Economic Research

专业详情

The MPhil in Economic Research provides runs from early September to the end of July and provides a solid foundation for those who wish to apply for the PhD. It involves a thorough study of the core areas of economics and the requirement to explore one area in detail to begin the process of choosing a research topic, for those who wish to pursue further study. However, please note that it is not necessary to have a detailed proposal for PhD research at the time of applying.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the MPhil degree students should have:

• acquired advanced technical training in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics;
• acquired, through optional papers, some knowledge of work at the frontiers of the subject in particular areas;
• begun to acquire independent research skills and experience of putting them into practice;
• acquired experience and guidance in formulating a realistic research topic and prepared written work to a strict timetable; and
• acquired sufficient knowledge and understanding of advanced economics to proceed to a research degree.