Our Curriculum
Throughout the program, Ph.D. students complete a structured curriculum consisting of coursework, a qualifying examination, and a dissertation. The program requires a total of 51 credits, including both coursework and dissertation components, with the Qualifying Examination serving as a key milestone before advancing to the research stage.
1. Coursework
Coursework 15 Credits
2952701 Advanced Microeconomic Theory II (ADV MICRO THEO II)
General equilibrium theory, welfare economics, externalities, public goods, economics of information, game theory consisting of normal-form and extensive-form games, repeated game, imperfect information game, signaling game and bargaining game, and topics in mechanism design: moral hazard and principal-agent problems; use of advanced mathematical models; development of new knowledge in microeconomic theory.
2952702 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory II (ADV MACRO THEO II)
Dynamic general equilibrium models; Macroeconomic implications of imperfections in good markets, labor markets, credit and financial markets; New Keynesian model for monetary and fiscal policy analysis; current issues in international macroeconomics; endogenous growth model.
2952705 Advanced Mathematics for Economists (ADV MATH FOR ECON)
Fundamental mathematical theories and tools for economists; including linear algebra, calculus, real analysis, constrained maximization, dynamic programing, optimal control theory, stochastic process and random variables.
2952706 Advanced Econometrics (ADV ECONO)
Econometric theories and their applications to economic models: estimation, analysis, and problem solving associated with econometrics, including the estimation of the values of linear and non-linear regression models, simultaneous-equation system, simulation models; analysis, formulation and estimation of time-series models, cross-sectional models and panel data model; an in-depth study focusing on the development of new knowledge in both theories and applications; study of data science for analyzing economic model.
2952704 Seminar in Economics (SEM ECON)
Analysis of and discussion on topics related to microeconomics theory, macroeconomics theory, and quantitative economics.
2. Dissertation
Dissertation 36 Credits
2952826 Dissertation
2952894 Doctoral Dissertation Seminar
3. Qualifying Examination
Qualifying Examination (S/U)
2952897 Qualifying Examination
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