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Dr. Parama Chaudhury to Talk This Week on Teaching and Learning

… project , an online, economics curriculum geared toward undergraduate students. The program reflects recent real … time as is standard practice in introductory economics courses. In her presentation, Dr. Chaudhury will explain … how she uses team-based learning (TBL) in her first year undergraduate class which introduces students to research in …

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Economist Ebonya Washington examines questions of race and gender

… to pursue a graduate degree in public policy but her undergraduate adviser urged her to choose a discipline, such … Washington, who is the economics department’s director of undergraduate studies. “Students learn about widgets early … to pursue a graduate degree in public policy but her undergraduate adviser urged her to choose a discipline, such …

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Prospective Students

… have had previous training in economics equivalent to an undergraduate major in economics, or an exceptionally strong … Some students will be required to complete summer courses in mathematics and English prior to beginning the … must satisfactorily complete a program of eight graduate courses. The five core courses and three elective courses are …

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The Yale Economics 2022 Annual Magazine Marks a New Era for the Department

… also continue to thrive, and Economics remains the largest undergraduate major at Yale. This year there are nearly 250 … seniors majoring either in Economics or one of its joint majors. In addition, our PhD program, with 135 students in … from our Director of Graduate Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies; The impressive array of faculty awards …

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COVID-19 Undergraduate Resources

… COVID-19 Undergraduate Resources … COVID-19 Undergraduate Resources ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES: Academic … https://economics.yale.edu/help/stata ). … COVID-19 Undergraduate Resources …

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Tobin Undergraduate Research Assistantship Application

… Tobin Undergraduate Research Assistantship Application … Tobin Undergraduate Research Assistantship Application As of 4:30 … application form for Spring 2025 is now closed. … Tobin Undergraduate Research Assistantship Application …

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Senior Essay Lecturer and TF

Senior Essay Lecturer and TF … Senior Essay Lecturer and TF Senior Essay Course Lecturer: Rebecca Toseland will be the Fall 2022 lecturer for The Senior Essay (Econ 491a) course. Lecturer and TF office hours are by appointment only. Schedule a time on …

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Prizes

… prize for outstanding performance in the core economics courses: intermediate microeconomics (Econ 121 and 125), … will be awarded in each academic year to up to four senior majors in Economics, Econ-Math or Econ-CS who have excelled in these courses. The prize winners are Tobin Scholars — to honor …

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Xiang Awarded Prize Teaching Fellowship

… Teaching undergraduate students is a task not only reserved for Yale … 2021. He was nominated for the award by students from both courses. “I am thrilled to receive this award,” said Xiang. … enjoys about teaching, Xiang said it is rewarding to see undergraduate students “grow and make progress over the …

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Ph.D. Program Preparation

… Ph.D. programs expect students to have taken additional courses, particularly in statistics and mathematics. … differential equations, analysis and other proof-based courses is useful preparation for graduate work. Econometrics … Each year the department has an information session for undergraduate students interested in pursuing a PhD. The …

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Pre-registration

… Pre-registration … Pre-registration Economics courses numbered between 100 and 399 no longer require … sections, and there is no lottery for ECON 110, 111 or courses with discussions sections. … Pre-registration …

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Congratulations to the 2022 Senior Essay Prize Nominees and Winners!

… the Laun Prize for an outstanding course record in all courses taken at Yale College goes to Daniel Yen and the Massee Prize for an outstanding record in economics courses goes to Jack Kelly . Congratulations to all of these … the Laun Prize for an outstanding course record in all courses taken at Yale College goes to Daniel Yen and the …

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Yucen Wei

… University of Wisconsin—Madison with a B.A. degree and two majors in mathematics and economics. She received Dean’s List … studied at LSE for a year, focusing on advanced economic courses and topics such as poverty traps, trade, energy, and … studied at LSE for a year, focusing on advanced economic courses and topics such as poverty traps, trade, energy, and …

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Frequently Asked Questions

… backgrounds. Is it possible to choose elective courses from other disciplines besides economics? IDE … mathematical ability. To apply to the IDE program, an undergraduate economics major, while preferred, is not … who have taken several economics courses or are economics majors, they have done some work in a developing country, or …

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Cormac O’Dea Wins Yale College’s Top Teaching Prize in Social Sciences

… Introductory Microeconomics (ECON 115), one of the largest courses at Yale , enrolling nearly 500 students each year. … prize citation , O’Dea “makes one of our largest lecture courses at Yale feel intimate and accessible” with a “balance … to the faculty, we have a great team of graduate TAs, Undergraduate Learning Assistants, and peer tutors. So the …

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