Economics is a fundamental part of the SAIS academic program. The importance of economics in the curriculum is one of the features that sets SAIS apart from other schools of international affairs. As part of the Masters of Arts in International Relations, all students must complete a concentration in international economics consisting of 6 courses. The curriculum in international economics is intended to provide students with both a solid understanding of economic concepts and an understanding of how economics plays an important role in many issues of international affairs. This training in economics provides sufficient knowledge to allow students to work effectively on international matters in either the public or private sectors of international affairs. To learn more about the curriculum, faculty, and other issues related to the International Economics Program at SAIS, please follow the links on the left. |
This program is directed under the
leadership of:
Gordon M. Bodnar, PhD.
Morris W. Offit Professor of
International Finance and
Director, International Economics Program
gbodnar@jhu.edu
Tel. 202-663-7731
Fax. 202-663-7718 Contact Information:
International Economics Program
The Johns Hopkins University - SAIS
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW - Suite 704
Washington, DC 20036
Ms. Lois Weiss
Academic Program Coordinator
lois.weiss@jhu.edu
Tel. 202-663-5684
Fax. 202-663-7718 | New Faculty The SAIS International Economics program is proud and pleased to announce two new additions to the faculty for the coming year. First we are honored to welcome Anne O. Krueger, former First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund to our faculty. Professor Krueger will be teaching International Trade Theory in the fall and International Trade Systems in the spring. Second, we are happy to welcome Luis Marques, a new PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester to our faculty. Professor Marques will be teaching Macroeconomics and International Monetary Theory for us in the coming year. On Leave: For the 2007-2008 academic year the following faculty will be on leave from the International Economics program: Professor Roger Leeds (full year)
Professor Karen Macours (spring term)
Professor Guido Sandleris (two year leave) Program Announcements For 2007-08, the International Economics Program in DC will again be offering ACCELERATED COURSES in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Trade Theory, and International Monetary Theory. These courses are designed for students with above average capacity for economics and an interest in pursuing professional careers involving economic analysis. These courses are similar in topical coverage to the standard courses but differ in three important ways
1) They assume a prior comfort level with the quantitative tools of economic analysis.
2) They will cover the basic theory material more quickly than the standard course, and
3) They will use the tools and time to delve more deeply into the theory as well as its applications. As for the technical skills, these courses will assume that students are comfortable with algebra, creating/reading graphs and have the equivalent of a first level course in calculus (one year high school or one semester of college) . Each of these courses will fulfill the corresponding requirement of the standard course for the International Economics concentration. Accelerated Microeconomics is offered in pre-term and the fall term. Accelerated Macroeconomics will be offered only in the fall term. Accelerated Trade and Accelerated Monetary are both offered only in the spring term. Interested students without the required calculus background may take Microeconomics (where the derivative calculus is taught) in Preterm or the fall in order to become eligible for Accelerated Trade or Monetary Theory in spring term. |
