The graduate programme Analysis and Policy in Economics (APE) offers high-level, research-oriented courses in theoretical and applied economics.
The APE programme is well- established as one of the leading graduate programmes in economics in Europe and is jointly organized by a number of top French academic institutions: EHESS, ENS, ENSAE, Ecole polytechnique, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and HEC.

• Career opportunities
  Master: PhD programme, economist, statistician (administrations or firms)
  PhD : academic position in universities worldwide, research institutions and international organisations

• Load
  M1 : 438 hours (including 162 hours of tutorial) | 60 ECTS credits
  M2 : min 426 hours (including 42 hours of tutorial) & a master’s dissertation | 60 ECTS credits

• Deadline for applications (entering in M1 or in M2)
  FIRST session : 19/03/2010
  SECOND session : 18/06/2010

• 1/ I don’t speak French: Can I apply to the PSE programmes?
  Admissions office: All compulsory courses and most optional courses are given in English. An English proficiency certificate is thus required from all candidates who are not native English speakers (TOEFL or TOEIC or IELTS), except for those coming from universities where courses are taught in English.

• 2/ How much are the registration fees?
  Adm. office: Around 250 Euros per year for PSE-EEP, plus 198 Euros for Social Security (if you are under 28 years old).

• 3/ Are grants available?
  Adm. office: The APE Master programme does not provide grants for the first two years (M1 and M2). However, depending on your nationality, there may exist funding possibilities through various institutions, like Central Banks, Embassies, Foundations, etc. You are advised to look by yourself for these possibilities. Once the Masters programme has been successfully completed, students who carry on to the PhD programme may have access to a number of different funding opportunities (grants from the French ministry of research, from the Région Ile-de-France, etc.), the amounts of which are approximately 1500 Euros per month, before tax, for two years and renewable for one additional year.

• 4/ Is it better to apply at the 1^st session? Are the chances and available slots equal for the two sessions?
  Adm. office: The probability of acceptance is equal for the two recruitment sessions if your application file is complete. The admission committee may also decide to defer the examination of your April application to the June session if additional information is required. Applications which were refused in April will not be re-examined in June.

• 5/ Can I apply to both APE & PPD programmes?
  Adm. office: Yes, but make sure you provide us with two different application files.

• 6/ Is it possible to apply on line or via email?
  Adm. office: No, you have to provide a complete application file by post. Send it to:
  Paris Shool of Economics
  Secretariat Master APE et PPD
  48 boulevard Jourdan
  F-75014 Paris, FRANCE

• 7/ Am I eligible for the PSEprogrammes ? What are the prerequisites for M1 entry?
  Adm. office:
  > An L3 Diploma, especially in Economics or Mathematics or Social Sciences.
  > A Bachelor degree in Economics or Mathematics or Social Sciences.
  > Applicants who wonder whether they have the prerequisite background to enter the M1 programme are strongly advised to do the exercises located here: http://www.master-ape.ens.fr/admiss/index41eng.php. Applicants who are not able to perform these exercises do not have the necessary level to follow the M1 courses.

• 8/ Is it possible to apply into M2 directly?
  Adm. office: All candidates are submitted to the admission committee. Some applicants can access M2 directly if all the M1 APE cours content (microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics) have been covered in their own cursus. Candidates for direct admission in M2 should therefore provide a comprehensive list of all of the courses they have followed. Otherwise, the admission committee may offer M1 entry or ask the candidates to take the M2 entry exam.

• 9/ Do my referees have to send letters for each application? Can they send them by email?
  Adm. office: Yes... and yes !

• 10/ In case I have more questions about these programmes, who do I contact ?
  Adm. office: The admission office of the APE Master programme, master-ape ens.fr