现在经院都挺穷的:mad很多都不能保证offer...即使是好的econ phd...
BTW, 你也可以尝试申一个五六十的phd, 然后两年后transfer去更好的econ dept (我的老师说: you could definitely transfer to a better econ dept two years later given that you have a good performance in the first two years)
自费一年的ad应该比两年master费用更少吧...