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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
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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.
RAATE INSTITTE OF INTERNATIONA
AN EE
OENT STIES
hemin Eugèneigot , Geneva, witerland
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