ECON 9902 Fifth-Year Thesis Workshop

Fifth-year students in the Ph. D. program must participate in the Thesis Workshop, which meets once each week during both fall and spring terms. Fifth-year students are required to lead a seminar discussion of some aspect of their Ph. D. dissertation during each term.

Course overview

Department
Economics
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.77 / 5

Based on 62 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Jaromir Nosal
    Fall 2026, Fall 2024, Fall 2021 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Mariana Laverde
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Spring 2024 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Rahul Deb
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Richard Sweeney
    Fall 2026, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Arthur Lewbel
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.78/5
  • James Anderson
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.50/5
  • Julie Mortimer
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • M Utku Unver
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Mehmet Ekmekci
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.60/5
  • Michael Grubb
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Pablo Guerron
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.00/5
  • Robert Ulbricht
    Fall 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Susanto Basu
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Theodore Papageorgiou
    Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2021 · Official rating 5.00/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Mariana Laverde, Richard Sweeney · Maloney Hall 313 Tu 01:30PM-03:30PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Rahul Deb, Jaromir Nosal · Maloney Hall 313 Tu 03:30PM-05:30PM · Offered