PhD in Economics

Please upload all transcripts or academic records from all your degree-granting institutions and any other institution where you have been enrolled. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for application review.

The application will require that you enter information for your recommenders and an email will be sent to them.

As part of our holistic review, we refer to the information you submit to understand more about you. What you choose to share gives us an idea of who you are and what you want to accomplish as part of our economics research community. Please respond to the two prompts below (300 words max for each). 1. What lessons have you learned from your background and life experiences, and what skills or abilities have you acquired from those lessons?* 2. How have your background and life experiences, including cultural, geographical, financial, educational, or other opportunities or challenges motivated your decision to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Wisconsin?*

Please upload a current resume/ C.V. to the online application.

GRE

All applicants must submit a writing sample in English. The writing sample can be a research paper or an article demonstrating your ability to do research and present your research in a written form.