Master in Quantitative Economics

["The Master's degree programme in Quantitative Economics offers exceptionally talented students a fast track to careers as academic and professional economists, providing them with the most advanced tools and methods in quantitative economics.Its structure is comparable to the first two years of the best PhD programmes in the US and the UK. The research-oriented training combines demanding course content in the core fields of economics with advanced mathematical and statistical methods. Students will work on joint or personal research projects in their third semester, which enables them to specialise in their fields of interest early on and produce original research in their Master's theses. Soft skills and key competence courses round up the training.The LMU Department of Economics, one of the largest and most renowned in Germany, is committed to intense supervision and guidance for all students. Each student will be assigned a mentor of the core faculty as well as a post-doctoral mentor, who are selected according to the student's research interests."]