+ OPTIONAL COURSES = + FREEDOM OF CHOICE

One of the main characteristics of the Master's program in Economics is the large number of elective courses offered. More than 30 courses are offered each year. Among the seven elective courses that students must take, they can choose any combination of courses from the five areas of interest, in order to best meet the objectives of their research and their professional interests. Students are strongly encouraged to take courses from different areas of interest, in order to emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of the master's program.
4 academic semesters
24 in-person meetings Fridays and Saturdays
4 areas of interest
+30 elective courses

Mandatory Disciplines

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STATISTICS AND INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS
Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
Fundamentals of Microeconomics
Quantitative Methods Applied to Economics
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Elective Courses

Area 1 – Economy, Institutions and Development

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Human Behavior and the Design of Public Policies
Long-term growth and economic cycles
Brazilian Economy
ECONOMICS OF INEQUALITY
PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS
Labor and Social Security Economics
LAW AND ECONOMICS

Area 2 - Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Applied to Economics

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Impact Assessment of Public Policies I
Impact Assessment of Public Policies II
BIG DATA AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
APPLIED DATA SCIENCE: FROM RAW DATA TO ANALYTICAL INSIGHT
Artificial Intelligence Applied to Economic Science
Computational Methods: Analysis of Complex Networks

Area 3 – Finance and Banking

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PROJECT AND INVESTMENT EVALUATION
APPLIED FINANCE
BRAZILIAN PUBLIC FINANCES
MACROECONOMETRICS
MACROECONOMETRICS AND FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS
MACROECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Microfinance of Interest Rates and Exchange Rates
TOPICS IN FISCAL POLICY
SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTEREST RATES AND EXCHANGE RATES

Area 4 – Regulation and Competition

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Analysis of Corporate Financial Statements
EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS OF COMPETITION DEFENSE
ECONOMICS OF REGULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Public Sector Economics I: Market Failures and Regulation
PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS II: COMPETITION AND GAME THEORY
PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS III: GOVERNMENT FAILURES AND TAXATION
Public policies, competition, and the economics of digital platforms.