For the University of Pittsburgh's Economics PhD program, what are the minimum math requirements for admission? List the department's primary research areas. Explain how PhD students engage with the Pittsburgh Experimental Economics Laboratory (PEEL) and confirm if PEEL offers paid participation for experiments.
Navigate to the 'PhD Program Admissions' page. Identify the minimum mathematics requirements for admission. Navigate to the 'Research' page. List the department's primary research areas. Identify how PhD students participate in the research community, including PEEL. Navigate to the 'Pittsburgh Experimental Economics Laboratory' (PEEL) page. Confirm if PEEL offers paid participation for experiments and if there's a way to sign up. Synthesize all gathered information.
State the minimum mathematics requirements for PhD admission (two semesters of calculus and one semester of linear algebra), noting that most admitted students have more advanced preparation. List the six primary research areas of the department: econometrics, experimental and behavioral economics, labor/development, macroeconomics/international economics, microeconomic theory, and urban/public/history. Explain that PhD students participate in the research community, including PEEL, starting in their second year through various opportunities, and that faculty and graduate students from various disciplines are involved with PEEL. Confirm that the Pittsburgh Experimental Economics Laboratory (PEEL) is always looking for participants for its paid decision-making experiments and that users can sign up to participate.