Policy Economics
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The curriculum of the Master in Policy Economics provides students with basic economic theory and empirical tools that are essential to become an outstanding policy economist. Core courses of this master are Advanced Public Economics, Applied Econometrics, and Advanced Macro-economics. Furthermore, students follow one course in microeconomics: either Economics of Organisations or Industrial Organisation.Furthermore, students can choose from several elective courses: Advanced Money Credit and Banking, Policy Issues in Public Spending on Labour, Education and Health, The Practice of Economic Policy Making, Advanced Behavioural Economics and Advanced Development Economics.The master also provides two large and intensive seminars. In the first seminar students become familiar with a wide array of applied research techniques (qualitative research, econometrics of policy evaluation, cost-benefit analysis and field experiments) while discussing recent cases in policy evaluation. In the second seminar students can choose between the Seminar Economic Policy or the Seminar Quantitative Macro-economics. The Seminar Economic Policy is devoted to analysing highly relevant policy issues.This seminar changes every year to anticipate policy issues that are most pressing at that time. In past years, the subjects were: the euro crisis, the Great Recession, globalisation and income inequality. In the Seminar Quantitative Macroeconomics you learn how to analyse and estimate modern macroeconomic models. The last part of the master is devoted to writing the master’s thesis.In many courses and seminars, you will work together with fellow students on assignments and papers. Moreover, during the seminars you will give presentations on your work or the course materials.
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A bachelor's degree in the field of economics, econometrics or business (administration). Your bachelor's degree needs to consist of a solid background in economics, business economics, mathematics and statistics.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
3062 PA
Netherlands
- 1 year
- Full Time
- On Campus Learning
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