UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA
BARCELONA
I. Course Offerings
II. Degree Requirements
III. Finance and Fees
IV.
Members of the Program Committee
1. Preliminary Level Courses
The preliminary level courses at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra coincide with the Master of Science (MSc) in Economics, a one-year program. The academic year comprises three teaching quarters of 10 weeks each. Each course lasts one quarter. Students in the MSc in Economics are required to take nine courses . The students' course programs must be approved by the director of the MSc in Economics.
All students are strongly advised to take the intensive three-week review courses in Mathematics and Statistics, which will be taught during the month of September, before the official start of graduate courses.
The list of the courses offered in the 2003-2004 academic year is given below. (Students should be aware that changes are likely to occur in the next academic year. Names in brackets correspond to the 2002-2003 instructors of the courses.).Compulsory courses
- Applied Time Series Analysis (A. Marcet)
- Econometrics (J. García-Montalvo)
- Macroeconomics I (C. Haefke)
- Macroeconomics II (K. Aoki/ J. Galí)
- Advanced Macroeconomics (X. Sala-i-Martin)
- Microeconometrics (J. García)
- Microeconomics I (F. Germano)
- Microeconomics II (A. Cabrales)
- Advanced Microeconomics(S. Hurkens)
Optional courses
- Banking (X. Freixas)
- Corporate Finance (V. Cunyat)
- Economic History (H. J. Voth)
- Experimental Economics (R. Nagel)
- Financial Economics I (B. Urosevic)
- Financial Economics II (J. Marin/ G. Cespa)
- International Finance (J. Ventura)
- Industrial Organization (D. Jeon)
- International Trade (G. Gancia)
- Public Economics (J. Shapiro)
- Topics in Health Economics (G. Lopez Casasnovas/ J.L. Pinto)
Optional courses also include any course in the MSc in Management program or courses in the PhD program.
Students will obtain the Master of Science degree or Master of Science (Honours) degree on successful completion of the program, the latter degree being awarded to students who have shown excellence in their course work and exams.
2. Advanced Level Courses
In order to be admitted to the advanced level of the EDP, students need to complete with honours the MSc in Economics.
During the advanced year, students are expected to complete six courses selected among the PhD courses (see list below), including a compulsory course in Real Analysis, Measure Theory. They must also make a presentation in one of the following workshops:
Microeconomics
CREI Macroeconomics
Business, Finance and Management
Statistics and Operations Research
Labour and Public Finance
PhD courses
• Advanced Labor Economics (J.V. Rodríguez)
- Applied Game Theory (E. Hauk)
- Growth (A. Ciccone / R. Ranciere)
- Income Distribution (J. M. Esteban)
- Topics in Micro-Macro-Finance (A. Marcet / J. P. Nicolini)
• Monetary Economics I (K. Aoki/ J. Gali)
- Monetary Economics II (F. Canova)
- Prediction, Learning and Games (G. Lugosi)
- Real Analysis, Measure Theory (G. Lugosi)
- Simulation Methods (M. Reiter)
- Topics in Macroeconomics (R. Marimon / T. Kehoe)
At the end of the second year, students are expected to submit a thesis project for approval. During that year, they should present an original paper in a workshop.
Students fulfilling the requirements above will be declared PhD candidates. During the following years, until their thesis is finally approved, students have to submit, yearly, their work in progress to one workshop.
In addition to the regular courses, other courses on special topics will be given by invited professors of international reputation. These courses last several days and are strongly recommended to all the students in the PhD program.
Students satisfying the thesis requirements will be awarded a PhD degree. The dissertation must be a piece of original research, making a significant contribution to applied or theoretical economics. It must be of high quality and up to international standards.1. Language
Since all courses are taught in English, a high level of written and spoken English is required of applicants. Sufficient evidence of this knowledge is to be provided by the student.
Competence in English is demonstrated by obtaining results higher than 550 (Paper Based Test) or 220 (Computer Based Test) on the TOEFL, a Cambridge Proficiency Certificate with grade A-C, a Cambridge First Certificate with grade A or a British Council IELTS with a grade of at least 6.
2. Admission
Admission is based on academic merit and talent. Any information that may help to assess it is welcome.
A university degree is necessary to enter the preliminary year courses (MSc), although it is not required when applying.
To be admitted in the MSc in Economics the student must have a strong background in economics and quantitative methods. If a student does not have the required background, admission will be conditional on taking the appropriate courses.
All applications must be made on the appropriate application form, also to be found in the Department of Economics and Business home page at : http://www.econ.upf.es/gpem .
Applications should be accompanied by:
* Two letters of recommendation
* Academic transcript
* Curriculum vitae
* Passport (or DNI for Spanish citizens) photocopy
* Proof of knowledge of the English language
* A statement of purpose
* Any other relevant information.
Prospective students are encouraged to provide their Graduate Record Examination Test (GRE) scores. UPF code is 0075.
Although not compulsory, students should be aware that GRE results are often a key element for admission decisions. Information on the GRE may be obtained by writing to:
GRE-ETSP. O. Box 6000
Princeton, NJ 08541, USA.
http://www.gre.org
All applications must be submitted before May 31st.
Applications for admission should be submitted to:
The Graduate Program in Economics and Management (GPEM)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27
08005 Barcelona, Spain
Tel.: 34-93-542 27 38
Fax : 34-93-542 25 33
e-mail: gpem.dee@llis.upf.es
http://www.econ.upf.es/gpem
*The Department of Economics and Business provides some funds for graduate students. These will be awarded on academic merit, although financial need may also be considered. Funding includes:
- Full or partial tuition grants.
- A number of teaching assistantships, which are offered to students with knowledge of the languages used in the undergraduate university courses: Catalan, Spanish and English.
- A few research assistantships connected with research being done at the Department.
* The Department of Economics and Business is host to doctoral students awarded with the Training and Mobility of Researchers (TMR) scholarship of the European Union (EU). All non-Spanish EU students can apply for these scholarships once they have been accepted in our programme. To apply, students should contact the TMR office:
European Commission
Research Training Grants
Rue Montoyer 75
B-1040 Brussels
http://www.cordis.lu/tmr
* Students from Eastern Europe should apply for scholarships to:
Tacis Ace Programme
Rue de la Loi, 26
B-1040 Brussels
Belgium
http://www.cordis.lu/
*Outside financial assistance is available from both public and private sources. Examples of scholarships obtained by current GPEM students include EU programs, Soros Foundation, Generalitat de Catalunya and Spanish Ministry of Education.
The GPEM has so far been successful in channelling funds to all students in the doctorate program and to many students in the master program. Students should be aware that the possession of outside financial help is looked at very favourably by the GPEM Admissions Committee. It should also be understood that most forms of financial aid offered by the GPEM are not compatible with any other scholarships or grants.
During the academic year 2003-2004, the fee for the MSc programs (first year) is 7,750 euros.
The annual fee for the PhD program (second year and beyond) is around 1300 euros depending on number of credits. The fee for the PhD program is waived for students holding a Teaching Assistantship or Scholarship from UPF, the Spanish Government or the Catalan Government.IV. Members of the Program Committee
Benito Arrunada
Professor of Business
Antoni Bosch-Domènech
Professor of Economics
Antonio Cabrales
Associate Professor of Economics
Xavier Calsamiglia
Professor of Economics
Albert Carreras
Professor of History
Antonio Ciccone
Associate Professor of Economics
Xavier Freixas
Professor of Economics
José García Montalvo
Associate Professor of Economics
Fabrizio Germano
Assistant Professor
Michael J. Greenacre
Professor of Statistics
Guillem Lopez Casasnovas
Professor of Economics
Albert Marcet
Professor of Economics
Ramon Marimon
Professor of Economics
José Marín
Associate Professor of Finance
Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Professor of Economics,
University of Columbia and Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Albert Satorra
Professor of Statistics
Professor of Economics