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arrow close Go to Williams College Home Search Williams Search Box Type in your search terms and press enter or navigate down for suggested search results. Menu use tab and shift-tab to navigate once expanded Megamenu Global Academics Areas of Study Course Catalog Faculty Graduate Programs Pathways for Inclusive Excellence Study Away Tutorials Winter Study Admission & Aid Admission & Aid Affordability Apply Financial Aid Tours Alumni & Families Alumni Parents & Families Ways to Give Make a Gift Life on Campus Activities Bookstore Dining Health Services Housing Religion & Spirituality Megamenu Featured Diversity & Equity Experiential Learning & Community Engagement Sustainability Arts Athletics Career Exploration Center Libraries Quick Links Megamenu Social Facebook Instagram X (Twitter) YouTube Flickr LinkedIn Threads Feeds CDE About Academics Overview Curriculum Calendars Events and Conferences People Faculty Administration Fellows Visiting Committee Life at CDE Life at CDE Host Family Program After Hours Support Alumni Alumni CDE Newsletter Admissions Application Funding Apply Now Funding Apply Now Funding Welcome Welcome Learning for Action, Learning for Change The 10-month, intensive MA program in Policy Economics (MaPE) at the (CDE) at Williams College trains participants to understand the development process more deeply and to formulate thoughtful economic policies. Designed for public sector economists from low- and middle-income countries who already have practical experience, the program equips graduates with flexible analytical skills (using economics as the core discipline). Practice-oriented courses expand students’ knowledge of complex development challenges and teach them to identify practical solutions. When returning to their home countries, CDE graduates are prepared to think, write, and speak like rising policymakers. Why Choose MaPE from Williams CDE? Program A curriculum and degree designed specifically for future policymakers . Build a foundation of analytical approaches and a structure of applied analysis during ten months of rigorous, guided training. People Taught by outstanding professors who fuse superior academic and practical experience . Learn from devoted professors with experience across many countries. Closely interact with faculty who mentor and guide you during the program. Conduct your training among talented peers with similar goals . Up to 30 CDE Fellows enroll each year from hundreds of applicants (on average, fewer than 10% are admitted). Every Williams CDE participant in the last five years has been awarded full or partial scholarship funding. More than 1,300 successful Williams CDE graduates since 1961 . Join a growing family of our alumni who maintain close contact decades after graduation. Build important social networks with key policymakers of the past, present, and future. Place The CDE program is an integral part of Williams College , a leader in U.S. higher education since 1793, able to attract excellent professors and maintain first-rate facilities, while situated in a small, supportive academic community. CDE Promotional Brochure. Click on Images bellow to download PDF version of the CDE Promotional Brochures for printing. (PDF, A4 Format). (PDF, 8.5x11") Alumni Spotlight (click on photos to learn more about their careers) Eteri Kvintradze CDE ’99, Georgia, Director, IMF Capacity Development Office in Thailand Elsie Sia Kanza CDE ’00, Tanzania, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the USA & Mexico Felix Nkulukusa CDE ’05, Zambia, Secretary to the Treasury, Government of Zambia Print this page 1065 Main Street Williamstown, MA 01267 USA Phone Number 413.597.4616 [email protected] Williams CollegePrivacy Policy Accessibility Comment Form Log...