Admitted Students
Graduate Program -- Department of Economics
University of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill
Fall Semester 2009
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We are very pleased that you will be
attending the University of North Carolina and would like again to
welcome you to our program. Information about the department, the
university and the community is provided below. Please contact Ms.
Garner (garner@email.unc.edu) or Prof. Tauchen
(Helen.Tauchen@unc.edu) if you have additional questions.
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Getting Connected Before Arriving in Chapel Hill |
- Please set up your UNC‑CH email account as soon as
possible. Instructions are available at the
ONYEN web site.
- Once you have your e-mail, please send the address to
Shirlene Garner (garner@email.unc.edu) so that she can
enroll you in the department's graduate student listsever.
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Introduction to the Department |
- When you arrive in Chapel Hill, please come to the
Economics Department office in Gardner 107 and introduce
yourself.
- Shortly before the fall semester begins, Phyllis
Hoffman (Gardner 107) will issue keys to your office in
Gardner Hall and the combination to your mailbox.
- As soon as you have a local address, local phone
number, and email address, please give this information
to Phyllis Hoffman.
- Before the semester begins, the Economics Graduate
Student Association will have a short orientation
session for graduate student computer lab.
- See the
Departmental and the
Economics Graduate Student Association website for
information about the department and the graduate
program
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Introduction to the University
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Introduction to the Community
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- The
Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce maintains a web page
designed especially for people relocating to the area.
There is information on school districts, housing, and
recreation, as well as maps.
- The Economics Graduate Student Association has prepared
information about
housing in Chapel Hill and the surrounding community.
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Registration for Courses |
- Ms. Garner registers all incoming students for the
standard first year PhD courses: Econ. 700, 710, 720, 770
and for Econ. 890, which is a quantitative method course
that follows Econ. 700. If you have had advanced training
in economics or statistics, then some of the courses may not
be necessary and you will be able to proceed to second year
courses in the Economics Department or to courses in the
Statistics Department. Once you are in Chapel Hill, we can
discuss the specifics. We want to be sure that your
first-year courses are challenging and not a repetition of
previous material. There is no advantage to accumulating
high grades in material that you have seen previously.
Check the
University registrar's listing for courses offered in
the fall.
- You may check your registration at
UNC Student Central. In future semesters, you will
register on-line through Student Central.
- The texts for the standard first year courses are:
- Econ. 700 (Quantitative Methods with Prof. Tauchen:
To be announced.
- Econ. 710 (Micro with Prof. Krishna):
Microeconomic Theory
by Mas-Colell, Whinston, and Green
- Econ. 720 (Macro with Prof. Hendricks):
Introduction to Modern
Growth by D. Acemoglu
- Econ. 770 (Stats with Prof. Renault): To be
announced.
- Econ.. 890 (Quant. Methods with Prof. Krishna):
An Introduction to
Mathematical Analysis for Economic Theory and
Econometrics by Corbae, Stinchcombe & Zeman
- Econ. 700 (Math Camp) is taught before the semester
begins but you receive credit as a fall semester course.
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Orientation for the University and the International
Center
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- The Graduate School Orientation will be on Thursday,
August 20, 2009. During the summer, the Graduate School
will send you the schedule of events. Econ. 700 (Math Camp)
will not meet on that date.
- International students should consult with the
International Center for information on maintaining
student visas, obtaining a social security number and other
regulations, as well as information on international student
orientation.
- Most international graduate students are required to
take the English Proficiency Exam which is scheduled for
August 21, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 211 Chapman Hall. Please
consult the
International Center for additional information.
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Edited May 29, 2009
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