Economic Analysis of Public Expenditures. Economics of Taxation. Workshop in Economics. Bridges the transition from coursework to dissertation research. The nature of a Ph.D. dissertation, topic selection, career design, research support networks.
Students define a potential dissertation topic, survey the literature, and present it in class.
Internship Program. 0 to 8 Hours. Under the direction of a faculty supervisor, students work in government or a private firm on problems related to their major field of interest. Specific credit allotted is determined by the Graduate Curriculum Committee after receiving the supervisor s recommendation. 1 to 4 Hours. Independent study under faculty supervision.