- In addition to traditional M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, the Department of Economics offers, in cooperation with faculty from the Department of Politics and Policy and the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, three special M.A. and Ph.D. tracks emphasizing business and financial economics, international economic policy, political economy and public policy. Faculty members encourage students interested in divergent areas to craft dual or inter filed degrees with disciplines outside of SPE, such as business, cultural studies, education, financial engineering, history, information science, mathematics, religion, philosophy, and psychology.