Master of Science in Economics and Policy (MSEP)

MSEP graduates have:

• advanced understanding of economic theory and policy
• in-depth applied knowledge in micro and macro-based fields
• exceptional data analysis skills
• strong training in independent research and reporting

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

1. analyze individual and market incentives and behavior to explain business and socioeconomic problems, including the reasons for market or government failures
2. apply economic concepts and tools to recommend private solutions or public policies pertinent to the allocation of resources, sustainable growth, entrepreneurship and innovation, and the distribution of socioeconomic outcomes
3. implement modern quantitative methods to evaluate economic ideas, findings and policies
4. undertake and present largely independent research using appropriate economic methodology

• Applicants must have a minimum overall GPA for application is 3.0 (2.5 if the applicant has a stronger academic performance in the junior and senior years).
• Applicants do not need a bachelor’s degree in economics but are expected to have a good performance record in undergraduate economics, calculus and quantitative methods.
• Students can only start the program in the fall semester.

Required Courses

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Applied Econometrics I
• Applied Econometrics II
• Contemporary Issues and Economic Policy
• Master’s Thesis in Economics

MSEP Electives

Any three courses from the following:

• Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
• Behavioral Economics and Policy Design
• Money, Banking and Financial Markets
• Market Power and Competition Policy
• Poverty, Inequality and Development
• Economics of Sustainability and Resource Use
• Economics of Agglomeration, Real Estate and Urban Development