Institut Polytechnique de Paris Master in Economics
Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Master in Economics

Palaiseau, France

Master degree

2 years

English

Full time

Sep 2027

EUR 4,317 / per year *

On-Campus

* EU/EEA/Switzerland students: from 254 €/year | non-EU/EEA/Switzerland students: from 4 317 €/year

Key Summary

About: Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers a two-year research-oriented Master in Economics taught in English. It provides advanced training in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics with faculty supervision. You’ll use quantitative methods for theoretical and empirical analysis. Year one covers core courses and supervised research projects; year two focuses on specialization, the research frontier, and writing research papers.

Career Outcomes: Graduates pursue career opportunities in government, central banking, international organizations, consulting, finance and academia. Typical roles include policy economist, central bank economist, economic consultant, financial analyst and research economist. Skills include empirical analysis, quantitative modelling, econometrics, data analysis and research preparation.

The Economics program is designed for students interested in Economics Theory and/or in Empirical Economics, covering a wide range of applications such as public policy evaluation, market analysis, and regulation.

The program covers a broad range of topics, including Econometric Theory, Environmental and Development Economics, Finance, Game and Decision Theory, Industrial Organization and Digital Economics, International Economics, Labor Economics, Macroeconomics and Public Economics.

The first year is dedicated to advanced core courses, while students also take part in supervised research projects, gaining valuable initial experience in academic research. The second year offers specialization in various subfields of economics, allowing students to deepen their expertise and strengthen their research skills. The program is developed in partnership with HEC.

For students aiming to pursue a PhD after their master’s degree, the program is affiliated with a PhD track programs for early research immersion in Economics hosted by CREST. This PhD track program offers excellence scholarships and registration fee waivers.

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