Prelim Exam Schedule for Summer 2025:
First attempt, in-person, closed book:
Micro: June 3, 2025
Macro: June 10, 2025
Second attempt, in-person, closed book:
Micro: July 22, 2025
Macro: July 25, 2025
2025 Micro Prelim Committee: Marzena Rostek, Ben Bernard, Dan Quint, Lones Smith
2025 Macro Prelim Committee: Dean Corbae, Job Boerma, Rishabh Kirpalani, Ananth Seshadri
Past examinations can be viewed below.
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Past Micro Prelim Committees and Exams
Micro Prelim Theory Committees and Exams – Department of Economics
June & July 2024
Marzena Rostek (chair), Benjamin Bernard, Matteo Camboni, Lones Smith
»Micro_Prelim_July_2024
»Micro.Prelim_July_2024_solutions
» Micro_Prelim_June_2024
» Micro_June_Prelim_2024_solutions
June & July 2023
Marzena Rostek (chair), Benjamin Bernard, Matteo Camboni, Lones Smith
» Micro_Prelim_June_2023
» Micro_June2023solutions
» Micro_Prelim_July_2023
» Micro_Prelim_July_2023_Solutions
June & July 2022
Lones Smith (chair), Raymond Deneckere, Dan Quint
» 2022 JulyMicro
» JulyMicro2022_solutions
» 2022 JuneMicro
» JuneMicro2022_solutions
June 2021
Marzena Rostek (chair), Dan Quint, Lones Smith
»Prelim_2021_MICRO
»MicroPrelim2021_solutions
June & July 2019
Lones Smith (chair), Dan Quint, Bill Sandholm, Marzena Rostek
»July Micro Prelim 2019-B
»July Micro 2019-B-solutions
»Micro Prelim June 2019
»Micro June 2019-solutions
July 2018
Lones Smith (chair)
Dan Quint
Marzena Rostek
Bill Sandholm
»Micro Prelim2 2018
»Micro Prelim2 2018-solutions
June 2018
Lones Smith (chair)
Dan Quint
Marzena Rostek
Bill Sandholm
»June 2018 micro prelim
»June 2018 micro prelim with answers
July 2017
Lones Smith (chair)
Bill Sandholm
»Micro 2 – July 2017
»Micro 2 – July 2017 solutions
June 2017
Lones Smith (chair)
Bill Sandholm
»June 2017 micro prelim
»Solutions – june 2017 micro
July 2016
Lones Smith (chair)
Bill Sandholm
»July 2016 micro prelim with solutions
June 2016
Lones Smith (chair)
Bill Sandholm
»Micro1 2016 Exam
August 2015
Lones Smith (chair)
Bill Sandholm
»Micro2 2015 Exam
June 2015
Lones Smith (chair)
Bill Sandholm
»Micro1 solutions – June 2015
August 2014
Lones Smith (chair)
Bill Sandholm
Marzena Rostek
»Micro2 2014 Exam
June 2014
Lones Smith (chair)
Bill Sandholm
»Micro1 2014 Exam
August 2013
Lones Smith (chair)
Bill Sandholm
Marzena Rostek
»Micro2 2013 Exam
June 2013
Lones Smith (chair)
Bill Sandholm
Marzena Rostek
»Micro1 2013 Exam
August 2012
Lones Smith (chair)
John Kennan
Bill Sandholm
Marzena Rostek
»Micro2 2012 Exam
June 2012
Lones Smith (chair)
John Kennan
Bill Sandholm
Marzena Rostek
»Micro1 2012 Exam
August 2011
Lones Smith (chair)
John Kennan
Bill Sandholm
Marzena Rostek
»Micro3 2011 Exam
June 2011
Lones Smith (chair)
John Kennan
Bill Sandholm
Marzena Rostek
»Micro2 2011 Exam
January 2011
Bill Sandholm (chair)
John Kennan
Marzena Rostek
Ricardo Serrano-Padial
»Micro1 2011 Exam
July 2010
Bill Sandholm (chair)
John Kennan
Marzena Rostek
Ricardo Serrano-Padial
Rasmus Lentz
»Micro2 2010 Exam
January 2010
Bill Sandholm (chair)
Buz Brock
Marzena Rostek
Ricardo Serrano-Padial
»Micro Prelim Jan 2010
July 2009
Bill Sandholm (chair)
Buz Brock
Marzena Rostek
Ricardo Serrano-Padial
»Micro2 2009 Exam
January 2009
Bill Sandholm (chair)
Buz Brock
Marek Weretka
Ricardo Serrano-Padial
»Micro1 2009 Exam
July 2008
Bill Sandholm (chair)
Buz Brock
Dan Quint
Ricardo Serrano-Padial
»Micro2 2008 Exam
January 2008
Bill Sandholm (chair)
Buz Brock
Johanna Hertel
Ricardo Serrano-Padial
»Micro1 2008 Exam
July 2007
Bill Sandholm (chair)
Buz Brock
Marzena Rostek
Johanna Hertel
»July 2007 Micro Exam
January 2007
Bill Sandholm (chair)
Buz Brock
Johanna Hertel
Larry Samuelson
»Micro1 2007 Exam
July 2006
Bill Sandholm (chair)
Buz Brock
Johanna Hertel
Larry Samuelson
John Kennan
Rasmus Lentz
»Micro2 2006 Exam
January 2006
Sandholm (chair)
Brock
Kennan
Mazzocco
Deneckere
Hertel
»Micro1 2006 Exam
Past Macro Prelim Committees and Exams
Macro Prelim Committees and Exam – Department of Economics
June & July 2024
Dean Corbae (chair), Job Boerma, Rishabh Kirpalani, Paolo Martellini
» macro_prelim_June2024
» macro_prelim_June2024-solutions
» macro_prelim _july2024
» macro prelim July2024-solutions – Q4 solutions not yet available
June & July 2023
Dean Corbae (chair), Job Boerma, Rishabh Kirpalani, Paolo Martellini
»Macro_june_prelim_2023F
»Macro_June2023_solutions
»Macro_july_prelim_2023Final
»Macro_Prelim_July_2023_Solutions
June & July 2022
Dean Corbae (chair), Job Boerma, Rishabh Kirpalani, Paolo Martellini
»Macro_prelim_July2022
»Macro_prelim_July2022solutions
»macro_prelim_June2022
»macro_prelim_June2022solutions
June & July 2021
Dean Corbae (chair), Rishabh Kirpalani, Dmitry Mukhin, Noah Williams
»Macro_Prelim_July2021
»macro_prelim_june2021
June & August 2019
Dean Corbae (chair), Enghin Atalay, Rishabh Kirpalani, Rasmus Lentz
»macro_prelim_august2019
»macro_prelim_june2019
August 2018
Dean Corbae (chair)
Enghin Atalay
Rasmus Lentz
Noah Williams
»Macro Prelim2 2018
June 2018
Dean Corbae (chair)
Enghin Atalay
Rasmus Lentz
Noah Williams
»Macro_prelim_June2018
August 2017
Dean Corbae (chair)
Ananth Seshadri
Noah Williams
Enghin Atalay
»Macro2 2017 Exam
June 2017
Dean Corbae (chair)
Ananth Seshadri
Noah Williams
Enghin Atalay
»Juneprelim2017. Macro
August 2016
Dean Corbae (chair)
Ananth Seshadri
Noah Williams
Enghin Atalay
»Macro2 2016 Exam
June 2016
Dean Corbae (chair)
Ananth Seshadri
Noah Williams
Enghin Atalay
»Macro1 2016 Exam
July 2015
Noah Williams (chair)
Kenichi Fukushima
»Macro2 2015 Exam
June 2015
Noah Williams (chair)
Kenichi Fukushima
»Macro1 2015 Exam
August 2014
Noah Williams (chair)
Kenichi Fukushima
»Macro2 2014 Exam
June 2014
Noah Williams (chair)
Kenichi Fukushima
»Macro1 2014 Exam
August 2013
Noah Williams (chair)
Kenichi Fukushima
»Macro2 2013 Exam
June 2013
Noah Williams (chair)
Kenichi Fukushima
»Macro1 2013 Exam
August 2012
Ananth Seshadri (chair)
Noah Williams
Kenichi Fukushima
»Macro2 2012 Exam
June 2012
Ananth Seshadri (chair)
Noah Williams
Kenichi Fukushima
»Macro1 2012 Exam
September 2011
Steven Durlauf (chair)
Ken West
Ananth Seshadri
Kenichi Fukushima
»Macro3 2011 Exam
July 2011
Steven Durlauf (chair)
Ken West
Ananth Seshadri
Kenichi Fukushima
»Macro2 2011 Exam
January 2011
Noah Williaims (chair)
Steven Durlauf
Ananth Seshadri
»Macro1 2011 Exam
July 2010
Noah Williaims (chair)
Steven Durlauf
Ananth Seshadri
»Macro2 201o Exam
January 2010
Steven Durlauf (chair)
Noah Williaims
Ken West
»Macro1 2010 Exam
July 2009
Steven Durlauf (chair)
Noah Williaims
Ken West
»Macro2 2009 Exam
January 2009
Steven Durlauf
Ananth Seshadri
»Macro1 2009 Exam
July 2008
Steven Durlauf
Ananth Seshadri
»Macro2 2008 Exam
January 2008
Manuelli (chair)
Shin
Durlauf
»Macro1 2008 Exam
July 2007
Manuelli (chair)
Shin
Durlauf
»Macro2 2007 Exam
January 2007
Manuelli (chair)
Shin
Durlauf
»Macro1 2007 Exam
July 2006
Manuelli (chair)
Shin
Durlauf
»Macro2 2006 Exam
January 2006
Manuelli (chair)
Shin
Seshadri
West
»Macro1 2006 Exam