Economics and Computation

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The joint field of economics and computer science has emerged from two converging intellectual needs: Computer science has become increasingly important for economists working with big data to address complex questions. Students interested in learning about computational mechanism design with applications to economics are ideal candidates for this program. Students whose interest is more generally focused on data analytics across a broad range of fields may also be interested in Duke’s Master of Quantitative Management (MQM) program, offered at the Fuqua School of Business, and/or Duke’s Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science (MIDS) program, which accepted its first class in Fall 2018.

The MSEC program combines the strengths of the Departments of Economics and Computer Science to educate students in these important computational skills linked to economics, and to prepare them for Ph.D. studies or careers in economics, finance, government, and business. Reflecting this strong interdisciplinary relationship, Duke University ranks No. 3 for research in economics and computation, according to CSRankings.org.

This program is designed to meet the needs of students with varied levels of exposure to either field, but a strong quantitative background is recommended.