经济学哲学博士

麻省理工学院经济学研究生课程始于1937年。该计划于1941年成立，目前已发展为拥有132名全日制学生和31名教职员工的规模。它的主要重点是在大学，政府或学院，公共和私人研究与咨询组织以及金融机构和其他私人企业的职业发展的广泛高级研究计划中对博士候选人进行培训。对专业经济学家的要求是，博士学位课程的深度和广度已成为职业生涯必不可少的培训。因此，经济学系只允许全日制研究生学习。为了保持师生之间的密切和持续联系，该系限制了每个新进班级的人数。今年的22堂课包括11名国际学生和6名女性。麻省理工学院采用学期制。
The graduate program in Economics at MIT began in 1937. Since the addition of a Ph.D. program in 1941, it has grown to its present size of 132 full-time students and 31 faculty members. Its major emphasis is the training of doctoral candidates in a broad program of advanced study and research for professional careers in universities, government, or colleges, in public and private research and consulting organizations, and in financial institutions and other private businesses. The demands on a professional economist are such that the depth and breadth of the doctoral program have become indispensable training for a professional career. The Department of Economics, therefore, admits to full-time graduate study only candidates for the Ph.D. In order to maintain a close and continuing contact between students and faculty, the Department restricts the size of each incoming class. This year's class of 22 includes 11 international students and 6 women. MIT operates on the semester system. The fall term, including examinations, ends before winter vacation. In January, during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), there are no regular classes. This permits students the freedom to write papers and to attend special lectures, seminars, or colloquia organized by students and faculty. It also allows students to pursue their own research interests. The spring term runs from February through May.