Master Year 2 in Economics
| Year | Master Year 2 |
| Program | Economics |
| ECTS Credits | 60 |
| Language | English |
| Course duration | 12 months, full time |
| Orientation | Research & Industry |
| Location | Palaiseau Campus |
| Course duration | 12 months, full time |
| Course start | September |
| Degree awarded | Master’s degree |
WHY ENROLL IN THIS PROGRAM?
Asset n° 1
Specialize in a sub-field of economics
Asset n°2
Pursue a PhD or career opportunities at a national or international level
Asset n°3
Gain significant experience through research projects
Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers a two-year research-oriented program in economics taught in English. It offers advanced training in economics through coursework and faculty supervision. It is aimed at students who want to become professional economists working in government, central banking, international organizations, consulting, finance or in academic research.
The program heavily relies on advanced quantitative methods for both theoretical and empirical analysis. During the second year, students will specialize in a specific economics subfield. By the end of the year, they will be familiar with the research frontier for their major and have gained successful research project experience. They will also have started writing a research paper.
Objectives
The second year of the program aims to:
- Provide advanced training in economics at a high international level with a strong emphasis on advanced quantitative methods for both theoretical and empirical analysis
- Provide students with the opportunity to specialize in a sub-area of economics e.g. econometric theory, environmental and development economics, finance, game and decision theory, industrial organization and digital economics, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics or public economics
- Offer students the opportunity to conduct a research project and write a Master’s dissertation under the direction of a faculty member
After graduation, students will be able to pursue a career in a wide range of sectors including:
- Government agencies
- International organizations
- Consulting
- Finance
Over the course of the two semesters, students follow courses worth between 40 and 42 ECTS.
Courses offered in the program may change marginally from one year to another.
During the first semester of the second year, students freely select courses (subject to timetable compatibility) worth between 20 and 28 ECTS.
Courses offered in the program may change marginally from one year to another. In 2020/21, the program offered more than 20 courses including core advanced courses and specialization courses in Econometrics, Financial economics, Game and decision theory, Industrial organization and digital markets, Labor economics, International trade, Macroeconomics and Public economics.
Courses offered in 2020/21:
|
Advanced Micro: Game theory and applications |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Advanced Macro: Recursive methods |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Advanced Econometrics: Panel data and duration models |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Macroeconometrics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Corporate Finance Theory |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Banking and Financial Intermediation |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Experiments in Economics and Social Sciences |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Decision-making under uncertainty |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Theory of Industrial Organization |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Empirical Industrial Organization |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Dynamic pricing and revenue management |
12h 2 ECTS English |
|
International trade |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Labor Economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Microeconometric Evaluation of Public policies |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Randomized methods and policy evaluation |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Entrepreneurship |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Monetary Economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Public Economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Environmental Economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Political Economy |
24h 4 ECTS English |
During the second semester of the second year, students freely select courses (subject to timetable compatibility) worth between 12 and 20 ECTS.
Courses offered in the program may change marginally from one year to another. In 2020/21, the program offered more than 20 courses including core advanced courses and specialization courses in Econometrics, Financial economics, Game and decision theory, Industrial organization and digital markets, Labor economics, International trade, Macroeconomics and Public economics.
Courses offered in 2020/21:
|
Advanced Microeconomics: Theory of contracts and incentives |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Advanced Macroeconomics: Numerical methods |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Advanced econometrics:semi-parametric and simulations |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Topics in the history of applied economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Structural Econometric of Educations |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Machine learning for econometrics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Cryptocurrencies and blockchains |
12h 2 ECTS English |
|
Market microstructure |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Social choice and voting |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Dynamics of information and communication in games |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Decisions sciences |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Digital economics |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Competition policy |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Urban labor and housing markets |
12h 2 ECTS English |
|
Information and Expectations in Macroeconomics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Applied macroeconomics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Monetary policy with heterogeneous beliefs |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Economics of inequality |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Development economics |
12h 2 ECTS English |
|
Public finance |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Economics of Energy markets |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Topics in Applied public economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
In addition to the courses, students undertake a research project. This project, supervised by a faculty member (in exceptional circumstances the project may be supervised - with permission from the program director - by a researcher outside the participating institutions) from the associated research centres (i.e., CREST at Ecole polytechnique and ENSAE Paris, i3-SES at Telecom Paris and GREGHEC at HEC Paris), leads to a master's thesis (up to 10000 words). Master's thesis defenses can take place in June or early July, and in September. The oral defense includes the supervisor as well a second faculty member acting a jury chair. The master's thesis is worth 20 ECTS.
Admission requirements
Academic prerequisites
Completion of the first year of the Master in Economics at Institut Polytechnique de Paris. In exceptional circumstances, students having completed the first year of an equivalent program (in France or abroad) may be directly admitted to the second year of the program.
Language prerequisites
B2 level in English is required.
How to apply
Applications can be submitted exclusively online. You will need to provide the following documents:
- Transcript
- Two academic references (added online directly by your referees)
- CV/resume
- Statement of purpose (should demonstrate that the first year of an equivalent research-oriented master program has been completed or is close to completion)
You will receive an answer in your candidate space within 2 months of the closing date for the application session.
Fees and scholarships
Registration fees are available here
Find out more about scholarships
Please note that fees and scholarships may change for the following year.
Applications and admission dates
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Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers a two-year research-oriented program in economics taught in English. It offers advanced training in economics through coursework and faculty supervision. It is aimed at students who want to become professional economists working in government, central banking, international organizations, consulting, finance or in academic research.
The program heavily relies on advanced quantitative methods for both theoretical and empirical analysis. During the second year, students will specialize in a specific economics subfield. By the end of the year, they will be familiar with the research frontier for their major and have gained successful research project experience. They will also have started writing a research paper.
Objectives
The second year of the program aims to:
- Provide advanced training in economics at a high international level with a strong emphasis on advanced quantitative methods for both theoretical and empirical analysis
- Provide students with the opportunity to specialize in a sub-area of economics e.g. econometric theory, environmental and development economics, finance, game and decision theory, industrial organization and digital economics, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics or public economics
- Offer students the opportunity to conduct a research project and write a Master’s dissertation under the direction of a faculty member
After graduation, students will be able to pursue a career in a wide range of sectors including:
- Government agencies
- International organizations
- Consulting
- Finance
Over the course of the two semesters, students follow courses worth between 40 and 42 ECTS.
Courses offered in the program may change marginally from one year to another.
During the first semester of the second year, students freely select courses (subject to timetable compatibility) worth between 20 and 28 ECTS.
Courses offered in the program may change marginally from one year to another. In 2020/21, the program offered more than 20 courses including core advanced courses and specialization courses in Econometrics, Financial economics, Game and decision theory, Industrial organization and digital markets, Labor economics, International trade, Macroeconomics and Public economics.
Courses offered in 2020/21:
|
Advanced Micro: Game theory and applications |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Advanced Macro: Recursive methods |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Advanced Econometrics: Panel data and duration models |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Macroeconometrics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Corporate Finance Theory |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Banking and Financial Intermediation |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Experiments in Economics and Social Sciences |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Decision-making under uncertainty |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Theory of Industrial Organization |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Empirical Industrial Organization |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Dynamic pricing and revenue management |
12h 2 ECTS English |
|
International trade |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Labor Economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Microeconometric Evaluation of Public policies |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Randomized methods and policy evaluation |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Entrepreneurship |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Monetary Economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Public Economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Environmental Economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Political Economy |
24h 4 ECTS English |
During the second semester of the second year, students freely select courses (subject to timetable compatibility) worth between 12 and 20 ECTS.
Courses offered in the program may change marginally from one year to another. In 2020/21, the program offered more than 20 courses including core advanced courses and specialization courses in Econometrics, Financial economics, Game and decision theory, Industrial organization and digital markets, Labor economics, International trade, Macroeconomics and Public economics.
Courses offered in 2020/21:
|
Advanced Microeconomics: Theory of contracts and incentives |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Advanced Macroeconomics: Numerical methods |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Advanced econometrics:semi-parametric and simulations |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Topics in the history of applied economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Structural Econometric of Educations |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Machine learning for econometrics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Cryptocurrencies and blockchains |
12h 2 ECTS English |
|
Market microstructure |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Social choice and voting |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Dynamics of information and communication in games |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Decisions sciences |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Digital economics |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Competition policy |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Urban labor and housing markets |
12h 2 ECTS English |
|
Information and Expectations in Macroeconomics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Applied macroeconomics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Monetary policy with heterogeneous beliefs |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Economics of inequality |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Development economics |
12h 2 ECTS English |
|
Public finance |
24h 4 ECTS English |
|
Economics of Energy markets |
18h 3 ECTS English |
|
Topics in Applied public economics |
24h 4 ECTS English |
In addition to the courses, students undertake a research project. This project, supervised by a faculty member (in exceptional circumstances the project may be supervised - with permission from the program director - by a researcher outside the participating institutions) from the associated research centres (i.e., CREST at Ecole polytechnique and ENSAE Paris, i3-SES at Telecom Paris and GREGHEC at HEC Paris), leads to a master's thesis (up to 10000 words). Master's thesis defenses can take place in June or early July, and in September. The oral defense includes the supervisor as well a second faculty member acting a jury chair. The master's thesis is worth 20 ECTS.
Admission requirements
Academic prerequisites
Completion of the first year of the Master in Economics at Institut Polytechnique de Paris. In exceptional circumstances, students having completed the first year of an equivalent program (in France or abroad) may be directly admitted to the second year of the program.
Language prerequisites
B2 level in English is required.
How to apply
Applications can be submitted exclusively online. You will need to provide the following documents:
- Transcript
- Two academic references (added online directly by your referees)
- CV/resume
- Statement of purpose (should demonstrate that the first year of an equivalent research-oriented master program has been completed or is close to completion)
You will receive an answer in your candidate space within 2 months of the closing date for the application session.
Fees and scholarships
Registration fees are available here
Find out more about scholarships
Please note that fees and scholarships may change for the following year.