PhD Degree Requirements

UPDATED FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED FALL 2024 AND AFTER (Previous curriculum available (PDF file) here.)

Required Courses

Year One

    EF9913 Primer in Mathematical Economics (non-credit)
    EF9901 Advanced Microeconomics I
    EF9902 Advanced Macroeconomics I
    EF9903 Advanced Econometrics I
    EF9904 Mathematical Economics
    EF9921 Advanced Microeconomics II
    EF9922 Advanced Macroeconomics II

Year Two

EF9908 Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics
EF9923 Advanced Econometrics II
EF9924 Advanced Topics in Microeconomics

Elective Courses

3 of the following elective courses, to be completed in Year Two:

    EF9905 Advanced Topics in International Trade I
    EF9906 International Finance
    EF9907 Advanced Topics in Game Theory
    EF9909 Numerical Methods in Economics
    EF9910 Advanced Topics in International Trade II
    EF9911 Advanced Topics in Labour Economics
    EF9912 Directed Studies in Economics
    EF9914 Advanced Topics in Financial Econometrics
    EF9936 Advanced Topics in Public Economics
    EF9941 Advanced Topics in Development Economics
    EF9943 Advanced Topics in Monetary Economics

Milestones

PhD Comprehensive Examination (Year One)
Must be completed before the start of the Fall semester in Year Two
Dissertation Proposal
Must be completed before the end of the Winter semester in Year Three
PhD Dissertation

Beginning in the second year of the program, students must complete the pass/fail course EF9100 PhD Seminar every Fall and Winter semester.

For course descriptions and prerequisite information, please view the YSGPS calendar entry for (PDF file) Economics. (Note: This calendar is the official and binding document listing curriculum and courses. If there are any inconsistencies between content on this site and the calendar, it is the calendar that remains the binding document.)