Arts, Sciences, and Engineering 2010-2011 Bulletin - USS at Tufts

D R A MA A N D DA N C E >E CO N O M I C S >only after the satisfactory completion of at leastone semester of residence at Tufts.POLICY ON INCOMPLETE GRADESDoctoral candidates should note the restrictionson incomplete grades stated in the section on themaster’s degree.FOREIGN LANGUAGEA student must demonstrate a reading knowledgeof two foreign languages. Because a significantamount of material in this program can be readonly in primary sources, the student is expected tosatisfy the language requirements by passing anexamination or accepted course in one language nolater than the end of the first year of residence, andthe other language prior to taking the comprehensiveexaminations. A student whose undergraduaterecord indicates successful performance in a languagecourse at the advanced level may be exempt.COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONSAfter the last semester of courses, the student willcomplete comprehensive examinations to establishhis or her candidacy for the doctoral degree. Theseexaminations will be both written and oral.DISSERTATIONThe candidate for the doctoral degree must provecompetence in independent research by preparingand completing a dissertation on a subject chosenand planned with the approval of the department’sgraduate faculty and written under the supervisionof an adviser. Ordinarily the student will completethe dissertation while in residence, although forspecial reasons he or she may be permitted to finishit elsewhere within the time limit established bythe graduate school.COURSES AVAILABLE IN THEDOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMAlthough each course is not offered every year, thestudent may expect to find all of them availableduring the period of residence. A doctoral candidateis expected, as part of the course load, to enrollin two seminars each semester (200-level courses).For more detailed information, please visit thewebsite http://ase.tufts.edu/drama-dance.EconomicsProfessor Enrico Spolaore, Chair; Political economics,international economics, macroeconomics, public financeProfessor Lawrence S. Bacow, Environmental economicsProfessor Linda Datcher Loury, Labor, incomedistributionProfessor Yannis Ioannides, Max and Herta NeubauerChair in Economics; Macroeconomics, growth, urban economics,housingProfessor Michael Klein, International economics, macroeconomicsProfessor Gilbert E. Metcalf, Public finance, appliedmicroeconomicsProfessor George Norman, William and Joyce CummingsFamily Chair in Entrepreneurship and Business Economics;Industrial organization, spatial economics, microeconomicsProfessor Lynne Pepall, Industrial organization, appliedmicroeconomicsProfessor Daniel Richards, Industrial Organization,macroeconomicsProfessor Jeffrey Zabel, Econometrics, labor economicsAssociate Professor Marcelo Bianconi, Director ofGraduate Studies, Macroeconomics, international economicsAssociate Professor Drusilla Brown, International tradetheory and policyAssociate Professor David Dapice, Economic development,macroeconomics, public financeAssociate Professor Rajeev Dehejia, Applied economics,labor economics, econometrics, development economicsAssociate Professor Thomas Downes, Director ofUndergraduate Studies, Public finance, economics ofeducationAssociate Professor David Garman, Applied econometricsAssociate Professor Edward Kutsoati, Money and financialmarkets, applied microeconomicsAssociate Professor Margaret McMillan, DevelopmentAssociate Professor (part-time) Winifred Rothenberg,Economic historyAssistant Professor Randall Akee, Development economics,labor economicsAssistant Professor Jenny Aker, DevelopmentAssistant Professor Andreea Balan Cohen, HealthEconomics, public economicsAssistant Professor Stelios Michalopoulos, Economicgrowth and development, macroeconomicsAssistant Professor Chih Ming Tan, Macroeconomics,growthAssistant Professor Emilia Simeonova, Applied microeconomics,health economicsAssistant Professor Heiwai Tang, International trade,international financeLecturer John Straub, Public economics, appliedeconometrics141