Preliminary Exam Information

Preliminary Examinations

The next Preliminary Exams will be held on the following dates:

First Attempt

Monday, June 10th, 2013 - Micro Prelim

Monday, June 17th, 2013 - Macro Prelim

Second Attempt

Friday, August 2, 2013 - Micro Prelim

Monday, August 5, 2013 - Macro Prelim

Prelims are scheduled in rooms 8417 Social Science, 8411 Social Science, 7324 Social Science and 7408 Social Science. If needed, an additional room may be reserved. Room assignments are sent to students by email prior to the exams.

Prelim Committees

Micro Committee: Lones Smith (Chair), John Kennan, Bill Sandholm, Marzena Rostek

Macro Committee: Ananth Seshadri (Chair), Noah Williams, Kenichi Fukushima

Past Prelim Committees

Micro & Macro Prelim Theory Committees - Department of Economics

Dates	Micro	Macro
Monday, August 29th, 2011 - Micro Prelim Thursday, September 1st, 2011 - Macro Prelim	Lones Smith(chair) Bill Sandholm John Kennan Marzena Rostek	Steven Durlauf (chair) Ken West Fukushima, Kenichi Ananth Seshadri
Monday, June 27th, 2011 - Micro Prelim Friday, July 1st, 2011 - Macro Prelim	Lones Smith(chair) Bill Sandholm John Kennan Marzena Rostek	Steven Durlauf (chair) Ken West Fukushima, Kenichi Ananth Seshadri
Micro Prelim - Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Macro Prelim - Thursday, January 6, 2011	Bill Sandholm (chair) John Kennan Marzena Rostek Ricardo Serrano-Padial	Noah Williams (chair) Steven Durlauf Ananth Seshadri
Micro Theory -Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Macro Theory –Friday, July 30, 2010.	Bill Sandholm (chair) John Kennan Marzena Rostek Ricardo Serrano-Padial Rasmus Lentz	Noah Williams (chair) Steven Durlauf Ananth Seshadri
January 5 & 7 , 2010	Bill Sandholm (chair) Buz Brock Marzena Rostek Ricardo Serrano-Padial	Steven Durlauf (chair) Ken West Noah Williams
July 28 & 31,2009	Bill Sandholm (chair) Buz Brock Marzena Ricardo Serrano-Padial	Steven Durlauf (chair) Ken West Noah Williams
January, 2009	Bill Sandholm, Chair Buz Brock Ricardo Serrano – Padial Marek Weretka	Ananth Seshadri Steven Durlauf
July 25 & ?,2008	Bill Sandholm, Chair Buz Brock Ricardo Serrano – Padial Dan Quint	Ananth Seshadri Steven Durlauf
January 2 & ?, 2008	Sandholm - Chair Brock Hertel Ricardo Serrano Padial	Manuelli - Chair Shin Durlauf
July, 2007	Sandholm - Chair Brock Hertel Rostek	Manuelli - Chair Shin Durlauf
January, 2007	Bill Sandholm (chair) Larry Samuelson Buz Brock Johanna Hertel	Rody Manuelli (chair) Yongseok Shin Steve Durlauf
July ,2006	Bill Sandholm (chair) Larry Samuelson Buz Brock Johanna Hertel John Kennan Rasmus Lentz	Rody Manuelli (chair) Yongseok Shin Steve Durlauf
January 4 & 6, 2006	Sandholm – Chair Brock Kennan Mazzocco Deneckere Hertel	Manuelli – Chair Seshadri Shin West
July 26 & 28,2005	Sandholm - Chair Brock Kennan Mazzocco Deneckere Samuelson	Manuelli - Chair West Seshadri Shin
January 7 & 10, 2005	Sandholm - Chair Andreoni Brock Che Deneckere Samuelson	West - Chair Manuelli Seshadri
July 27 & 29, 2004	Sandholm - Chair Andreoni Brock Che Deneckere Samuelson	West - Chair Manuelli Seshadri
January 2 & 5, 2004	Sandholm - Chair Andreoni Brock Kennan Mazzocco Samuelson	Seshadri - Chair Durlauf Keely Manuelli
July 29 & 31, 2003	Sandholm - Chair Andreoni Brock Che Kennan Samuelson	Seshadri - Chair Durlauf Keely Manuelli
January 3 & 6, 2003	Samuelson - Chair Andreoni Haile Kennan Mazzocco Sandholm	Manuelli - Chair Durlauf Keely Seshadri
July 30 & August 1, 2002	Samuelson - Chair Brock Hendel Kennan Lipman Sandholm	Manuelli - Chair Durlauf Keely Seshadri
January 15 & 17, 2002	Kennan, Chair Brock Hendel Lipman Sandholm Taylor	Manuelli, Chair Keely Seshadri
August 7 & 9, 2001	Kennan, Chair Brock Hendel Lipman Sandholm Taylor	Manuelli, Chair Seshadri Keely
January 16 & 18, 2001	Lipman , Chair Andreoni Brock Samuelson Sandholm Taylor	Durlauf, Chair Manuelli
August 8 & 10, 2000	Lipman, Chair Andreoni Brock Samuelson Sandholm Taylor	Durlauf, Chair Manuelli
January 11 & 13, 2000	Lipman, Chair Andreoni Brock Samuelson Sandholm Taylor	Durlauf, Chair Manuelli
August 3 & 5, 1999	Lipman, Chair Brock Kennan Norman Samuelson Sandholm	Manuelli, Chair Durlauf Parker West
January 12 & 14, 1999	Samuelson, Chair Andreoni Brock Haile Norman Severinov	Durlauf, Chair Manuelli Parker West
August 4 & 6, 1998	Haile, Chair Andreoni Brock Che Kennan Norman	Parker, Chair Durlauf Manuelli West
January 14 & 16, 1998	Kennan, Chair Andreoni Brock Che	Durlauf West
August 5 & 7, 1997	Che, Chair Andreoni Brock Haile Kennan Samuelson	Manuelli, Chair West
January 14 & 16, 1997	Andreoni, Chair Brock Chavez El-Gamal Haile Samuelson	Manuelli, Chair West
August 6 & 8, 1996	Samuelson, Chair Andreoni Brock Scholz Walker	Durlauf, Chair Hester Keller Manuelli West
January 16 & 18, 1996	Samuelson, Chair Andreoni Brock Che Kennan Rust	Manuelli, Chair Durlauf LeBaron West
August 8 & 10, 1995	Che, Chair Andreoni Brock Deneckere Kennan Samuelson	Manuelli, Chair Durlauf LeBaron Shea West
August 2 & 4, 1994	Samuelson, Chair Brock Che	West, Chair Durlauf Manuelli Shea

Preliminary Examinations

First Attempt

Second Attempt

Prelim Committees

Sample Preliminary Exams

Macroeconomics Exams

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