After ______ MA Economics he joined the London School of Economics.
I am confused about using "passing" or "having passed"?
*Edit – I did some research and from what I gathered, the answer is "passing" because using "having passed" with "after" will bring a sense of redundancy. The "having passed" form of the verb has the "after" inherent in it.
Best Answer
In your test the correct answer is, probably, passing. That's what Murphy's English Grammar says:
So, when there is the word after, it is more "right" to use [verb]-ing. But note that after having (done) occurs in practical usage. These sentences I've found on Google News: