Courses

While there are no required courses in the doctoral program in economics, students are expected to choose a sequence of courses that enables them to master the fundamental principles of economic theory and the quantitative tools required for basic and applied research. The series of core courses offered provides these fundamentals. These courses are listed below.

Students are urged to take these core courses unless they have mastered some portion of this material before coming to the Tepper School of Business. In addition to the core course, many students benefit from taking courses to strengthen their knowledge of probability, statistics, and mathematics. Suggested courses are also listed below. Students should consult with their advisor about whether to take these or other courses as part of their program of study at the business school.

Core Courses:

• 47-802  Advanced Economic Analysis (Macro)
• 47-803  Advanced Economic Analysis (Macro)
• 47-804  Advanced Economic Analysis (GE)
• 47-805  Advanced Economic Analysis (DCA)
• 47-811  Econometrics I
• 47-812  Econometrics II
• 47-813  Econometrics III
• 47-817  Game Theory and Applications
• 47-818  Contract Theory

Additional courses:

• 47-780  Mathematics for Economists 
• 47-800  Microeconomics I
• 47-801  Microeconomics II
• 47-806  Experimental Economics 
• 47-808  Topics in Applied Macroeconomics I 
• 47-809  Topics in Macroeconomics II 
• 47-814  Econometrics IV: Topics in Econometrics 
• 47-825  Advanced International Trade
• 47-904  Public Economics   

Suggested courses in mathematics, statistics, and operations research:

• 36-701 Intermediate Probability
• 36-704 Statistical Decision Theory
• 21-620 Real Analysis
• 21-621 Introduction to Lebesgue Measure
• 47-936 Convex Analysis