Requirements for the Ph.D. in Economics
PhD students in Economics must fulfill all of the general Tepper School Ph.D. requirements, in addition to any area specific requirements.
Preliminaries:
- Math for Economists
- No Qualifying exam, but the course is highly recommended
Microeconomics sequence:
- Microeconomics I
- Microeconomics II
- Microeconomics III
- Qualifying exam, with a question based on each of these three courses
Macroeconomics sequence:
- Macroeconomics I
- Macroeconomics II
- Macroeconomics III
- Qualifying exam, with a question based on each of these three courses
Econometrics sequence:
- Econometrics I
- Econometrics II
- Econometrics III
- Qualifying exam, with a question based on each of these three courses
Advanced Economic Analysis (AEA) / Elective sequence – a subset of 6 classes from the following list will be offered every year:
- Structural Models in Microeconomics
- Industrial Organization
- Advanced Econometrics
- Market Design
- Mechanism Design
- Information Economics
- Economics of Networks
- Dynamic Competitive Analysis
- Computational Methods
- Macro Finance
- Public Economics
- Qualifying exam based on four questions out of the six.
The second-year paper concludes the requirements for year two. At this time, students begin formulating a thesis topic and preparing for a formal thesis proposal.