pulls like greenstone/kaplan/golosov/mogstad
-> huge empirical/applied growth in harris with baiker/blattman/kellogg/dube and lots of junior stars
-> booth strong as usual
seems like the ashes of the old chicago have made way for a much more formidable program. thoughts?