Field Specialization Requirements
The standard field course requirements for the student’s specialization are listed below. Keep in mind that a student’s curriculum is tailored to the student’s research interests, and in some cases faculty may recommend or require additional or alternative courses. If one of the listed courses is not offered, then faculty will suggest and approve alternatives.
Students should consult with the faculty in the field and the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) in selecting their field courses, and a student’s course enrollment must be approved by the DGS who consults with faculty in the respective fields. After completing the field course requirements, most students enroll in a dissertation workshop at which they regularly present and discuss their research work.
Econometrics
| Field | Core Courses | Suggested Courses | Suggested Courses (Outside the Department) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Econometrics Requirements: 1 core course + 2 suggested courses | ECON 876 - Introduction to Empirical Finance | ECON 870 - Advanced Econometrics ECON 871 - Time Series Econometrics | BUSI 880 - Financial Economics STOR 634 - Probability STOR 635 - Probability II STOR 836 - Stochastic Analysis |
| Econometrics Requirements: 1 core course + 2 suggested courses | ECON 871 - Time Series Econometrics ECON 873 - Micro-Econometrics | ECON 870 - Advanced Econometrics ECON 876 - Introduction to Empirical Finance | STOR - Probability STOR - Probability II STOR - Stochastic Analysis |
Macroeconomics
| Field | Core Courses | Suggested Courses | Suggested Courses (Outside the Department) |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Finance Requirements: 1 core course + 2 suggested courses | ECON 861 - International Finance | ECON 824 - International Trade | BUSI 880 - Financial Economics BUSI 899.030 - Foundationa of Macro Finance BUSI 899.033 – Asset Pricing with non-Standard Preferences BUSI 899.040 – Macroeconomics and Asset Pricing BUSI 899.089 – Asset Pricing Theory 882.18 – International Finance I (Duke) 882.19 – International Finance II 785 Monetary Economics (NC State) |
| Macroeconometrics Requirements: 1 core course + 2 suggested courses | ECON 820 - Applied Macroeconomics | ECON 871 - Time Series Econometrics | 882.01 - Macroeconometrics (Duke) 882.14 - Empirical Macroeconometrics (Duke) 784 - Advanced Macroeconometrics (NC State) |
| Macroeconomics of Inequality Requirements: 1 core course + 2 courses from any core of suggested course in a Macroeconomics field | ECON 822 - Firm Dynamics and Production Network ECON 890 - Wealth and Income Distribution | 882.12 - Heterogeneous Agent Macro (Duke) | |
| Macro Labor Requirements: 1 core course + 2 suggested courses | ECON 822 - Firm Dynamics and Production Network ECON 890 - Macroeconomics of Labor Markets | ECON 882 - Topics in Labor Economics: Dynamics and Search ECON 883 - Search Theory | 882.03 - Expectations and Macroeconomics (Duke) 882.12 - Heterogeneous Agent Macro (Duke) |
| Production Networks and Firms Requirements: 1 core course + 2 suggested courses | ECON 822 - Firm Dynamics and Production Network | ECON 847 - Empirical Industrial Organization I ECON 848 - Empirical Industrial Organization II ECON 882 - Topics in Labor Economics - Dynamics and Search ECON 883 - Search Theory ECON 890 - Macroeconomics of Labor Markets ECON 890 - Wealth and Income Distribution | 881.02 - Heterogeneity & Macro (Duke) 882.01 - Production Networks (Duke) Any 882.XX course available at Duke |
Microeconomics
| Field | Core Courses | Suggested Courses | Suggested Courses (Outside the Department) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Requirements: 2 core courses + 1 suggested courses | ECON 850 – Health Economics: Demand Side ECON 852 – Health Economics: Markets and Supply-Side Actors | ECON 847 – Empirical Industrial Organization I ECON 848 – Empirical Industrial Organization II ECON 870 – Advanced Econometrics ECON 873 – Microeconometrics ECON 880 – Labor Economics I ECON 881 – Labor Economics II ECON 882 – Topics in Labor Economics – Dynamics and Search | 881.20 – Dynamic Discrete Choice (Duke) |
| Industrial Organization Requirements: 3 core courses | ECON 846 – Theoretical Industrial Organization ECON 847 – Empirical Industrial Organization I ECON 848 – Empirical Industrial Organization II | ECON 850 – Health Economics: Demand Side ECON 852 – Health Economics: Markets and Supply-Side Actors ECON 870 Advanced Econometrics ECON 873 – Micro-Econometrics ECON 880 – Labor Economics I ECON 881 – Labor Economics II ECON 882 – Topics in Labor Economics – Dynamics and Search | 825 – Industrial Organization (Duke) 881.35 – Models of Matching and Sorting (Duke) |
| Labor Requirements: 3 core courses; OR 2 core courses + 1 suggested course | ECON 880 – Labor Economics I ECON 881 – Labor Economics II ECON 882 – Topics in Labor Economics – Dynamics and Search | ECON 847 – Empirical Industrial Organization I ECON 848 – Empirical Industrial Organization II ECON 850 – Health Economics: Demand Side ECON 852 – Health Economics: Markets and Supply-Side Actors ECON 870 – Advanced Econometrics ECON 873 – Microeconometrics ECON 883 - Search Theory | 881.20 – Dynamic Discrete Choice (Duke) 881.26 – Beliefs and Learning (Duke) 881.35 – Models of Matching and Sorting (Duke) 881.36 – The Economics of Race and Racism (Duke) 883 – Causal Inference and Treatment Effects (Duke) |
| Search Requirements: 2 core courses + 1 course from either the Labor, Macro Labor, OR Micro Theory Field | ECON 882 – Topics in Labor Economics – Dynamics and Search ECON 883 – Search Theory ECON 890 – Macroeconomics of Labor Markets | ||
| Applied Theory Requirements: 2 core courses + 1 suggested course | ECON 846 – Theoretical Industrial Organization ECON 883 – Search Theory | ECON 810 – Game Theory I ECON 811 – Game Theory II | |
| Game Theory Requirements: 2 core courses + 1 suggested course | ECON 810 – Game Theory I ECON 811 – Game Theory II | ECON 846 – Theoretical Industrial Organization ECON 883 – Search Theory |
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