Program Requirements
Part A – coursework requirements:
There are differences in the coursework requirements for the two GRF’s – more emphasis is placed on economic theory in the PhD in Economics, while the emphasis in the PhD in Economic Policy is on applied theory. Candidates in each field need to complete successfully eight semester-length courses. For each field they are:
PhD in Economics
• ECON8011 Microeconomics A
• ECON8022 Macroeconomics A
• EMET8014 Fundamentals in Econometric Methods
• One of the following groups:
• At least one of ECON8021 Topics in Microeconomics and ECON8001 Topics in Economic Dynamics.
• At least one of EMET8001 Applied Micro-Econometrics, EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics and EMET8012 Business & Economic Forecasting.
• EMET8xxx Econometric Theory
• Four electives chosen from the set of courses specified in the Appendix below.
PhD in Economic Policy
• IDEC8064 Masters Microeconomics
• IDEC8008 Open Economy Macroeconomics, Finance, and Development
• IDEC8024 Economic Seminars
• An advanced econometrics course from the following list
???? EMET8001 Applied Micro-Econometrics
???? EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics
???? IDEC8023 Case Studies in Applied Economics
• Four electives chosen from the set of courses specified in the Appendix below.
Electives in each field are chosen in accordance with the candidate’s research interests and on the advice of the candidate’s supervisor, from:
• Graduate (8000 level) courses offered by the Research School of Economics. (Current offerings are listed in the Appendix.)
• Graduate (8000 level) courses offered by the Crawford School of Economics and Government. (Current offerings are listed in the Appendix.)
• Specialist graduate (8000 level) courses taught elsewhere in the ANU - for example, Mathematics or Finance and Applied Statistics – can be approved in exceptional circumstances by the program convenors.
Progression to Part B
Upon successfully completing the compulsory courses and electives in the two graduate research fields, students will proceed to the dissertation Part B with the approval of the Economics Program Advisory Committee. Any student with two fails cannot proceed to Part B.
Appendix
Suitable electives offered by the Research School of Economics. (Not all courses are offered in all years. Check for availability.)
ECON8001 Topics in Economic Dynamics
ECON8002 Applied Welfare Economics
ECON8003 Economic Policy Issues
ECON8006 International Trade Theory
ECON8009 International Monetary Economics
ECON8010 Public Economics
ECON8013 Math Techniques in Economics 1
ECON8014 Math Techniques in Economics 2
ECON8015 International Economics
ECON8021 Topics in Microeconomic Theory
ECON8034 Principles of Public Economics
ECON8037 Financial Economics
ECON8038 Industrial Organisation
ECON8039 Health Economics
ECON8041 Labour Economics & Industrial Relations
ECON8047 Law and Economics
ECON8050 Economic Growth
ECON8053 Strategic Thinking: An Introduction to Game Theory
ECON8070 Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policy
ECON8071 Modelling the Open Economy
ECON8013 Mathematical Techniques in Economics I
ECON8014 Mathematical Techniques in Economics II
EMET8001 Applied Micro-Econometrics
EMET8002 Case Studies in Applied Econometrics
EMET8009 Special Topics in Econometrics
EMET8010 Applied Macro & Financial Econometrics
EMET8012 Business & Economic Forecasting
EMET8014 Advanced Econometric Methods
EMETxxxx Game Theory
Suitable electives offered by the Crawford School of Economics and Government. (Not all courses are offered in all years. Check for availability.)
IDEC8004 Sustainability & Ecological Economics
IDEC8007 Aid and Development Policy
IDEC8009 Trade, Development and the Asia Pacific Economy
IDEC8010 Quantitative International Economics
IDEC8012 Monetary Policy and Central Banking in the Asia Pacific
IDEC8018 Agricultural Economics and Resource Policy
IDEC8020 Applied Economic Dynamics
IDEC8021 The Chinese Economy
IDEC8022 Economic Development
IDEC8053 Environmental Economics
IDEC8081 Economics of Incentives & Institutions
IDEC8083 Financial Markets & Instruments for Economic Management and Development
IDEC8088 Applied Economics: Cost Benefit Economics
IDEC8023 Case Studies in Applied Economics
CRWF8006 Climate Change Policy Economics
CRWF8014 Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
IDECxxxx Policy Impact Evaluation
IDECxxxx Empirical Public Finance
Admission Requirements
You are most likely to gain admission to a Doctor of Philosophy program if you hold a Masters of Philosophy or a Bachelor degree with First Class Honours. You may also be granted admission if you can demonstrate that you have a background equivalent to these qualifications.
If you think you qualify, check out our guidance on how to apply.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills are required to successfully complete the coursework requirements of Part A in both the GRF’s. The entry requirement is the equivalent of an H2A degree in economics (not business or accounting) from an Australian Go8 university. A degree at the same level with honours in mathematics or statistics is considered equivalent, provided the candidate has an undergraduate major in economics with at least a distinction in a third-year economics course.
An alternative to the honours degree at the requisite level is a Graduate Diploma in Economics or in International and Development Economics with an average of 70% or better.
Candidates need to have an adequate background in mathematical economics at least at the level of the course ECON6015 Optimization Techniques for Economists or IDEC8015 Mathematical Methods in Applied Economics. For those students who do not have this background, RSE will offer a summer
course called Mathematical Techniques for Advanced Economic Analysis (MTAEA). The examination from this summer course (which occurs just before the academic year starts) will be used as a mathematical economics entry test. Candidates who do not satisfy this requirement will not be recommended for admission to Part A.
Candidates need to have a background in basic econometrics at least at the level of IDEC8017 Econometric Techniques or EMET8005 Economic Models and Introductory Econometrics. Those who do not satisfy this requirement may be permitted to satisfy it while enrolled in Part A, but the course will not be counted towards the Part A coursework requirement.
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