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A.1 Princeton University
Prerequisites Economics prerequisites are
ˆ Principles of Microeconomics;
ˆ Principles of Macroeconomics;
ˆ Advanced Principles (if the student places out of Micro and Macro); and
ˆ Statistics.
Mathematics prerequisites are
ˆ Univariate Calculus; or
ˆ Linear Algebra and Multivariate Calculus.
Core courses The core is offered in a “more-math-track”, requiring linear algebra and multivariate
calculus and a “less-math-track”, requiring only univariate calculus. The courses are
ˆ Microeconomics;
ˆ Macroeconomics; and
ˆ Econometrics.
Electives Five classes at the 300 level or higher.
Research
ˆ junior project and
ˆ senior thesis.
Texts
ˆ Principles (micro): Mankiw, Principles of Microeconomics.
ˆ Macro (low-math): Blanchard, Macroeconomics.
ˆ Micro (high-math): Nicholson and Snyder, Intermediate Microeconomics and its Applications.
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A.2 Harvard University
As at Princeton, except
ˆ one-semester Principles;
ˆ Sophomore Tutorial replaces junior Project;
ˆ thesis is limited to the honors degree; and
ˆ general exam is required for honors degrees.
Texts
ˆ Principles: Mankiw, Principles of Economics.
ˆ Macro (low- and high-math): Mankiw, Macroeconomics.
ˆ Micro (high-math): McAfee, Introduction to Economic Analysis.
ˆ Micro (low-math): Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics.
ˆ Econometrics: Stock and Watson, Introduction to Econometrics.
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A.3 Amherst College
As at Princeton, except:
ˆ one-semester Principles;
ˆ no junior project; and
ˆ thesis is limited to the honors degree.
Texts
ˆ Principles: Mankiw, Principles of Economics.
ˆ Macro (low-math): Mankiw, Macroeconomics.
ˆ Micro (low-math): Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics.
ˆ Micro (high-math): Nicholson and Snyder, Intermediate Microeconomics and its Applications.9
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A.4 Williams College
As at Princeton, except:
ˆ no core classes require multivariate calculus or linear algebra;
ˆ no junior project; and
ˆ thesis is limited to the honors degree.
Texts
ˆ Principles (micro): Mankiw, Principles of Microeconomics.
ˆ Principles (macro): Frank and Bernanke, Principles of Macroeconomics.
ˆ Macro: Mankiw, Macroeconomics.
ˆ Micro: Mansfield and Yohe, Microeconomics.
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A.5 University of California, Berkeley
As at Princeton, except:
ˆ one-semester Principles;
ˆ upper-level macro theory course does not offer a high-math track (though the upper-level micro
theory and econometrics courses do);
ˆ no junior project; and
ˆ thesis is limited to the honors degree.
Texts
ˆ Principles: Case, Fair, and Oster, Principles of Economics. DeLong, Reich, and Tyson (forth-
coming).
ˆ Macro: DeLong and Olney, Macroeconomics.
ˆ Micro: Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Microeconomics.
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A.6 University of Massachusetts Amherst
As at Princeton, except:
ˆ no core classes require multivariate calculus or linear algebra and
ˆ no senior thesis.
Texts
ˆ Principles (micro): Goodwin, Nelson, Ackerman, and Weisskopf, Microeconomics in Context.
ˆ Micro: Katz and Rosen, Microeconomics.
ˆ Macro: Blanchard, Macroeconomics.
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