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Joint PhD Behavioral Economics at Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University, United States

Programme overview

First joint PhD in Behavioral Economics, uniting economics and psychology and building on the behavioral economics faculty of Social and Decision Sciences and the economics faculty of the Tepper School. Students are members of both Tepper and SDS.

Faculty: Tepper School of Business and Dietrich College (Social and Decision Sciences)  |  Department: Behavioral Economics  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

What you will study

Twelve semester-length PhD courses (at least four in methodology), first-year and second-year summer research papers, qualifying exams (Tepper microeconomics and econometrics, part of macroeconomics, plus the SDS Judgment and Choice exams), and a dissertation proposal by the end of the 7th semester.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Tepper School PhD application: official transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate study, three letters of recommendation (maximum five), GMAT or GRE scores, TOEFL or Duolingo English Test for applicants whose native language is not English, and a $90 application fee. The Tepper PhD program is full time and research intensive.

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