Topics covered on these exams are subject to change. Questions are based on the last two years of teaching of the required courses for each exam.

 

Master's Program Examinations

MA Economic Theory 

(for students in all tracks in the MA program, based on ECON-500, 501)

January 2013
June 2012
January 2012
June 2011
June 2010
January 2010
June 2009
January 2009
August 2006
January 2006
January 2005

 

Doctoral Program Examinations

 

Preliminary Economic Theory

(formerly Political Economy II, based on ECON-702, 703) 

June 2012
January 2012
June 2011
January 2011
June 2010
January 2010
June 2009
June 2009 Special
January 2009
June 2008
January 2008
June 2007
January 2007
June 2006
January 2005

 

Advanced Theory

Heterodox Economics (formerly Political Economy II, based on ECON-701, 711)

January 2013
June 2012
January 2012
June 2011
January 2011
June 2010
January 2010
June 2009
January 2009
June 2008
January 2008
June 2007
January 2007
June 2007
June 2006
January 2006
January 2005

Macroeconomics (Based on ECON-711, 712)

January 2013
June 2012
January 2012
June 2011
January 2011
June 2010
January 2010

Microeconomics (Based on ECON-701, 713)

June 2012
January 2012
June 2011
January 2011
January 2010

Relevant questions can also be found in the micro sections of the old Mainstream comps below.

Mainstream (only offered to students who entered prior to fall 2008, based on ECON-712, 713)

January 2011
January 2010

Relevant questions can be found on the old, discontinued Microeconomics and Macroeconomics comps below.

June 2009
January 2009
January 2007

 

Applied Fields

Development Economics (formerly Economic Growth and Development, based on ECON-662, 663)

January 2013
June 2012
January 2012
June 2011
June 2010
January 2010
June 2009
January 2009
June 2005

Gender Analysis in Economics (formerly Economics of Gender, based on ECON-574, 575)

January 2012
June 2011
June 2009
June 2007
January 2005

Economic History (based on ECON-618, 619, 778)

Newly reconstituted exam, which has not been offered yet. Please consult the professors for sample exam questions.

International Economics (based on ECON-671, 672)

June 2012
June 2010
June 2007
January 2005

Labor Economics (based on ECON-573, 789)

January 2013
June 2012
June 2010
January 2006

Monetary Economics (based on ECON-630, 633)

January 2013
June 2012
January 2012
June 2011
January 2011
June 2010
June 2009
June 2007
January 2007
June 2005
January 2005

 

Discontinued Comps

Comparative Economic Systems (based on ECON-552, 553)

June 2012
June 2009
June 2007
January 2005

Industrial Organization (based on ECON-546, 547)

January 2012
June 2009
June 2007