Overview

Economic policy problems are everywhere. Think of the financial crisis in 2008, the euro crisis that erupted in 2010 and the corona crisis of 2020.

Think also of population ageing which causes large increases in spending on healthcare and pensions. Global warming may threaten future life on earth. And income inequality is increasing almost everywhere in the Western world due to globalisation and technological changes.

Career prospectives

When graduating from this Policy Economics Master at Erasmus University Rotterdam you are able to work as an applied policy economist at ministries, applied research institutes and bureaus for policy analysis.

Programme Structure

The curriculum of the Master in Policy Economics provides students with economic theory and empirical tools that are essential to become an outstanding policy economist.

Core courses of this master are Advanced Public Economics, Applied Econometrics, and Advanced Macro-economics.

Furthermore, students can follow either Economics of Organisations, Industrial Organisation or Advanced Money, Credit and Banking.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-05-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

91

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Economics Environmental Economics & Policy Public Policy View 104 other Masters in Economics in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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91

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Other requirements

General requirements

Your bachelor degree needs to consist of a solid background in economics, business economics, statistics and mathematics.

All applicants must show proficiency in the English language.

Tuition Fee

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International

16900 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16900 EUR per year during 12 months.
EU/EEA

2530 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2530 EUR per year during 12 months.

€13.200 (Institutional fee: Dutch / EEA students)

Living costs for Rotterdam

760 - 1265 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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