LSE's Economics Department is one of the largest in the world. It has an outstanding international reputation based on its research and publications and is acknowledged as the leading faculty in Europe. Seven Nobel Prize winners have at one time been on its staff. The atmosphere of intellectual vitality is reflected in its teaching activities and pioneering research work. The LSE hosts three major UK research centres in economics: the Centre for Economic Performance, the Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines and the Financial Markets Group. Some of the world's top economics journals (Econometrica, The Journal of Public Economics, Economica, The Review of Economic Studies and The Journal of Transport Economics) are, or have recently been, edited at the LSE.

The Economics programme offers not so much a set of summer courses as a small-scale degree programme; its objective is to provide economics teaching which is as good as that offered by the best university courses anywhere in the world. Its hallmark is the emphasis on the core subjects of theoretical and applied economics, and these courses are taught by regular LSE teachers, familiar with recent developments in their subjects. Courses in economics can therefore provide a valuable supplement to a university degree.

However the appeal of the Economics programme is not restricted to those with backgrounds in economics. We are delighted to continue to welcome individuals from professions as varied as banking, law, medicine, engineering, government administration and research, who wish to attain a fundamental grounding in the principles of economics.

We are sure that you will find the programme interesting and relevant to your professional or academic needs. We will, of course, be happy to provide any assistance or guidance that you may require.

Programme Co-Directors

Gianluca Benigno
Laurea, MSc (Bocconi), PhD (UC Berkeley)
Reader in the Department of Economics, LSE, and Senior Economist, International Research Function, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, whose research interests include: international finance, and monetary economics.

Erik Eyster
BA (Columbia), PhD (UC Berkeley)
Lecturer in Economics, LSE whose research interests include Microeconomic theory, psychology and economics, and political economy.

Teaching faculty

James Abdey
BA, MSc (Exeter), PGCertHE, PhD (LSE)
Fellow in Statistics, LSE

Erik Baurdoux
MSc, PhD (Utrecht)
Lecturer in Statistics, LSE

Gharad Bryan
MA, PhD (Yale)
Lecturer in Economics, LSE

Torun Dewan
BSc, MSc, DPhil (Oxford)
Professor of Political Science, LSE

Christopher Dougherty
BA (Cambridge), PhD (Harvard)
Senior Lecturer in Economics, LSE

Greg Fischer
A.B. (Princeton), PhD (MIT)
Lecturer in Economics, LSE

Maris Goldmanis
BA, MA, PhD (University of Chicago)
Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of London

Tatiana Komarova
BSc, MSc (Voronezh State University), MA (New Economic School), PhD (Northwestern)
Lecturer in Economics, LSE

Valentino Larcinese
Laurea (Bocconi), MSc (York), PhD (LSE)
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Choice, LSE

Jonathan Leape
AB (Harvard), BA (Oxford), PhD (Harvard)
Senior Lecturer in Economics, LSE

Miltiadis Mavrakakis
BA (Cambridge), MSc, PhD (LSE)
Guest Lecturer in Statistics, LSE, Fellow in Statistics, Imperial College

Giordano Mion
MA, PhD (Université Catholique de Louvain)
Lecturer in Economic Geography, LSE

Francesco Nava
Laurea (Bocconi), MA, PhD (University of Chicago)
Lecturer in Economics, LSE

Eric Neumayer
Diplom (Saarbrucken), MSc, PhD (LSE)
Professor of Environment and Development, Head of the Department of Geography and Environment, LSE

Javier Ortega
MA (Université Catholique de Louvain), PhD (DELTA)
Senior Lecturer in Economics, City University

Barbara Petrongolo
MSc (Econ), PhD (LSE)
Professor of Economics, Queen Mary, University of London

Ronny Razin
BSc (Tel-Aviv), MA, PhD (Princeton)
Professor of Economics, LSE

Marcia Schafgans
MA, MPhil, PhD (Yale)
Senior Lecturer in Economics, LSE

Pasquale Schiraldi
MA (Bocconi), PhD (Boston)
Lecturer in Economics, LSE

Kevin Sheedy
BSc (LSE), MPhil, PhD (Cambridge)
Lecturer in Economics, LSE

Johannes Spinnewijn
MA (Universite Libre de Bruxelles), PhD (MIT)
Lecturer in Economics, LSE

Daniel Sturm
MSc, PhD (LSE)
Reader in Economics, LSE

2012 Rates

	Standard rate	Student rate
One Session	£1825	£1365
Both Sessions	£3100	£2300

* Student rate applies to all full-time students who are currently enrolled at a University or College anywhere in the world.

A 10% reduction in fees is available to the following groups:

Current LSE students
LSE alumni
Former Summer School students

To ensure that the discount is awarded, applicants should ensure that the appropriate section of the application form is completed.