Objectives:

• Develop a solid grounding in economic theory and apply it to complex economic problems, business decisions, and policy questions.
• a. Construct microeconomic and macroeconomic theoretical models to explain behavioral and economic phenomena and analyze the functioning of markets, institutions, and economies.
• b. Apply theoretical models to derive equilibrium solutions, perform comparative statics analysis, and generate predictions from policy simulations.

Objectives:

• analyze complex economic models, evaluate their assumptions critically, test their predictions and policy prescriptions, and distinguish between causal relationships and spurious correlations.
• a. Analyze theoretical economic models and evaluate their assumptions and predictions.
• b. Assess economic arguments against their theoretical underpinnings and the empirical evidence.
• c. Question and formulate the economic rationale of policy interventions and their consequences.
• d. Assess the credibility of econometric methodologies for identifying causal relationships separate spurious correlations.

Objectives:

• write clear, rigorous, and coherent high-level research papers and communicate their methodologies and findings effectively and persuasively through presentations.
• a. Produce high-quality research papers written clearly, rigorously, and coherently.
• b. Interpret and communicate methodological techniques and quantitative results effectively.