Department of Economics
College of Business Administration
Dr. Gregory Falls, Chair
321 Sloan Hall, 989-774-3870
Vikesh Amin, Ph.D., Royal Holloway University of London; Labor, Education Economics
Bharati Basu, Ph.D., University of Rochester; International Trade, Economic Development
Lawrence Brunner, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University; Public Finance, Urban Economics
A. Aydin Cecen, Ph.D., Indiana University; International Trade, Mathematical Economics
Gregory A. Falls, Ph.D., Purdue University; Econometrics, Macroeconomics
James R. Irwin, Ph.D., University of Rochester; Economic History, International Trade, Monetary Theory, Econometrics
Aparna Lhila, Ph.D., Cornell University; Health Economics, Household Economics
Catherine L. McDevitt, Ph.D., University of Rochester; Macroeconomics, Monetary Theory, Public Finance
Paul Natke, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame; Monetary Theory, Managerial Economics
Samuel Raisanen, Graduate Coordinator, Ph.D., University of Colorado; Industrial Organization, Applied Game Theory
Jason E. Taylor, Ph.D., University of Georgia; Economic History, Industrial Organization
Linlan Xiao, Ph.D., University of Western Ontario; Econometrics, Mathematical Models
The Program
The Department of Economics at Central Michigan University offers a program leading to the degree of master of arts in economics. The program is designed for two types of students: those who wish to gain marketable skills in applied economics and those who wish to strengthen their preparation in order to continue work toward a doctorate in economics.
Graduate assistantships, which involve the student in either teaching or research, are available on a competitive basis from the Economics Department. Currently, most of the economics graduate students are from countries other than the United States.
The program is designed to meet the needs of the individual student, and students may choose to write a thesis or may select a non-thesis option. The M.A. program is designed so that it can be completed in one calendar year but normally requires three semesters.
Graduate courses in economics may be selected as elective or cognate courses on various graduate curricula including the following: business administration, geography, history, mathematics, political science, statistics.
Requirements of the interdisciplinary curriculum for the Master of Science in Administration are stated in the section on Interdisciplinary Degrees.
Programs:
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Economics
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Course Designator:
ECO - Economics