Curriculum

Pre-Term Program in Economics
M.A. Requirements

Course Descriptions

Elective Courses
Specializations
Waiver Exams
Oral Exams

Faculty and Staff

T.A.s and R.A.s

Center for International Business and Public Policy

International Economics Seminar

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ELECTIVE COURSES IN ECONOMICS

The International Economics program offers a wide range of elective courses in economics to
choose from.  The available courses are divided into four distinctive categories,  they are:

              -   Economic Theory and Policy
              -  
Quantitative Methods
              -  
International Finance
              -   Development and Transition Economics

Economic Theory and Policy Courses:
300.700   Microeconomics
300.701   Macroeconomics
300.707   International Trade Theory
300.708   International Monetary Theory
300.717   International Trade System
300.718   International Monetary System
300.743   Advance Topics in Trade Theory
300.744   Advanced Topics in Monetary Economics
300.752   Economics of Immigration
380.754   Political Economy of Public Policy
680.762   Introduction to the Economics of Public Health
680.764   Regulation

680.851   Economics of Natural Resources
680.852   International Environmental Economics

Quantitative Methods Courses:
340.709   Statistical Methods for Business and Economics
340.710   Econometrics (standard or advanced math)
340.734   Quantitative Global Economics

International Finance Courses:
380.722   International Financial Markets
380.760   Corporate Finance
380.761   Multinational Corporate Finance
380.763   Case Studies in International Financial Transactions
380.771   Financial Derivatives and Risk Management
380.772   Global Investment Management
380.774   Risk Management and Foreign Direct Investment
380.776   Financial Sector Reform and Development
380.778   Private Equity in Developing Countries
380.834   International Project Finance
810.769   Currency Crises in Emerging Markets
810.790   Financial Developments in Emerging Markets

Development and Transition Economics Courses:
320.724   Introduction to Development Economics
320.726   Financing Development
320.731   Microeconomics of Development

320.734   Economic Growth and Development
320.735   Topics in Growth and Development
320.736   Seminar on Economic Development

320.738   Trade Policy in Transitional and Developing Countries
320.740   Cost Benefit Analysis
320.750   Development and Economic Growth in East Asia
                
and Latin America: A Comparative Perspective
320.821  Quantitative Methods for Impact Evaluation

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