Analysis and Policy in Economics

All APE Masters applicants go through a selective admissions process. They must demonstrate a capacity to complete intensive courses and to acquire the analytical and quantitative tools central to the learning in this programme.

Application process 2024/25

Download the list of required documents for PSE application.

The application process is entirely conducted on line via www.pse-application.eu. There you can create your own “Applicant profile”, provide your personal information and upload the required documents. Once submitted, you can follow the follow the status of your application on line. Applications must be made in French or in English. Official translations of all documents in languages other than French or English is required.

Application: February 11 to March 11, 2024 on PSE application portal

Academic prerequisites

The APE Masters is open to all students, French and foreign, who hold a degree or the equivalent, for admission to the first year of the Masters (M1). For admission to the second year (M2), the qualification required is an M1 or equivalent. The admissions process for the M1 and the M2 is identical. Masters applicants must have an advanced command of the English language as well as of basic qualitative methods.

There are certain prerequisites for admission to the APE Masters:

• English proficiency: Non-native English speaker applicants must include in their application file a certificate of English proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, Cambridge ESOL) of C1 level. Applicants who have been trained in programs in English are exempted from this requirement. However, in this case, we need a letter from the administrative office of your university mentioning that the language of instruction for your courses was English. If you have studied in an Anglophone country, there is no need to prove any document related to the language. 
• In mathematics: Applicants must demonstrate excellent capacities for mastering the quantitative tools that are an essential element of APE training. We invite applicants to evaluate their level of knowledge in mathematics.
• Regarding the fundamentals of economics, candidates are supposed to master, in terms of breadth of knowledge and depth of learning, the material that corresponds to the one presented in the following textbooks:
  - Microeconomics: Intermediate Microeconomics, H.Varian, Norton, 8^th Edition (2010)
  - Macroeconomics: Macroeconomics, O.J.Blanchard, Pearson, 7^th Edition (2017)
  - Econometrics:
  -- Introductory Econometrics - A modern approach, J. Wooldridge, South-Western - Cengage Learning, 5^th Edition (2012) (Chapters 1-4, 6, and 7 plus corresponding appendix)
  -- Introduction to the theory of econometrics, J.Magnus (2017), VU Univ. Press (Chapters 1-2 + Appendix B1 and B3)

         The micro-, macro- and econometrics sequences of courses in M1 will build on this basic knowledge without reviewing it in detail.

Pre-requisites for entering the M2:

A few applicants can enter directly into the M2 year, if they have already taken and passed coursework that provides a level of preparation equivalent to that of Year 1 of the APE Program. (in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics)

Selection and admission

All applications will be evaluated by the admissions panel. Each application is evaluated independently by two teacher-researchers and discussed during a final selection session.

The panel can, in exceptional circumstances, delay its decision on an applicant’s admission if the dossier is missing some crucial information.

The panel can also propose that someone applying for admission to M2 be admitted instead to M1 if their academic record does not meet the standards required for admission directly to M2, or ask that the applicant submit to M2 entry tests. The applicants concerned will receive all the information necessary to prepare for these tests.

Please note though that these proposals are very exceptional. Only two or three students are being proposed an M1 entry if they applied for M2. So you must evaluate your level very carefully and apply for the right program.

Tuition fees

243 euros for the academic year 2023-2024 (all nationalities) + 100 euros of CVEC

Institution for registration: ENS - PSL
Degree issued: French Master’s degree delivered by Université PSL or the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, the EHESS, and the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne