Graduate Economics

advanced economic theory, development economics, econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, monetary economics, and public finance. Persons contemplating the Ph.D. should prepare themselves by taking rigorous courses in economics, mathematics, and mathematical statistics. Each year about eight to twelve students start the Ph.D. program. Some of these students subsequently elect to complete the M.A. rather than to continue in the Ph.D. program. Typically five to seven Ph.D.s are awarded annually.

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