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Department OfEconomics.

PostgraduateTaughtCourses2007–08.

Our degree programmesWe offer seven taught MSc postgraduate degrees ineconomics: MSc Business Analysis and Economics; MScDevelopment Economics; MSc Economics; MSc Economicsand Health Economics; MSc Financial Economics; MSc Money, Banking and Finance; MSc Int Finance andEconomics. These degrees offer a comprehensiveprogramme of postgraduate training and research ineconomics that suit a range of requirements and provide theflexibility for students to develop their own interests. We alsooffer two research degrees: MPhil and PhD. Details aboutresearch degrees in economics at the University of Sheffieldare available in a specialist booklet and on-line at:www.sheffield.ac.uk/economics

International studentsThe Department of Economics is currently host toapproximately 35 postgraduate overseas students fromcountries including China, France, Greece, India, Malaysia,Mexico, Nigeria, and Taiwan, just to name a few.

Academic supportThe department provides the teaching and supervision forthe MSc programmes. The programmes also draw uponspecialist academic staff from other disciplines within theUniversity, and upon the Department’s specialist supportstaff.

Our researchThe department has a strong research base. Researchinterests include development economics; economics ofeducation; health economics; industrial economics;international economics and finance; labour economics, andpolitical economy. Strong links with the University’s PoliticalEconomy Research Centre (PERC) have also beenestablished.

The ESRC awarded the department a “1+3” recognition forpostgraduate training. All research training in thedepartment (Masters and PhD) has formal recognition fromthe Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC). TheESRC is the main UK government supported researchfunding and training agency addressing economic and socialconcerns. ESRC recognition for our research training is aquality assurance procedure which ensures that studentsreceive high quality training, supervision and support in anactive research environment.

Academic resourcesTaught postgraduate students have their own computerlaboratories, additional to the University’s facilities housed inthe department. In-house support and training services areprovided. Supported software includes Microsoft Office,Eviews, Microfit, Maple, SPSS, and STATA, while furtherspecialist software is available via the University network. In addition to PCs, the network provides access to theUniversity’s UNIX computers and to the regional super-computer. The University also provides acomprehensive range of other computer services, e.g. librarycatalogues, CD-ROM databases and the World Wide Web.

The library system covers all the subjects taught in theUniversity and has over a million books and periodicals; italso provides on-line access to electronic versions of a verylarge number of journals. The University is opening anInformation Commons with 24/7 access to computerfacilities and key teaching materials. This will open in latespring/early summer 2007.

Postgraduate Taught Courses 1

Introducing the Department of Economics

The city Sheffield is an important industrial centre as well as apopular tourist and conference centre. In addition to steeland cutlery making for which it is world famous, there arelarge firms in food manufacture, engineering and hand tools.The city offers its inhabitants and visitors alike a wide varietyof cultural and recreational pursuits. There are theatres,major art galleries, concert halls staging internationalclassical and popular events, numerous cinemas, night-clubsand restaurants, parks and gardens, as well as internationalsporting facilities at the Don Valley Stadium and Ponds Forge.Moreover, Sheffield is surrounded by the spectacularcountryside of the Peak District National Park, a favouritevenue for hill and rock climbers, walkers and pot-holers.

Easy to reachSheffield's central location means it is within easy reach ofmany parts of the UK. Airports including Manchester,Leeds/Bradford, Nottingham East Midlands, and DoncasterRobin Hood Airport are all within a one hour journey. The cityis well served by national road and rail networks and hasexcellent local transport. The University campus is on thewestern edge of the city centre and is easy to get to by car,bus and tram.

The UniversityWe are one of Britain’s leading institutions of highereducation, currently ranked 69 in the ‘Academic Ranking ofWorld Universities 2006’ published by the Institute of HigherEducation, Shanghai Jaio Tong University. The University ofSheffield has over 25,000 students, of which 3,500 areoverseas students from over 100 countries. The Universityhas over 2000 postgraduate students. The range of subjectscovered by the University’s 70 departments and researchcentres is wide. In addition to the usual pure and appliedsciences, arts, social sciences and law, there is a largeMedical School and a School of Architecture. The Virgin 2007 Alternative Guide to British Universities saysthat “Sheffield is a top university across the board”.

Our campus and facilities The University is a short walk from the city centre and closeto the main student residential areas. The Students’ Unionbuilding and the Octagon Centre at the University providecafeterias and bars, shops, a cinema, music and gamesrooms, a bank, a travel bureau, meeting rooms and concerthalls. In 2004 Sheffield University Students’ Union was votedthe best in the country. Over 150 different societies providethe means for students to make contact with those sharingcommon interests. Membership of the Union entitles you todiscounts on trains, the Sheffield Supertram network, busesand numerous shops and places of entertainmentthroughout Sheffield and the UK. There is also very goodprovision for leisure activities in the Students’ Union and forsporting activities. The University’s Sports Centre is locatedwithin a few minutes' walk of the central University area andprovides an indoor sports centre (with a swimming pool,gymnasium, weights room and squash courts), a small sportsfield, two all-weather practice pitches and tennis courts.

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Sheffield and the University

MSc in Business Analysis and EconomicsThe MSc Business Analysis and Economics is specificallydesigned for those students who wish to develop and applytheir skills as economists in the areas of business andmanagement, or want to continue to a research degree. Themodules on this degree programme reflect the Department’sexpertise and research interests in the analysis of labourmarkets and industrial economics.

MSc in Development EconomicsThis degree applies basic economic principles to the study ofglobal development and policy-making in developingcountries. It is rigorous in its exposition yet links in apractical way to the problems of poverty, globalisation,gender, conflict, security and institutional designencountered in development policy-making.

It is suitable for practitioners in international financialinstitutions, non-governmental organisations andgovernments in developing countries as well as thoseintending to pursue careers in academic and researchinstitutions.


MSc degrees

Programme structures

MSc in Business Analysis and Economics

Students are required to take 6 core and 2 optional modules.

Semester 1Core modules

Macroeconomic AnalysisMicroeconomic AnalysisModern FinanceQuantitative Methods and Econometrics


Industrial OrganisationLabour Market Analysis

Optional modules (choose 2)Applied MacroeconometricsApplied MicroeconometricsDevelopment FinanceAsset PricingInternational Money and FinanceMathematical Methods for EconomicsPublic Sector Economics

MSc in Development Economics



Development EconomicsMacroeconomic AnalysisMicroeconomic AnalysisQuantitative Methods and Econometrics


Development FinanceInternational Money and Finance

Optional modules (choose 2)Applied MacroeconometricsApplied MicroeconometricsAsset PricingIndustrial OrganisationLabour Market AnalysisMathematical Methods for EconomicsPublic Sector Economics

MSc in EconomicsThis degree is geared towards students who wish to follow amasters programme in Economics with the intention ofpursuing a career as an economist in commerce, governmentor academia. It is a general economics degree designed toallow graduates to pursue a wide range of careers ineconomics or to continue to a research degree.

The programme structure emphasises the development ofthe skills required by modern economists. The core modulesprovide the advanced skills in economic analysis andquantitative techniques, whereas the optional modules allowthe student to tailor the degree to their own needs andinterests.

MSc in Economics and Health EconomicsThis MSc programme is run jointly with the School of Healthand Related Research at the University of Sheffield. It isaimed at students who wish to pursue careers as appliedeconomists in the health sector and at those who wish tocontinue with academic research.

The programme emphasises the development of theadvanced analytical and technical capabilities required forapplied economics, and how these skills can be used toaddress the important issues and problems involved inallocating resources in the health sector. This emphasis isachieved through first semester economics modules,followed by second semester development and application ofthese skills.

This is the only programme in the UK to offer the MedicalResearch Council (MRC) Advanced Course Mastersstudentship. Currently the fund covers 2 students per yearand will be available for the 2007/08 and 2008/09 intake. Thestudentship covers the UK fee, and a standard researchcouncil stipend. Eligibility is set by the MRC and the applicantshould be a UK or EU citizen who has been living in the UKfor 3 consecutive years prior to the start of the course. Moreinformation is available at:www.sheffield.ac.uk/economics/news/20060209.html


Programme structures

MSc in Economics

Students are required to take 4 core and4 optional modules.

Semester 1

Core modulesMacroeconomic AnalysisMicroeconomic AnalysisQuantitative Methods and Econometrics

Optional modules (choose 1)Development EconomicsHealth EconomicsModern FinanceModern Theory of Banking and Finance

Semester 2

Core module (choose at least 1 of the following modules, the remaining module may be taken as an option)

Applied MacroeconometricsApplied Microeconometrics

Optional module (choose 3)Development FinanceAsset PricingIndustrial OrganisationInternational Money and FinanceLabour Market AnalysisMathematical Methods for EconomicsPublic Sector Economics

MSc in Economics and Health Economics

Students are required to take all of the following coremodules.

Semester 1

Core modulesHealth EconomicsMacroeconomic AnalysisMicroeconomic AnalysisQuantitative Methods and Econometrics


Economic Evaluation of Health*Public Sector EconomicsQuantitative Methods in Health Economics*Research Methods in Health*

*Economic Evaluation of Health, QuantitativeMethods in Health Economics and ResearchMethods in Health are modules based in theSchool of Health and Related Research.Further information about these modules and about ScHARR can be found on their website page:www.sheffield.ac.uk/~scharr/

MSc in Financial EconomicsThis is an applied economics degree geared towardsstudents who wish to pursue careers as economists incommerce, financial institutions and markets, government oracademia. The degree is sufficiently general as to allowgraduates to pursue a wide range of careers in economics orto continue to a research degree.

The programme structure emphasises the development ofthe skills required by applied economists. This is achievedthrough the core modules in economic analysis, finance andquantitative techniques. The optional modules are designedto allow the student to further develop their own areas ofinterest.

MSc in Money, Banking and FinanceThis is also an applied economics degree geared towardsstudents who wish to pursue careers in financial institutionsand markets. However, it does not preclude students fromother careers in economics or continuing to a researchdegree.

The programme structure emphasises the development ofthe skills required by economists in modern financialinstitutions. It includes therefore core courses in economics,finance, financial institutions and markets and quantitativetechniques. The optional modules are designed to allow thestudent to develop their own areas of interest.


Programme structuresMSc in Financial Economics



Macroeconomic AnalysisMicroeconomic AnalysisModern FinanceQuantitative Methods and Econometrics

Semester 2Core module

Asset Pricing

Optional modules (choose 3)Applied MacroeconometricsApplied MicroeconometricsDevelopment FinanceIndustrial OrganisationInternational Money and FinanceLabour Market AnalysisMathematical Methods for EconomicsPublic Sector Economics

MSc in Money, Banking and Finance

Students are required to take 6 core and 2 optionalmodules.


Macroeconomic AnalysisModern FinanceModern Theory of Banking and FinanceQuantitative Methods and Econometrics


Asset PricingInternational Money and Finance

Optional modules (choose 2)Applied MacroeconometricsApplied MicroeconometricsDevelopment FinanceIndustrial OrganisationLabour Market AnalysisMathematical Methods for EconomicsPublic Sector Economics


The MSc in International Finance and Economics will be of interest to those students wishing to understand thefunctioning of the international economy and the operation of financial markets. The degree is designed to providestudents with the skills to work as economists in the area of international finance, or to continue to a research degree.The modules on this degree programme reflect the Department’s expertise and research interests in internationalbanking and finance and macroeconomics.

MSc International Finance andEconomics New for 2007

Programme structure

Students are required to take 7 core and 1 optional module.


Macroeconomic Analysis Modern FinanceModern Theory of Banking and FinanceQuantitative Methods and Econometrics


Applied MacroeconometricsDevelopment FinanceInternational Money and Finance

Optional modules (choose one)Asset PricingIndustrial OrganisationLabour Market AnalysisApplied MicroeconometricsMathematical Methods for EconomicsPublic Sector Economics


Applied MacroeconometricsThis module introduces to students’ the key econometrictechniques commonly used to analyse macroeconomic andfinancial data by scholars and market analysts. It explores thestatistical issues raised by testing relevant theories withpredominately time series data and introduces students torecent innovations in analytical methods. The module istaught through assignments working with real world dataand is based upon models and examples drawn from therelevant scholarly literature. Throughout the modulestudents will extensively use STATA and Eviews econometricsoftware.

Applied MicroeconometricsThis module provides students with practical experience ofapplying standard microeconometric techniques to largesample surveys, focusing upon interpretation of results fromdifferent estimation procedures. In particular topics coveredwill give students: a familiarity with cross sectionaleconometrics, including topics such as simultaneousequation estimation and using instrumental variables;knowledge of panel data techniques; an introduction to nonparametric and semi parametric econometrics. Throughoutthe module students will extensively use STATA econometricsoftware.

Asset PricingThe aim of this module is to introduce the advancedprinciples of asset pricing in finance. This is an analyticalmodule, which reflects the quantitative nature of the subjectand in which each topic is developed from first principles.The module will cover both the theoretical foundations ofasset pricing, the issues that arise in the practical use ofthese models and their limitations. The module is assessedby formal examination and a coursework essay, the lattergiving students the opportunity to investigate an issue ofimportance from either a theoretical or empiricalstandpoint.

Development EconomicsThis module aims to provide a rigorous application of theprinciples of economic theory, with a significant quantitativecomponent, to the problems of developing countries andglobal development, in a manner that will give students apreparation for careers in research and policy analysis. Oncompletion of the module students will have: anunderstanding of how the economies of developing countriesfunction and can be influenced by policy and institutionalreform, conveyed at three levels: a grasp of the main factorsdetermining the wealth and poverty of nations; the ability toanalyse market structure and behaviour, both urban andrural, in developing countries; an array of problem-solvingtechniques designed to improve the operation of marketsand economies as a whole.

Development FinanceThis module aims to develop the skills necessary to analysethe main sources of financing for development and themanner in which they may optimally contribute to thedevelopment process. This module will explore the changingpattern of development finance: global capital flows and theirinterrelationship; international capital markets, instability andpossible counter-measures. This module will also coverpublic sector finance; patterns of government sectorfinancing; efficiency, equity and stabilisation issues in LDC taxpolicy; new tax sources; tax revenue, aid and governance;user charges; optimal fiscal policy. The module will alsoreview private sector finance: the banking and companysector in LDCs; patterns of corporate finance; relationshipbetween global bond and equity markets; finance for theSME sector; microfinancial services. Finally, the model willanalyse the interlinkage between public and private finance:problems posed by the weakness of the private sector(Africa and S. Asia); international organisations, structuraladjustment and financial-sector reform 1980-2000.

Health EconomicsThis module addresses economic issues concerning healthand health care. The market for health care fails to satisfymost of the key conditions of a perfect market, leading to anefficiency-based justification for government intervention. Atthe same time, health can be regarded as a specialcommodity, because it is fundamental to individual well-beingand flourishing, which may give an equity-based justificationfor government intervention. The aim of the module is toexamine these justifications, and to see the role played bytwo different normative approaches (welfarist and non-welfarist) to the problem.

Industrial OrganisationThis module provides an understanding of the structure,operation and performance of modern organisations andindustries and develops a knowledge of the contemporarymethods for analysing modern organisation and industries.On completion of this module, students are able to evaluatethe strategic behaviour of modern industries andorganisations, and to analyse the key issues concerningcontemporary industries and organisations. IndustrialOrganisation is a research based module that requiresstudents to read published work and to produceassignments that require research and use of appropriatecomputer skills.

International Money and FinanceWe focus on macroeconomic and monetary relationsbetween countries, particularly the twin issues of exchangerates and the balance of payments. This module reviews themain theories of exchange rate determination and tests ofthese theories, and provides accounts of the operation ofinternational financial markets and country experiences inadjustment to external payments imbalances. Thecoursework assignment gives students the opportunity toapply their knowledge to examples of their choice.

Postgraduate modulesThe following outlines relate to the modules currently offered by the Department ofEconomics. The Department regularly reviews modules and there may be changes between thedate of publication and the time when the student embarks upon the degree programme.


Labour Market AnalysisLabour Market Analysis introduces students to topical issuesin labour economics. In particular, the module addresses anumber of questions. For example, how do individuals decidehow much labour to supply? What is the optimal amount ofeducation decided by the individual and how does this affectlife time earnings? Are firms willing to pay above marketclearing wages in order to illicit greater worker effort andgain higher productivity? This module also investigates howtrade union bargaining influences wages and employment.Other topics include how globalisation (including aspectssuch as technological change and immigration) has impactedupon the labour market, particularly in relation to skillstructures.

Macroeconomic AnalysisMacroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole.This module is designed to introduce students to the toolsand the techniques to address some of the most importantquestions that are the focus of research in macroeconomics.The module takes a broad view of the subject and investstime in economic growth, short-run fluctuations, behaviourof consumption and investment, macroeconomic policy andunemployment. Within each topic major issues andcompeting theories are presented. Furthermore, empiricalmethods to test various hypotheses are discussed as eachtopic is covered. On completing the module students areexpected to acquire an understanding of the formaltechniques used by macroeconomists and to gain insight intoimportant issues.

Mathematical Methods for EconomicsThis module introduces students to those areas ofmathematics that are commonly used in economic analysis.The first part of the module covers static optimization withparticular emphasis on classical mathematical programming.Economic applications focus in particular on problems ingeneral equilibrium analysis. The second part of the modulecovers dynamic analysis, concentrating on linear and non-linear differential equations and dynamic optimization.Applications will include examples from macroeconomics,economic growth, economics of natural resources andpolitical business cycle theory.

Microeconomic AnalysisMicroeconomics is concerned with the behaviour ofindividuals, households and firms, and their interactions. The aim of this module is to develop the skills required toanalyse and critically evaluate microeconomic issues andtheories and to provide an introduction to recentdevelopments in advanced microeconomic analysis. Topicscovered include: consumer theory; decision-making underuncertainty and insurance; the theory of the firm; static anddynamic analysis of imperfect competition; principal agenttheory and effort elicitation; and the analysis of competitivegeneral equilibrium models.

Modern FinanceThe aim of this module is to introduce some of the mainprinciples of modern finance. This is an analytical modulewhich reflects the quantitative nature of the subject andeach topic is developed from first principles. The topicscovered include: the time value of money and its applications;risk return and diversification; introduction to portfolioselection; the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and its use;the efficient markets hypothesis and an introduction to therole of utility theory in finance. The coursework essay givesstudents the opportunity to investigate an issue ofimportance from either a theoretical or empiricalstandpoint.

Modern Theory of Banking and FinanceThis module is designed to introduce students to conceptsassociated with money, financial institutions, monetary policyand the economy. Particular attention will be paid to the roleof money and interest rates in the economy and how theyare interconnected to determine monetary policy. Studentswill analyse the UK banking system including how it currentlyworks. The module also explores the role of information indetermining the equilibrium rate of return for an asset, theconcept of market efficiency, information asymmetries andtheir implications for moral hazard and adverse selectionproblems. This module emphasises both theoretical andpractical considerations. On completing this module,students will acquire a working knowledge of lexicon, theory,and tools associated with monetary theory and understandof how the economy and financial markets fit together.

Public Sector EconomicsPublic sector economics is concerned with the application ofeconomic analysis to issues faced by public sector decision-makers. The module aims to develop an appreciation of therole of the public sector in a market orientated economy andexperience in the application of economic analysis to publicsector problems. On completion of this module students willhave; a comprehensive understanding of the causes ofmarket failure in a market orientated economy and theproblems involved in dealing with them; an understanding ofthe nature of the problems faced by decision-makers in thepublic sector; critical awareness of decision-makingprocesses in the public sector; the ability to understand andcritically assess recent contributions to this literature.

Quantitative Methods and EconometricsThis module will provide grounding in mathematicaltechniques essential to postgraduate learning – in particularmultivariate calculus, constrained optimisation and matrixalgebra. The remainder of the module introduces thestudent to econometric techniques covering elements suchas the classical linear regression model, hypothesis testingand problems of non-spherical disturbances. More advancedtopics are also considered specifically modelling discretedependent variables. Knowledge of using specialisteconometric software STATA is also developed.


The MSc degrees are modular. Students are required tocomplete 8 taught modules over two semesters, eachsemester lasts for fifteen weeks. The Autumn semestercommences in September and ends in January, the Springsemester starts in February and ends in June. In eachsemester students are required to take 4 modules, which areformally examined during the final three weeks of thesemester. In addition, students are required to complete adissertation during a 3 month period following the secondsemester from July to September. The award of an MScdegree requires a student to accumulate a minimum of 180credits, of which 120 credits can be earned from taughtcourses and 60 credits from a dissertation. All taughtmodules have a credit rating of 15, which is awarded whenthe student gains a pass for that module.

Assessment of most modules is by a combination ofcoursework and formal examination. The courseworkelement is module specific and may consist of projects,essays, data collection and interpretation and/or otherexercises. Candidates must pass the taught stage in order toproceed to the dissertation.

On successful completion of the taught part of the course,each candidate for an MSc degree is required to produce adissertation no longer than 15,000 words. This is based on apiece of research on an approved topic of the student’schoice related to the course and selected in consultationwith tutors. Normally this involves the equivalent of at leastthree months’ full-time study. A member of academic staffwill supervise each student over this period. A pass markmust be achieved at the dissertation stage for the award ofan MSc. Recent dissertation titles include:

• ‘Seasonality in Common Stock Returns: Evidence inChina’s Stock Markets’.

• ‘The Internationalization of Chinese Enterprises: AnEvent Study Analysis of Haier and Lenovo's RecentDevelopments’.

• ‘Has Microfinance Been Successful as a Pro-poorPolicy in the Development of Poor Women inBangladesh’.

• ‘Volatility in the Indian Stock Market’.

• ‘Earnings, Education and Hiring Practices – AnEconometric Analysis of UK Data’.

Candidates may be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma forsuccessful completion of the taught modules and are notrequired to produce a dissertation. A candidate who fails tocomplete a satisfactory dissertation may also be awarded aPostgraduate Diploma.

Part-time studentsStudents who wish to take an MSc programme on a part-time basis may spread the taught part of the course over twoyears, taking two modules in each semester.

Programme structure andassessment

“Life in Sheffield is fun,with plenty to do. In fact I enjoyed myundergraduate studies inSheffield so much, that Idecided to stay here inorder to do my MSc inEconomics.”Justin AbdyBSc, MSc Economics graduate


Professor Sarah BrownProfessor of Economics, and Head of the Department of Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Microeconomic Analysis

Research: Applied Microeconometrics; Labour Economics; Economics of Education

Professor Mustafa CaglayanProfessor of Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Macroeconomic Analysis, Modern Theory of Banking and Finance

Research: Macroeconomics; International Finance; Applied Econometrics

Professor Andrew DickersonProfessor of Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Labour Market Analysis

Research: Labour Economics; Economics of Education and Training; Productivity

Dr Michael DietrichSenior Lecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Industrial Organisation

Research: The Political Economy of the Firm and Organisation; Institutional Economics; Economics and Business Strategy

Dr Indranil DuttaLecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Dissertation supervision

Research: Development Economics; Welfare Economics; Applied Game Theory

Dr Monica HernandezLecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Applied Micro/Macroeconometrics

Research: Microeconometrics; Applied Welfare Economics

Dr Pamela LentonLecturer in Economics


Research: Economics of Education; Microfinance

Dr Joanne LindleySenior Lecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Applied Microeconometrics

Research: Labour Market Discrimination; Economics of Immigration

Dr Simona MateutLecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Modern Theory of Banking and Finance

Research: Monetary Policy Transmission; Economics of Transition

Dr Jolian McHardyLecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Mathematical Methods for Economics

Research: Industrial Economics; Economics of Migration; Economics of Regulation; Transport Economics

Staff


Dr Steven McIntoshReader in Economics


Research: Labour Economics; Economics of Education

Professor Paul MosleyProfessor of Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Development Economics; Development Finance

Research: Development Economics; Welfare State and Poverty

Dr Jonathan PerratonSenior Lecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: International Money and Finance

Research: Economic Globalisation; Political Economy; Economic Growth

Dr Gurleen PopliLecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Applied Micro/Macroeconometrics

Research: Applied Macroeconomics; Labour Economics

Professor Jennifer Roberts (joint appointment with School of Health and Related Research)Professor of Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Quantitative Methods for Health Economics

Research: Health Economics; Labour Economics; Microeconometrics

Dr Abrar SuleimanLecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Development Economics

Research: Development Economics; Agricultural Economics

Dr Iona TarrantLecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Public Sector Economics

Research: Welfare Economics; Public Goods

Dr Karl TaylorReader in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Quantitative Methods and Econometrics

Research: Labour Economics; Microeconometrics

Dr Aki TsuchiyaReader in Economics and Health Economics (joint appointment with School of Health and Related Research)

Postgraduate Teaching: Health Economics

Research: Health Economics; Welfare Economics

Dr Tarja ViitanenLecturer in Economics

Postgraduate Teaching: Public Sector Economics

Research: Labour Economics; Microeconometrics; Public Economics

“All the staff are approachable,offering constructive advice whenneeded, and keen to listen to your ownopinions. As a result, I always felttreated as a valued member of theteam.”Jamie GascoigneBA, MSc and PhD in Economics

Jamie is now working for Ninah in Londonas an Econometric Consultant


MSc degreeEntry requirements are based on a candidate’s academicrecord and experience. The usual minimum academicqualifications are an upper second-class degree from aUnited Kingdom university, or an approved overseasqualification. Candidates must have a strong background ineconomics. Conditional offers are made to candidatesawaiting results.

Advanced Certificate in EconomicsFor well-qualified applicants who have a limited backgroundin economics we offer a one-year Advanced Certificate inEconomics. Candidates who obtain an average of 60 per centon this course can then proceed onto our MSc programme.See our website for further details about this course:

www.sheffield.ac.uk/economics/prospectivetpg/certificate

or contact the department for a brochure.

If your country of study is not listedopposite please [email protected] further info.


Entry requirementsStandard UK qualification 2.1

Equivalent overseas qualifications:

Australia 2.1

Bangladesh 1st

Botswana 1st

Brazil 7/10

Canada 3/4

China 80%

Croatia 3.5/4

Cyprus 6.5/10

Denmark 9/13

Egypt/Ethiopia 3.0/4

France 14/20

Germany -2/5

Ghana 2.1

Greece 6.5/10

Hong Kong 2.1

India 1st

Indonesia 3.0/4

Japan 80%

Jordan 3/4

Kenya 2.1

Korea 3/4.5

Libya 70%

Malaysia 2.1

Mexico 7.5/10

Netherlands 9/10

Nigeria 2.1

Oman 3.3/4

Pakistan 1st

Russia 4/5

Saudi Arabia V.Good

South Africa 2.1

Spain 9/10

Taiwan 70%

Thailand 3/4

Turkey 3/4

USA 3/4

Vietnam 7.5/10

Zambia 75%

Zimbabwe 2.1

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