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MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva (Switzerland) A Pathway to a Career in International Economics The Master in International Economics is a small, selective Besides the rigorous training in environmental “ programme focused on preparing students for jobs in economics and policy, my professors further international organisations, governments, NGOs and think tanks nourished my interest through close, regular as well as the private sector Our programme is also wellsuited exchange. Their support allowed me to intern to students who want pursue a h either at the Graduate with UN Environment in Geneva, where I gained Institute or in another universit about onesith of our master my first professional experience within the field students choose this option working on the Green Economy and which subsequently opened the doors to my career. The programme combines a rigorous training in the advanced ” empirical and analtical tools that are reuired for careers in I RYFISCH, Master in International Economics 2013 international economics with a polic orientation It provides Team Lead, International Climate Policy, Germanwatch students with the necessar workskills, and the institutional and historical background the will need to appl these tools to The professors are known worldwide in their respective areas real world problems and offer firsthand eperience in using international economics to address the world’s man problems rofessors teach using This applied approach, teamed with our close connection to handson, problemsolving approaches In addition to lifelong international organisations in Geneva where man students do academics, the facult includes practitioners such as the hief internships and across the world eplains the remarkable Economist of the orld Trade Organisation, and facult success of our students over the ears Graduates have secured members who have spent part of their career working in polic jobs in toplevel national and international institutions institutions such as the orld ank, the nited Nations, the including the orld ank, IM and OE, TO, IO, IO and International Monetar und, the European ommission and other N agencies, central banks and economic ministries , the ederal eserve In addition to the core economics polic institutions such the E , NGOs and think tanks, as well courses, the department offers an applied course taught b as consultancies, multinationals, and banks department alumni holding senior positions in international organisations This course provides our students with a uniue opportunit to better understand how economics is used in policmaking, and to get to know personall senior staff at organisations such as the IM , the orld ank and the OE i uang, ssociate rofessor of International Economics A Supportive, Collaborative Learning Environment The high professorstudent ratio, small class sies and diverse The Graduate Institute has also a close link with the ondon student bod create a collegial, stimulating and friendl atmos based entre for Economic esearch E , the premier phere network of economists in Europe The E’s resident, one of its iceresidents and the Editorinhief of oE E’s polic portal are all professors at the Graduate Institute These “There is an environment of collaboration ties also mean students can benefit from joint events organised where you can develop skills together with b these two institutions your classmates. There is solidarity and friendship. eond academics, living in Geneva eposes our students to ” IET CONTRERAS a diverse, cosmopolitan environment, where ou cannot help Master in International Economics 2020 but broaden our horions while picking up some rench The Graduate Institute is bilingual English and rench , but all critical part of the programme’s training stems from constant economics courses are taught in English interactions with bright, open and diverse minds from all over the world Interdisciplinarit is a core principle of the Graduate Institute, so students will have opportunities to interact with “Students, professors and researchers have students from all departments, including international law, very diverse backgrounds. They come from international histor, international relations, social anthropolog different countries, have different research and international development interests, and often take a multidisciplinary approach. Diversity is an essential element of ocated phsicall at the centre of Geneva’s numerous interna a truly transformative educational experience. tional organisations, the Graduate Institute is a global hub for I was lucky to be part of this community! policrelevant research in international relations in general, ” and international economics in particular The Institute is also EO NASO a place where international actors convene to address global PhD in Develoment Economics 2020 matters through talks, debates and other events, which are Leonid rwic Prie Lareate 2020 accessible b the public ead o the Deartment o esearch, ne cre nd, rndi The Teaching Programme Foundation courses > Microeconomics I Microeconomics II The Economics of Information and ncertaint Compulsory > oundations of Macroeconomic olic International Macroeconomics 36 ECTS > Econometrics I Econometrics II MicroEconometrics and Time eries Specialization > International Finance and acroeconomics ECTS International inance inancial Integration and rises > International Trade International Trade Theor and olic pplied Trade nalsis > eelopment Economics Managing apital lows One course out of i Impact Evaluation ii evelopment Economics > Sustaina le Finance and eelopment inance, evelopment and Inclusion ustainable inance and Impact Investing Electies ECTS > emstifing GE Models including to ET > inance and Trade credits from other > Industrial Organiation departments > Economic istor – nthropolog and > Topics in esource Economics ociolog > ompetition aw and Economics – International istor > ourse given b lumni on Economic olic in eveloping and Emerging ountries – International aw > thon and Matlab orkshops – International elations > Global irtual orkshop on intech and igital Econom olitical cience > ig ata, intech and igital inance > Topics in ustainable inance – ractitioners’ iew > number of additional courses are also offered in partnership with the niversit of Geneva and the niversit of ausanne > Thesis ET Total ECTS The master programme is organised into four tracks – Application and Financial Support International inance, evelopment, International Trade and ustainable inance and evelopment egardless of the track, Our rigorous admission process selects two to three doen in the first three semesters, students must take the si core candidates who are highl diverse, talented and greatl classes two semesters of microeconomics, macroeconomics, motivated to pursue careers in international economics hile and econometrics math refresher course affectionatel man successful candidates have undergraduate degrees in known as the “math bootcamp” is taken before the beginning economics, we also consider students with different backgrounds of the first semester The trackspecific courses are taken from as long as the have solid analtical and uantitative skills, good the second semester onwards In addition, students select grades and a supportive letter of recommendation The GE electives offered b the department as well as some courses school code ¤¥ department code £ , is not reuired but offered b other departments law, histor, political science, recommended for applicants for whom evidence of uantitative anthropolog and sociolog and partner institutions eg the skills is otherwise lacking niversit of Geneva or ausanne The master’s thesis is written during the fourth semester uring the third semester, lthough we unfortunatel cannot finance all master students, students have the option of participating in an echange at one the Institute offers a significant number of scholarships ou of our partner institutions can appl for financial support for our first ear when appling to the Institute Fast Track Access to the PhD Programme dmission is organised at the Institute level Interested students are kindl asked to follow the General dmission tudents can appl for the “fast track” access to the hd rocedure to the Institute’s programmes programme tudents need to complete the course work of the master £ credits within three semesters and need to take one hd course in the third semester The application is reviewed at the end of the second semester dmitted students are enrolled in the hd programme from the third semester onwards IBE-UNESCO IOM GLOBAL HEALTH CAMPUS ILO WHO IFRC GRAND MORILLON STUDENT HOUSE ICRC ITU WIPO WCC UNITAR ISO UNCTAD UNOG UNHCR ITC MAISON DE LA PAIX EDGAR AND DANIÈLE DE PICCIOTTO STUDENT HOUSE WMO UNICEF WTO VILLA BARTON VILLA MOYNIER BÂTIMENT ROTHSCHILD OHCHR HD ampus in the eart of International Geneva 210217V1 Reasons to Choose our Master in International Economics > > An unrialled concentration o distinuised proessors Competitie tuition ees and a widerange of funding in International and evelopment Economics with options scholarships, oncampus emploment etensive polic eperience > A patay to a career in international economics > A alanced curriculum combining cuttingedge training Our graduates secure jobs in toplevel national and in theor and empirics with an emphasis on polic international institutions polic institutions, NGOs and applications and professional practice think tanks, as well as the private sector > A road approac blending a focus on economics with a broader view drawing on the Institute’s uniue The Economics epartment looks for applicants of eceptional multidisciplinar offerings academic merit, but also seeks individuals who are enthusiastic > about economics and want to use their training to make the In enea’s u o international oranisations itin a orldide netor, and with opportunities for world a better place internships and echange programmes > A supportie colla oratie learnin enironment, with small classes and eas interaction between students and facult APPLICATIONS FOR 2021–2022 ARE NOW OPEN. 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