Master's programs
On-Campus
24 Months
Full Time
Regular fees: 2601 EUR
International Fees : 2601 - 18900 EUR
The number of scholarships is limited and mainly targeted at students with excellent study results. Visit website for more info
Ms. J. Janssen
CentER's Research Master (RM) in Economics is a challenging two-year program that prepares you for academic research in economics and econometrics with graduate level coursework and research training. After completing the program, most students continue with PhD research in economics or opt for a research-based position at a company or public sector organization. The RM and PhD program together form an integrated graduate program in Economics.
Program structure
Year 1
The first year of the program is fully devoted to rigorous training in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics. After this year, you will have a sound basis in economic and econometric theory and methods and their applications. You will be able to read and discuss state-of-the-art research papers, and apply modern economic and econometric models and techniques.
Year 2
The second year allows you to explore the many exciting research areas in economics through specialized field courses, by getting a first taste of research, writing a short field paper, and, finally, by writing a Research Master Thesis that will be the basis for your first major research paper. Current research areas include behavioral and experimental economics, industrial organization, macroeconomics, econometric theory, empirical microeconomics and microeconomic theory.
Collaboration with leading experts
The program typically admits less than 25 students per year and allows for intensive interaction with and guidance from your professors, both inside and outside the classroom. You will collaborate with excellent students from all over the world and with junior and senior researchers at CentER, including leading experts in their fields. CentER typically ranks among the top 5 of economics schools in Europe and the top 25 worldwide. Some of our PhD graduates find positions at the best universities in the world.
As a student you will be actively involved in our research community early on, have the opportunity to attend several research seminars on a weekly basis, and join reading groups on topical issues.
In order to provide this personalized teaching approach, we only admit a selected number of excellent students with strong quantitative and analytical skills and a sincere interest in economics or econometrics. During the Research Master, students will receive their own academic mentor (a Graduate Program Coordinator) who will guide them through the Research Master and, hopefully, the subsequent PhD-phase.
A program for excellent students
Students with outstanding study results in their (under) graduate program in economics, econometrics or other relevant disciplines (e.g. business, mathematics, physics, engineering) and with a strong motivation for pursuing an academic career in economics or econometrics, are cordially invited to apply.
