The primary objective of the bachelor's/master's dual degree program is to provide exceptionally able and highly motivated undergraduates with rigorous, advanced training in economics. Successful completion of the program will prepare them for enrollment in top-ranked Ph.D. programs and positions with elite employers in technically demanding fields. Graduates of the present combined degree program have also been highly successful in national competitions for major fellowships for graduate study, including two National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships and a Jacob K. Javits Graduate Fellowship. Program graduates have also been named finalists for the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships, as well as first alternate for the Marshall Scholarship.