Economics (ECON)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Abstract
The Economics Program offers graduate study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. During the course of study toward the Ph.D., doctoral students also have the opportunity to obtain a Master of Arts degree. Areas of specialization include: Advanced Microeconomics, Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Comparative Institutional Economics, Econometrics, Economic Development, Economic History, Energy and Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization, International Finance and Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Political Economy, and Public Economics.
Financial Assistance
All applicants will be considered for assistantships and fellowships through the regular application review process. Funding from the department is merit-based. As always, we will consider applications from students who have already secured an outside source of funding.
Contact
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Department of Economics
3114E Tydings Hall
7343 Preinkert Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.3544
Fax: 301.405.3542
Email: vfletche@umd.edu
Website: https://www.econ.umd.edu/landing/Graduate
Courses: ECON
General Requirements
- Statement of Purpose
- Transcript(s): Transcripts from all institutions attended after high school or secondary school whether or not a degree was received. Fall term transcripts need to be included for anyone still attending an institution.
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students) *
*Note: All applicants, regardless of citizenship, must demonstrate English language proficiency. Applicants are automatically deemed to have met this requirement if they hold a degree from a university in the United States or from an English-speaking country included on the UMD Graduate School’s list, which can be found at the bottom of this page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/english-language-proficiency-requirements. This decision rule is based solely on the country in which you were educated, and not on your citizenship.
All students who do not automatically meet the English proficiency requirement must provide proof of an English language test score above a threshold deemed by the University as adequate for “full enrollment” as described here: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/english-language-proficiency-requirements Our department will not consider for admission to our Ph.D. program any applicant whose TOEFL, IELTS or PTE scores do not meet the requirement for full enrollment at the time of application. No exceptions will be made.
Program-Specific Requirements
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
- CV/Resume
- Supplementary Application
- Description of Research/Work Experience
- Writing Samples (optional, up to 3)
By the application deadline, applicants should have completed advanced undergraduate courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics. Applicants are also expected to have completed the equivalent of three semesters of calculus, a semester of linear algebra, and a semester of differential equations. The majority of admitted students have also completed course work in real analysis or other upper-level mathematics. For admission for Fall 2022, submitting the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Aptitude test is optional. All of the Department’s graduate students are full-time students.
Application Deadlines
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline |
|---|---|
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | December 2, 2025 |
| International Applicants | |
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants | December 2, 2025 |
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Program Website: https://www.econ.umd.edu/landing/Graduate
Application Process: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | Katharine | Full Member | B.S., Carleton College, 1974; B.S., Iowa State Univ., 1976; Ph.D., Harvard Univ., 1982. | Distinguished University Professor, Economics Professor Professor, Survey and Data Science (online) Professor, Survey Methodology Professor, Survey Statistics |
| Agness | Daniel | Full Member | B.A., Stanford Univ., 2014; MSc, Univ. of California-Berkeley, 2020; Ph.D., Univ. of California-Berkeley, 2024. | Assistant Professor, Economics |
| Aruoba | Sadik | Full Member | B.A., Bogazici University, 1999; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2004 | Professor, Economics |
| Ausubel | Lawrence M. | Full Member | A.B., Princeton University, 1980; M.S.,Stanford University, 1982; M.L.S., 1984; Ph.D., 1984. | Professor, Economics |
| Chao | John C. | Full Member | B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1987; Ph.D., Yale University, 1994. | Professor, Economics |
| Coughlin | Peter J. | Full Member | B.A., State University of New York-Albany, 1973; M.A., 1974; Ph.D., 1976. | Associate Professor, Economics Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation |
| Cropper | Maureen L. | Full Member | B.A., Bryn Mawr College, 1969; M.A., Cornell University, 1972; Ph.D., 1973. | Distinguished University Professor, Economics Affiliate Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| De Leo | Pierre | Full Member | B.A., University of Milan-Bicocca, 2011; M.A., University of Milan-Bicocca, 2013; M.A., Boston College, 2014; Ph.D., Boston College, 2019. | Assistant Professor, Economics |
| Drazen | Allan | Full Member | S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972; Ph.D., 1976. | Professor, Economics |
| Drechsel | Thomas | Full Member | BSc, Goethe University-Frankfurt, 2010; MSc, University College London, 2011; MRes, London School of Economics, 2014. | Assistant Professor, Economics |
| Filiz-Ozbay | Emel | Full Member | B.S., Bogazici University, 1998; M.A., Bogazici Univerity, 2000; M.Phil., Columbia University, 2004; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2007. | Professor, Economics |
| Galiani | Sebastian | Full Member | Licentiate in Economics, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires,1990; M.A., Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, 1992; Ph.D., University of Oxford, 2000. | Professor, Economics |
| Goldberg | Jessica | Full Member | B.A., Stanford University, 2001; M.P.A., Princeton University, 2005; M.A., University of Michigan, 2008, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2011. | Associate Professor, Economics |
| Haltiwanger | John C. | Full Member | Sc.B., Brown University, 1977; Ph.D.,Johns Hopkins University, 1981. | Distinguished University Professor, Economics |
| Harris | Curtis C., Jr. | Full Member | B.S., University of Florida, 1956; M.A., Harvard University, 1959; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1960. | Professor Emeritus, Economics |
| Hellerstein | Judith K. | Full Member | B.S., Brown University, 1987; M.A.,Harvard University, 1992; Ph.D., 1994. | Co-Director, Population Studies Professor, Economics |
| Hulten | Charles R. | Full Member | A.B., University of California-Berkeley, 1965; Ph.D.,1973. | Professor Emeritus, Economics |
| Jin | Ginger Zhe | Full Member | B.A., University of Science and Technology of China, 1992; M.A., Graduate School of People's Bank of China, 1995; Ph.D., UCLA 2000. | Professor, Economics |
| Kaplan | Ethan | Full Member | B.A., U.C. Berkeley, 1992; M.A., Stanford University, 1999; Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley, 2005. | Associate Professor, Economics |
| Kearney | Melissa | Full Member | A.B., Princeton University, 1996; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. | Professor, Economics |
| Kuersteiner | Guido Markus | Full Member | CV: licentiatus rerum politicarum, University of Bern, 2001; M.Sc., London School of Economics & Political Science, 1993; M.A., Yale University, 1995; MPhil, Yale University, 1996; Ph.D., Yale University, 1997. | Professor, Economics |
| Masatlioglu | Yusuf | Full Member | B.A., Bosphorus University, 1995; Master's, Bogazici University, 1990; Master's, New York University, 2001; Ph.D., New York University, 2005. | Professor, Economics |
| Murrell | Peter | Full Member | B.Sc., London School of Economics, 1971; M.Sc., 1972; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1977. | Professor, Economics |
| Ottonello | Pablo | Full Member | B.A., Univ. de la Republica, 2006; Ph.D., Columbia Univ., 2015. | Associate Professor, Economics |
| Ozbay | Erkut Y. | Full Member | B.A., Bogazici University, 1998; M.A., Bogazici University, 2000; Ph.D., New York University, 2007. | Professor, Economics |
| Pope | Nolan | Full Member | B.A., Brigham Young University, 2011; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2017 | Associate Professor, Economics |
| Prucha | Ingmar R. | Full Member | M.A., University of Technology Vienna, 1973; Ph.D., 1977. | Distinguished University Professor, Economics Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation |
| Reck | Daniel | Full Member | B.A., Univ. of Oklahoma, 2010; M.A., Univ. of Michigan, 2013; Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan, 2016 | Assistant Professor, Economics |
| Schwab | Robert M. | Full Member | B.A., Grinnell College, 1969; M.A.,University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1971; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1980. | Professor Emeritus, Economics |
| Shea | John | Full Member | B.A., Northwestern University, 1986; Ph.D.,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. | Associate Chair, Economics Associate Professor, Economics Graduate Director, Economics |
| Stevens | Lacramioara Luminita | Full Member | B.A., Dartmouth College, 2003; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2012. | Associate Professor, Economics |
| Sweeting | Andrew | Full Member | B.A., University of Oxford, 1995; M.Phil., University of Oxford, 1997; Ph.D., MIT, 2004. | Chair, Economics Professor, Economics |
| Urzua | Sergio | Full Member | B.A., Universidad de Chile, 2001; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2003. | Professor, Economics |
| Vincent | Daniel R. | Full Member | B.A., University of Oxford, 1983; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1987; B.A., University of Toronto, 1990. | Professor, Economics |
| Wallis | John J. | Full Member | B.A., University of Washington, 1975; M.A., 1978; Ph.D., 1981. | Professor, Economics |
| Witheridge | William | Full Member | B.A., Australian National Univ., 2009, 2010; M.A., Australian National Univ., 2015; M.Phil., New York Univ., 2022; Ph.D., New York Univ., 2024. | Assistant Professor, Economics |
| Yang | Chenyu | Full Member | B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 2010; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2016. | Assistant Professor, Economics |