Postgraduate Economics


Masters programmes – general information


Programme details The Masters programmes begin with a pre-sessional Maths for Economics. This three-day intensive course is compulsory and provides a review of matrix algebra, calculus, statistics and basic regression analysis providing you with basic tools needed for studying on our MSc programmes.


Our programmes are structured to provide the knowledge and specific research skills in economics. The first two semesters are devoted to the taught compulsory and optional units that provide you with the required analytical grounding in Economics.


Each programme has a limited intake of students per year, allowing staff and students to interact directly and to maximise the benefits of small-group teaching.


Intermediate qualifications of Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma are also available. Entry requirements are the same as for the full Masters.


During the summer, once you have completed your taught units, you will complete a research project (approximately 15,000 words) that constitutes the Master’s level dissertation.


Dissertation


The dissertation builds on the skills you acquire during the programme and enables you to show how you can develop their application. It will also demonstrate your understanding of, and ability to communicate, your original research.


You will be assigned to a supervisor on the basis of their expertise in the topic you have selected. The dissertation allows you to analyse a research theme in depth. The department has particular expertise in the areas of institutional and labour economics, public economics, development economics, macroeconomics, banking and finance and environment economics. Previous dissertations have investigated a variety of topics, such as


• aid-effectiveness • corruption and tax evasion • exchange rate volatility • happiness • incentives and choking in professional sport • labour mobility and earnings differentials • purchasing power parity • testing the efficient market hypothesis • the impact of foreign direct investment and financial development on economic growth • the law of one price


The Department provides a complete library of statistical and econometric software required for the undertaking of high level research, such as EViews, RATS and STATA. You will have access to the extensive computing facilities of the University and to numerous datasets and data portals, such as ESDS. Other resources for postgraduate students include full access to the working papers from the NBER and other universities, and an extensive range of electronic journals.


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