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MA Economic Policy at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

Explaining, and analyzing the relationships of, economic phenomena at the individual and economy-wide levels that affect the allocation of resources and the distribution of well-being using economic theory and quantitative methods.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Areas of research include: In addition to policy-orientated required courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics and the economic policy analysis courses, students may also take some electives offered in the MA in Economics program..

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Entry requirements

A unique one-year program providing graduate-level training in economics with an emphasis on building the skill set for empirical economic policy analysis and program evaluation.

Graduate programmes accept applications for September, January and May admit terms; programmes listed without open/close dates do not accept applications for that term.

Graduate application open and close dates differ for domestic (Canadian citizens/permanent residents) and international applicants and vary by programme and admit term.

Apply through the official page: https://gs.mcmaster.ca/how-to-apply/

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