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