Master Economics
210-04-2023
Overview
• Specialization tracks and fields of expertise
• The Master’s program in detail
• Professional focus of the program
• Career opportunities
• Entry requirements
Master Economics
Structure of the Master’s program
At least 60 ECTS:• September:
• Applied Methods for Economists (6 ECTS)• October – Xmas – March
• 6 courses (36 ECTS)• From track and with some electives
• Thesis • (possibly in combination with traineeship) • (18 ECTS)
Requirements to graduate
Economics at Tilburg
Specialize in one of the following directions
• International Economics and Finance
• Resources, development and growth
• Competition and regulation
• Socio-economic policy
Common theme: market failures and their impact on
behaviour
Common degree: Master’s degree in Economics
Our specialization tracks
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Track International Economics and Finance
Focus:
financial and international side
of firm regulation and policy making
core courses: Financial Economics Financial markets and Institutions Taxation and Trade
Useful electives:
Investment Analysis
Corporate Governance
Game Theory and IO
Competition policy
Competitiveness of the EU
Career perspectives:
Private banks,
Central Banks
Internationally oriented consultancy
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Track Competition and Regulation
Focus:
Market regulation and anti-trust policies
Courses:
Fall
Game Theory and Industrial Organization
Competitiveness of the European Union
Spring (choose 2 out of 3)
Competition Policy
Competition and Regulation in Network Industries
Competition and Regulation in Health Care Markets
Career perspectives:
Ministries,
Regulatory bodies (domestic/EU),
(Inter)nationally oriented consultancy
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Track Resources, Development and Growth
Focus:
Sources and consequences of
economic growth, limits to growth
core courses: Development and Growth Environmental Economics
Useful electives:
Financial Markets and Institutions,
Public Economics,
Game Theory and IO;
courses from MSc Environmental Law
Career perspectives:
Ministries,
Non-governmental organizations
Internationally oriented consultancy
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Track Socio-Economic Policy
Career perspectives:
Ministries,
Research institutes
Consultancy
Core courses: Public Economics Labor Economics
Useful electives:
Taxation and Trade
Environmental Economics
Game Theory and IO
Health Economics (MSc Ageing)
courses from MSc Sociology
Focus:
domestic policy objectives,
taking into account international context
Career Perspectives
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Common theme and competences
Companies, governments, international organizations
need staff with:
• sound knowledge of the functioning of markets, and of the causes of market failure
• understand how governments may react
• determine the impact of alternative solutions
• gather the relevant information, process it, and communicate the results…
And this is exactly the type of people the Master’s
program in Economics aims to train!
Skills
• Professional practice
• Economic analysis
• Sound background in theory and empirics...
• But the aim is applying and using this
• Data analysis
• Policy analysis
• Presentation skills
• Creativity
14%
17%
20%
43%
6%University, teaching and research
Government
Banks and financial institu-tions
Other firms and companies
Other non-profit organizations
First jobs of our Graduates
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TiSEM Career Services
TiSEM Career Services
Guiding you in your career planning process• Career Advice• Career Workshop• Internships• TiSEM Career Mentor Program
Simone Hofland (K204)Career Services Officer
13 466 4203
[email protected]/studentcareerservices
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TiSEM Alumni Relations
TiSEM Alumni Relations
Alumni are our most important ambassadors and our goal is to continue to support our alumni to succeed in their professional lives by providing opportunities to
- Expand Your Future- Knowledge - Skills - Network
As a student, you can benefit from the experiences of the thousands of alumni in the network
Pam Dupont Alumni Officer013 466 3603
[email protected]://www.tilburguniversity.edu/alumni-tisem
Entry requirements
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For external students:
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics from a university recognized by Tilburg
• Proficiency in English (TOEFL)
• Top 33% of GRE test
• Level playing field ensured via extra reading material prior to entry.
For Tilburg students:
• See advised 3rd year courses in ‘Program Description’ (on ESG).
Entry Requirements
For top students
Prepare for PhD
Great Rankings
Excellent Funding
International setting
Good Job Opportunities
Top Scholars
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Research Master Business or Economics:
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Teacher of Economics or Management & organization
From September 2013 3rd years Bachelor’s
students can start with the first 15 ECTS
As of September 2014 the full program starts
More information
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Master Economics Student perspective
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Track: Socio-Economic Policy
Courses:
• Applied Methods for Economists
• Seminar Public Economics (Track)
• Seminar Growth and Development
• Seminar Competitiveness of the European Economy
• Seminar Labor Economics (Track)
• Seminar Financial Markets and Institutions
• Health Economics and Aging (Elective)
• Thesis: Capital Mobility and Tax Competition in the European Union
My Courses
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• More emphasize on scientific papers and less on textbooks
• More interactive classes (as an economist you like a discussion)
• Different exam structures (written, oral and papers)
Bachelor versus Master
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• The first 2 weeks are introduction
• In week 3 there is an exam covering the first 2 weeks
• Rest of the course consists of presentation lectures by students:
• 30 minutes student presentation of a scientific paper
• 15 minutes discussion
• There are 3 papers discussed every lecture
• To finalize the course a paper has to be written on a labor market institution
Course Example: Seminar Labor Economics
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• You can choose courses which you like best
• Learn how to read and write academic literature
• The topics you learn about are very up to date (e.g. spillovers of Greek debt)
• It is an intensive Master’s program, but therefore you also learn a lot
• A career as a policy maker or consultant
Why the Master Economics?