International Economics

Overview

The International Economics Program provides students with a solid understanding of economic theories and concepts, and the important policy role economics plays in international relations.
Program Description

The Curriculum

Course Catalog

Every M.A. student at SAIS is required to complete a concentration in International Economics. Additionally, for those students with superior economics preparation and aptitude, the program also offers an Economics Specializations option.

Concentration Requirements

Specializations

The International Economics Program offers specializations within economics for those students with a strong background or interest in economics who wish to pursue a set of elective courses in one particular area. Specializations are offered in four areas of economics.

These specializations include:

Quantitative Methods and Economic Theory
International Finance
Development Microeconomics
Economic Policy

Requirements

Waiver Exams

The International Economics Program offers students with prior equivalent coursework in microeconomics, macroeconomics, international trade, international monetary theory, or statistics the option to take waiver examinations in each subject in order to facilitate the attainment of the economics requirements of the M.A. Degree. Click on each link below and read thoroughly as there are specific rules that apply to the economics waiver process.

Additional Opportunities

Learning Beyond the Classroom
The International Economics Program offers students the opportunity to gain knowledge outside of the classroom through weekly faculty seminars and regularly scheduled brown bag discussions.

Faculty Seminars
The International Economics Program holds regular seminars on Thursday afternoons, where invited professors present and receive feedback on research papers. These seminars are open to the SAIS community.
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Brown Bag Events
The International Economics Program holds regular brown bag lunches on Wednesdays, where SAIS professors and invited guests discuss and receive feedback on preliminary research ideas.
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SAIS Economic Alumni Network (SEAN)
After graduation, the International Economics Program helps to keep alumni involved through the SAIS Economics Alumni Network (SEAN).
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Resources for International Economics

Faculty

Gordon Bodnar, Ph.D. Morris W. Offit Professor of International Finance, Director of the International Economics Program	Çiğdem Akin, Ph.D Visiting Assistant Professor of International Economics	Matteo Alvisi, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of International Economics
Cristino R. Arroyo, Ph.D. Associate Director of the International Economics Program, Associate Adjunct Professor	Jonathan Brooks, Ph.D. Adjunct professor of International Economics	Winthrop N. Brown Adjunct Professor of International Economics
Cesare Calari Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Emanuela Carbonara, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of International Economics	John Driscoll Adjunct Professor of International Economics
Christopher Dymond Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Giulio Ecchia, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Matthew Eichner Adjunct Professor of International Economics
Anthony Elson Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Leo Feler, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of International Economics	Nancy Jacklin Adjunct Professor of International Economics
Fabrizio Jacobellis, M.Phil. Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Michael Klein, Ph.D. Senior Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Aart Kraay Adjunct Professor of International Economics
Pravin Krishna, Ph.D. Chung Ju Yung Distinguished Professor of International Economics and Business	Anne O. Krueger, Ph.D. Senior Research Professor of International Economics	Roger Leeds, Ph.D. Director of the Center for International Business and Public Policy, Senior Research Professor of International Finance
William F. Lincoln, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of International Economics (effective July 1, 2012)	David Lingelbach Adjunct Professor of International Economics	John Lipsky, Ph.D. Distinguished Visiting Scholar of International Economics
Prakash Loungani Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Jaime Marquez Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Mirhriye Mete Adjunct Professor of International Economics
Gianluigi Pelloni, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Robert Pirog Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Michael G. Plummer, Ph.D. ENI Chair in International Economics; Faculty and Academic Liaison, SAIS Bologna
Richard Pomfret, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Davide Raggi, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of International Economics	J. James Reade, D.Phil. Adjunct Professor of International Economics
James C. Riedel, Ph.D. William L. Clayton Professor of International Economics	Mine Z. Senses, Ph.D. Senior Associate Professor of International Economics	Dorothy M. Sobol, Ph.D. Coordinator of Emerging Markets Specialization, Senior Adjunct Professor of International Economics and Emerging Markets
Patricia Sourdin, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Filippo Taddei, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Economics	Wendy Takacs Adjunct Professor of International Economics
Mark White, M.A. Associate Practitioner-in-Residence in the International Economics Program	Stefano Zamagni, Laurea Vice Director, SAIS Bologna; Senior Adjunct Professor of International Economics	Vera Negri Zamagni, Ph.D. Senior Adjunct Professor of International Economics