Haverford College
Money & Banking (ECON H207)
This course provides a rigorous introduction to financial institutions and banking. Students analyze bank balance sheets, funding structures, and risk management (credit, liquidity, and interest-rate risk). The course integrates theory with institutional detail and current events, emphasizing interpretation of real-world financial data and policy responses to financial crises.
Computational Methods in Macroeconomics (ECON H365)
Students numerically solve dynamic optimization problems and implement core macroeconomic models, including the Neoclassical Growth Model and a general equilibrium lifecycle model. Using Excel and MATLAB, students calibrate models to data and conduct policy counterfactuals related to taxation and social security.
Public Finance (ECON H214)
Core topics include taxation, public goods, externalities, income redistribution, social insurance, and corporate taxation. Students evaluate efficiency–equity tradeoffs and complete a group-based policy analysis project using academic research.
Senior Thesis (ECON H396/397)
A year-long, faculty-mentored research experience culminating in an original research paper. Emphasis is placed on research design, data or modeling work, iterative writing, and professional presentation.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Financial Modeling in Excel (FIN 205/365)
Students build professional, error-free three-statement financial models in Excel, incorporating circular references, cash sweeps, and debt waterfalls. The course emphasizes industry standards, model accuracy, and hands-on application.
Computational Methods (ECON 899)
Teaching assistance for graduate-level computational methods, supporting quantitative problem sets and computational implementation of economic models.