Economics (ECON)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Abstract
The Economics Program offers graduate study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. During the course of study toward the Ph.D., doctoral students also have the opportunity to obtain a Master of Arts degree. Areas of specialization include: Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Development Economics, Econometrics, Economic History, Industrial Organization, International Macroeconomics and Finance, Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomic Theory, Political Economy, Public Finance and Resource and Environmental Economics.
Financial Assistance
All applicants will be considered for assistantships and fellowships through the regular application review process. Funding from the department is merit-based. As always, we will consider applications from students who have already secured an outside source of funding.
Contact
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Department of Economics
3114E Tydings Hall
7343 Preinkert Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.3544
Fax: 301.405.3542
Email: vfletche@umd.edu
Website: https://www.econ.umd.edu/landing/Graduate
Courses: ECON
General Requirements
- Statement of Purpose
- Transcript(s): Transcripts from all institutions attended after high school or secondary school whether or not a degree was received. Fall term transcripts need to be included for anyone still attending an institution.
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students) *
*Note: All applicants, regardless of citizenship, must demonstrate English language proficiency. Applicants are automatically deemed to have met this requirement if they hold a degree from a university in the United States or in an English-speaking country included on the UMD Graduate School’s list, which can be found at the bottom of this page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/english-language-proficiency-requirements. Note that such exemptions are based solely on the country in which you were educated, and not on your citizenship.
All students who do not meet the conditions described above must meet an English language test score threshold to be fully enrolled, and another, more stringent threshold to receive assistantship funding. The first set of thresholds, for full enrollment, are determined by the Graduate School and not the Department of Economics. They are described here: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/english-language-proficiency-requirements.
The second set of thresholds, for assistantship funding, are set and subject to change by the Maryland English Institute and the Graduate School, and are described here: https://marylandenglishinstitute.com/english-programs/international-teaching-assistants/. A score below the threshold on any section precludes a student from receiving a teaching assistantship (TA) position and necessitates taking an English course that would interfere with enrolling in the standard first year course sequence in Economics. Therefore, we require applicants to meet these more stringent thresholds at the time of application in order to be considered for assistantship funding. Unfortunately, we are unable to make conditional offers.
Applicants who meet the requirements for full enrollment but not for receiving a TA position and who have secured external funding for their studies may be offered admission, but will not be offered funding by the Department, do not automatically become eligible for TA positions in future years, and are not guaranteed Department funding in subsequent years.
Program-Specific Requirements
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) - optional
- CV/Resume
- Supplementary Application
- Description of Research/Work Experience
- Writing Samples (optional, up to 3)
By the application deadline, applicants should have completed advanced undergraduate courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics. Applicants are also expected to have completed the equivalent of three semesters of calculus, a semester of linear algebra, and a semester of differential equations. The majority of admitted students have also completed course work in real analysis or other upper-level mathematics. For admission for Fall 2022, submitting the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Aptitude test is optional. All of the Department’s graduate students are full-time students.
Application Deadlines
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline |
|---|---|
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | December 3, 2024 |
| International Applicants | |
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants | December 3, 2024 |
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Program Website: https://www.econ.umd.edu/landing/Graduate
Application Process: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruoba | Sadik | Full Member | Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2004A.M. (Master of Arts), University of Pennsylvania, 2002B.A., Bogazici University, 1999 | Professor, Economics |
| Ausubel | Lawrence M. | Full Member | A.B., Princeton University, 1980; M.S.,Stanford University, 1982; M.L.S., 1984; Ph.D., 1984. | Professor, Economics |
| Chao | John C. | Full Member | B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1987; Ph.D., Yale University, 1994. | Professor, Economics |
| Coughlin | Peter J. | Full Member | B.A., State University of New York-Albany, 1973; M.A., 1974; Ph.D., 1976. | Associate Professor, Economics Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation |
| Cropper | Maureen L. | Full Member | B.A., Bryn Mawr College, 1969; M.A., Cornell University, 1972; Ph.D., 1973. | Distinguished University Professor, Economics Affiliate Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| De Leo | Pierre | Full Member | B.A., University of Milan-Bicocca, 2011; M.A., University of Milan-Bicocca, 2013; M.A., Boston College, 2014; Ph.D., Boston College, 2019. | Assistant Professor, Economics |
| Drazen | Allan | Full Member | S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972; Ph.D., 1976. | Professor, Economics |
| Drechsel | Thomas | Full Member | BSc, Goethe University-Frankfurt, 2010; MSc, University College London, 2011; MRes, London School of Economics, 2014. | Assistant Professor, Economics |
| Filiz-Ozbay | Emel | Full Member | B.S., Bogazici University, 1998; M.A., Bogazici Univerity, 2000; M.Phil., Columbia University, 2004; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2007. | Associate Professor, Economics |
| Galiani | Sebastian | Full Member | Licentiate in Economics, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires,1990; M.A., Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, 1992; Ph.D., University of Oxford, 2000. | Professor, Economics |
| Goldberg | Jessica | Full Member | B.A., Stanford University, 2001; M.P.A., Princeton University, 2005; M.A., University of Michigan, 2008, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2011. | Associate Professor, Economics |
| Haltiwanger | John C. | Full Member | Sc.B., Brown University, 1977; Ph.D.,Johns Hopkins University, 1981. | Distinguished University Professor, Economics |
| Harris | Curtis C., Jr. | Full Member | B.S., University of Florida, 1956; M.A., Harvard University, 1959; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1960. | Professor Emeritus, Economics |
| Hellerstein | Judith K. | Full Member | B.S., Brown University, 1987; M.A.,Harvard University, 1992; Ph.D., 1994. | Co-Director, Population Studies Professor, Economics |
| Hulten | Charles R. | Full Member | A.B., University of California-Berkeley, 1965; Ph.D.,1973. | Professor Emeritus, Economics |
| Jin | Ginger Zhe | Full Member | B.A., University of Science and Technology of China, 1992; M.A., Graduate School of People's Bank of China, 1995; Ph.D., UCLA 2000. | Professor, Economics |
| Kalemli-Ozcan | Sebnem | Full Member | B.S., Middle East Technical University, 1995; M.A., Brown University, 1997; Ph.D., Brown University, 2000. | Professor, Economics |
| Kaplan | Ethan | Full Member | B.A., U.C. Berkeley, 1992; M.A., Stanford University, 1999; Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley, 2005. | Associate Professor, Economics |
| Kearney | Melissa | Full Member | A.B., Princeton University, 1996; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. | Professor, Economics |
| Kelejian | Harry H. | Full Member | B.A., Hofstra University, 1962; M.A.,University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1964; Ph.D., 1968. | Professor Emeritus, Economics |
| Kuersteiner | Guido Markus | Full Member | CV: licentiatus rerum politicarum, University of Bern, 2001; M.Sc., London School of Economics & Political Science, 1993; M.A., Yale University, 1995; MPhil, Yale University, 1996; Ph.D., Yale University, 1997. | Professor, Economics |
| Masatlioglu | Yusuf | Full Member | Ph.D., New York University, 2005;Master's, New York University, 2001;Master's, Bogazici University, 1990;B.A., Bosphorus University, 1995. | Professor, Economics |
| Murrell | Peter | Full Member | B.Sc., London School of Economics, 1971; M.Sc., 1972; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1977. | Professor, Economics |
| Ozbay | Erkut Y. | Full Member | B.A., Bogazici University, 1998; M.A., Bogazici University, 2000; Ph.D., New York University, 2007. | Professor, Economics |
| Pope | Nolan | Full Member | B.A., Brigham Young University, 2011; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2017 | Assistant Professor, Economics |
| Prucha | Ingmar R. | Full Member | M.A., University of Technology Vienna, 1973; Ph.D., 1977. | Distinguished University Professor, Economics Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation |
| Reck | Daniel | Full Member | B.A., Univ. of Oklahoma, 2010; M.A., Univ. of Michigan, 2013; Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan, 2016 | Assistant Professor, Economics |
| Schwab | Robert M. | Full Member | B.A., Grinnell College, 1969; M.A.,University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1971; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1980. | Professor Emeritus, Economics |
| Shea | John | Full Member | B.A., Northwestern University, 1986; Ph.D.,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. | Associate Chair, Economics Associate Professor, Economics Graduate Director, Economics |
| Stevens | Lacramioara Luminita | Full Member | B.A., Dartmouth College, 2003; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2012. | Assistant Professor, Economics |
| Sweeting | Andrew | Full Member | Position: Associate Professor CV: B.A., University of Oxford, 1995; M.Phil., University of Oxford, 1997; Ph.D., MIT, 2004. | Chair, Economics Professor, Economics |
| Urzua | Sergio | Full Member | B.A., Universidad de Chile, 2001; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2003. | Associate Professor, Economics |
| Vincent | Daniel R. | Full Member | B.A., University of Oxford, 1983; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1987; B.A., University of Toronto, 1990. | Professor, Economics |
| Wallis | John J. | Full Member | B.A., University of Washington, 1975; M.A., 1978; Ph.D., 1981. | Professor, Economics |
| Yang | Chenyu | Full Member | B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 2010; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2016. | Assistant Professor, Economics |