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MSc Economics (Development)

Programme

Overview
  • Builds on students’ previous studies of economics, providing an in-depth knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics both theoretical and applied within a development focus.
  • This programme follows a similar pattern to the MSc Economics but with much more of a development focus. The main difference lies in the options that can be taken and the dissertation which comprises one third of the overall mark and must be in a development-related subject.
  • Provides a foundation for those wishing to pursue a PhD.

Core subjects: Economic Theory & Applications 1, Econometrics for Economics & Finance, Development Economics, Economic Theory & Applications 2, Research Methods in Economics & Finance,

Options: Welfare Economics & Distributive Justice, International Development and Poverty, International Policy Analysis 1, Sociology & Social Anthropology of Development, Management of Development,Transition Economics, Environmental Regulation, Growth Theory, Public Economics, Environmental Valuation & Resource Economics, Policy Theory & the Politics of Developing Countries, Environmental Regulation, Globalisation 2: political economy of globalisation, World Politics: conflict, security and development, Sustainable Development, Livelihoods & Wellbeing Well-being, Welfare Regimes and Social Policy: a Global Perspective, Critical Issues in Social Development, A Regional Specialism.

The final third of the programme comprises a development-related dissertation.

Minimum academic entry requirements
  • a good first degree (or international equivalent) in economics or equivalent (e.g. a degree with a high mathematical / quantitative content).

Applications from current undergraduate students should indicate the subjects they are taking in their final year, even if they do not have results for them at the time of application.

Minimum English requirements

  • IELTS 6.5 (with not less than 6.0 in each of the four components) or
  • TOEFL (internet) 92 overall, 21 Writing, Listening 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23

 References

Two references are required. At least one of these should be an academic reference.

Fees

See the Tuition Fees Schedule.

Please note, when applying for this programme, candidates must pay a £25 application fee.

Funding

The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate School provides guidance on potential sources of funding (studentships and scholarships) for postgraduate students.

Further information on more general funding opportunities is available in the funding section.

Contact

Email: economics-pgt-admissions@bath.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1225 383144
Web: www.bath.ac.uk/economics

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Our Research

Economics has four research clusters

 

  • Incentives & Governance – This represents the largest research cluster within the department encompassing Economic Theory; Institutional Economics; Labour Economics; Public Economics; Sports Economics and Development Economics. The broad range of interests in this cluster lends itself to overlapping research that aids the research ethic within the department.
  • Environmental Economics – The department has an internationally renowned team of environmental economists who publish regularly and have attracted a number of research grants from the European Commission.  Professor Anil Markandya was a lead author for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.
  • Money and Macro-finance – Research focuses on time series analysis of macroeconomic variables and the construction of small scale macroeconomic models. The cluster has produced high quality peer reviewed articles in macroeconomic-behavioural models, the relationship between stock market prices and exchange rates, and inflation rate targeting. Other areas of interest:- Credit default swaps, yield curves.
  • Development Economics - Development economics is the field of economics dedicated to understanding long-term structural change of economies and their effect on human wellbeing. It is concerned particularly with the persistence of global poverty and inequality, and what can be done to reduce it, both within countries and through changes to the global economic system. Also concerned with aid effectiveness and corruption.
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About the Department

Economics at Bath

The Department of Economics has a strong international research reputation in mainstream economics. The department has attracted substantial funding for its work on, for example, Environmental Economics. Other quality indicators include:

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