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Economics PhD programs in Europe: Completion times and job placement

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Ph.D. study at the European University Institute Created forty years ago, the EUI provides strong supervision and well-structured doctoral programmes in:  Economics  History and Civilization  Law  Political and Social Sciences Our four-year Ph.D. programmes are fully-funded, with approximately 150 scholarships available annually that cover tuition fees and include a monthly grant. Our Ph.D. application form opens in November, for admission the following September. You must apply online by 31 January. An EUI Ph.D. is more than writing a dissertation 1. Join our culturally diverse academic community – study alongside more than 900 scholars from over 60 countries 2. Develop your intellectual curiosity – well-structured Ph.D. programmes that enable original research in four disciplines 3. A dynamic multi-lingual environment – work predominantly in English, while enjoying our view on the beautiful city of Florence 4. Fully-funded four-year Ph.D. programmes – approximately 150 scholarships offered annually 5. Be part of an international professional network – our alumni hold positions in academia (69%), international organisations (12%), national institutions (6%) and the private sector (4%)* * Alumni Destination Survey 2014 Join our culturally diverse academic community Forty years’ experience in focusing exclusively on doctoral programmes, post-doctoral study and research has made the EUI a global leader in high-quality postgraduate education. Our academic community has grown to include world-leading experts, visiting to present and discuss their work, and post-doctoral scholars, who further strengthen our interdisciplinary environment. Develop your intellectual curiosity At the EUI, our well-structured Ph.D. programmes enable original research in economics, history and civilization, law, and political and social science. Our research activities and academic skills training includes seminars and conferences within all EUI departments, the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies. A dynamic multi-lingual environment Regularly voted one of the world’s most beautiful cities, nearby Florence is an unparalleled cultural and artistic centre, while our supportive EUI community ensures researchers from across the world feel immediately at home. EUI facilities include the prestigious Historical Archives of the European Union, which you can access to investigate European integration, and our world-class Library, that has extensive multi-lingual collections and services to support research. Fully-funded four-year Ph.D. programmes EUI doctoral programmes are supported by approximately 150 scholarships that are offered annually. These cover tuition fees and provide a monthly grant. Our Ph.D. application form opens in November, for admission the following September. You must apply online by 31 January. Be part of an international professional network Our graduates enjoy excellence career prospects in Europe and around the globe. Our culture of conversation and interdisciplinary research allows you to build strong links with our faculty, visitors, post-doctoral scholars and your fellow researchers. These connections form an international professional network that can last throughout your time at the EUI and beyond. How to apply Our Ph.D. application form opens in November, for admission the following September. You must apply online by 31 January.

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Doctoral program.

• Program overview
• PhD Placements
• Job Market Candidates
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• Useful information
• Application deadlines
• Testimonies
• ENTER program

The mission of the TSE doctoral school is to train future researchers for brilliant academic careers, but also for successful careers in the professional world 

Much effort is put into providing students with the highest quality training. Doctoral students are very well advised on how to best prepare for the international job market to ensure them to receive the best placement. 

See our placement year by year

There are many more reasons to choose tse:.

• TSE attracts the best researchers from around the world to Toulouse to develop the economic models and solutions needed to understand and address tomorrow's issues.
• PhD students quickly become involved in scientific life by taking part in international conferences, seminars, etc.
• TSE offers a large range of disciplines, enabling them to cover all fields in Economics: Behavior, Institutions and Development; Econometrics and Empirical Economics; Environment and Natural Resources; Finance; Industrial Economics;  Macroeconomics; Mathematics of Decision Making and Statistics; Public Economics; Theoretical Economics.
• Doctoral students have an office close to their supervisor to facilitate interactions.
• Studies are funded from the Master 2 ETE level upwards and can extend to 5 years
• Visiting possibilities during studies with other partner universities

• Doctoral Program Presentation
• Student handbook 2024-2025
• PhD placement since 2009

Placement of students from the Ph.D. Program:

• Hippolyte Boucher : Airbus, Marseille
• Tim Ederer : Tepper Business School, Carnegie Mellon University (Economics), preceded by a one-year Post-Doc at the Becker-Friedmann Institute, University of Chicago
• Luise Eisfeld : HEC Lausanne (Finance)
• Hiyu Hou : Renmin University, Beijing
• Dakang Huang : Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFFE), Chengdu, China
• Antoine Jacquet : Post Doc at Science-Po, Paris, France (2 years)
• Max Lesellier : Université de Montréal
• Yaxin Li : Renmin University, Beijing
• Gosia Majewska : ESSEC Business School, Paris (Economics)
• José Munoz : Analysis Group, Brussels
• Peter Neis : Post Doc at CERDI, Clermont Ferrand University (2 years)
• Tuuli Vanhapelto : Adam Smith Business School, Glasgow (Economics)
• Philipp Wangner: Mannheim University, preceded by a one-year Post-Doc at Columbia University
• Li Yu : Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
• Ling Zhou : Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (after a two-years Post-Doc)
• Alae Baha - Oxford University,  Sociology Dep. (Post Doc, 3 years) 
• Paloma Carrillo - International Labor Organization
• Alipio Ferreira - 1 year postdoc at JPAL-LAC (Rio de Janeiro) and then Southern Methodist University (AP)
• Alexandre Gaillard - 1 year post-doc at Princeton and then Brown University (AP)
• Friedrich Lucke - Joint Research Center (JRC), European Commission, Brussels
• Filip Mrowiec  - Cornerstone (New York)
• Celia Ruiz  - Compass Lexecon
• Vatsala Shreeti - Bank of International Settlments
• Fernando Stipanicic - 1 year postdoc at Berkeley and then Oslo (AP)
• Jun Yan  - Xiamen University (AP)
• Yifei Zhang - Peking University, HSBC Business School (AP)
• Hussein Bidawi - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Nicolas Bonneton - University of Manheim Assistant Professor 
• Jacopo Bregolin - University of Liverpool Assistant Professor
• Christophe Bruneel - KU Leuven Assistant Professor
• Matheus De Souza Bueno - OECD
• Joana Duran-Franch - Postdoc at Columbia 1 year 
• Jacint Enrich Moya - Postdoc at Pompeu Fabra - 3 years 
• Christophe Gaillac - Postdoc Nuffield College – 3 years
• Jérôme Gonnot - Postdoc European University Institute – 2 years
• Kunal Khainar - Bank of England 
• Willy Lefez - Postdoc Berlin School of Economics - 4 years
• Charles Pébereau  - Post doc at Stanford - 3 years
• Stefan Pollinger - Sciences Po Paris Assistant Professor
• Kevin Remmy - Postdoc at University of Mannheim - 5 years 
• Yang Yang  - Nanjing University Assistant Professor 
• Miguel Zerecero - UC Irvine Assistant Professor
• Ling Zhou  - Postdoc University of Padova - 2 years 
• Miren Azkarate-Askasua  - Post-doctorate for one year at European University Institute (EUI), then Assistant Professor (University of Mannheim)
• Hussein Bidawi  -  International Monetary Fund
• Filippo D'Arcangelo  - OECD
• Hugues Dastarac  - Banque de France
• Vessela Daskalova  - Assistant Professor  (UC Dublin)
• Alberto Grillo  - Post doctorate at Aix-Marseille School of Economics
• Elia Lapenta  - Assistant Professor(CREST)
• Emil Palikot  - Post doctorate at Stanford
• Christopher Sandmann  - Post doctorate for one year at Princeton then Assistant Professor (LSE)
• Roberto Sarkisian  - Assistant Professor (University of Rome Tor Vergata)
• Peter Wikman  - Post doctorate at Toulouse School of Economics 
• Yuting Yang  - Assistant Professor (University of New Mexico)
• Jiakun Zheng  - Assistant Professor (Renmin University)
• Konrad Adler -Postdoctoral position with the finance group at Bonn University
• Aleksandra Fridman - Economist program at the International Monetary Fund
• Jakob Hennig - Visiting professor Position at the UC3M
• Jasmin Fliegner - Assistant professor in Economics, University of Manchester
• Claire Galez-Davis - International Organization for Migration (IOM) 
• Dimple Kukreja - Research Officer, Reserve Bank of India
• Xavier Lambin - Assistant professor, Grenoble School of Management
• Giulia Pavan - Compass Lexecon (Madrid office)
• Eva Raiber - Assistant professor, Aix-Marseille School of Economics
• Lei Xu - Economist, Bank of Canada
• Yaohui Dong  - Assistant Professor, School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen
• Simon Fuchs  - Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• Pablo Garcia  - Economist, Banque Centrale du Luxembourg
• Vitalijs Jascisens  - Assistant professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Department of Economics and International College of Economics and Finance)
• Tannous Kass-Hanna  - Economist, International Monetary Fund
• Lan Lan  - Assistant Professor, University of Oslo (Economics Department)
• Julie Lassebie  - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 
• Tsz Kin Leung  - Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cambridge (INET Institute)
• Ying Liang  - Lecturer, Monash University (Monash Business School)
• George Lukyanov  - Assistant Professor, École Polytechnique
• Lucas Mahieux  - Assistant Professor, Tilburg University
• Serge Nyawa  - Assistant Professor, Toulouse Business School (Department of Information, Operations and Management Sciences)
• Anastasiia Parakhonyak  - Assistant Professor in Economics and Finance, Durham University (Business School)
• Arnaud Philippe  - Lecturer in economics, Department of economics (School of Economics, Finance and Management), Bristol University
• Oleg Polivin  - Junior Data Scientist, Altran
• Andrés Salamanca  - Postdoctoral position, University of Southern Denmark (Department of Business and Economics)
• Jules Tinang  - Assistant Professor, University of Groningen
• Ying Lei Toh - Payments Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
• Shuichi Tsugawa  - Assistant Professor Department of Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan
• Shuguang Zhu  - Assistant Professor, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (School of Economics)
• Nordine Abidi  - Economist, European Central Bank
• Arthur Alik  - Staff economist, Worldbank, office of chief economist Africa region
• Andrii Babii - Assistant professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Constance De Soyres - Economist, International Monetary Fund
• François De Soyres - Economist, World Bank
• MiaoMiao Dongdon - Assistant professor, Bocconi University (Decision Science Department)
• Xintong Han  - Assistant professor, Concordia University
• Maxime Liegey  - Assistant professor, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota)
• Christian Nguenang  - Consultant, Bewell Consulting-Harwell Management
• Christiern Daniel  Rose  - Lecturer, University of Queensland
• Nassima Selmane    - Assistant Professor, University of Groningen
• Tomar Shekhar  - Research Officer, Reserve bank of India
• Tuba Tuncel  -  Assistant Professor, HEC Montreal
• André Veiga  - Assistant professor, Imperial College Business School in London
• Chunan Wang  -    Assistant Professor of Economics, Beihang University (Beijing)
• Suxiu Yu  -  Assistant Professor, Renmin University of China, Hanqing Advanced Institute of Economics and Finance
• Fanny Camara  - Assistant Professor, University of Southern California
• Maddalena Ferrana  - Postdoctoral research associate in Values and Public Policy, Woodrow Wilson School and University Center for Human Values, Princeton University
• Markus Gebauer  - Assistant Professor, Higher School of Economics/ICEF
• Dong-Hee Joe  - Associate Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute
• Yves Le Yaouanq  - Assistant Professor, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
• Kun Li  - Lecturer, Australia National University, Research School of Finance, Acturial Studies & Statistics
• César Mantilla  - Assistant Professor, Universidad del Rosario
• Rodrigo Montes  - Senior Economist, Compass Lexecon
• Alban Moura  - Economist, Banque centrale du Luxembourg, Research Department
• Guillem Roig  - Assistant Professor, Universidad del Rosario
• Johanna Schauer  - Economist, IMF
• Ananya Sen  - Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT (Sloan)
• Gang Wang  - Assistant Professor, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
• Timothy Yeung  - Postdoctoral position of PSL Research University, hosted by University of Paris-Dauphine
• Luc Bridet - Lecturer, University of St Andrews
• Ho Cheung Cheng  - Assistant Professor, National Central University, Taiwan
• Jorge Florez  - Assistant Professor, Universidad del Rosario
• Mattia Girotti  - Banque de France
• Sinem Hidir  - Assistant Professor, University of Warwick
• Laura Lasio  - Assistant Professor, McGill University
• Margaret Leighton  - Lecturer, University of St Andrews
• Julien Sauvagnat  - Assistant Professor, Università Boconi
• Yonglei Wang  - Assistant Professor, Huazhong University of Science & Technology
• Qizhou (Leo) Xiong  - Postdoctoral researcher, University of Magdeburg and Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

2023-2024 PhD candidates

Placement Officer: Ulrich HEGE  -  Coordinator: Anouch MISSIRIAN  - Placement secretary: Louise STRACHAN

Post-Docs at TSE

Our ambition is to keep attracting the best students in the world. Therefore, we offer financial help for our future PhD students.

Some scholarships and grants are available at the Master 2 level: https://www.tse-fr.eu/admissions

Once the students graduate from the Master 2 ETE and continue in the PhD program, the doctoral school makes sure that they receive funding. Some positions of teaching assistant and research assistant are also available.

It usually takes 5 years for students to complete their thesis.

A world-class international doctoral program, training the brightest minds.

The "Doctoral track" ( Master 2 ETE ) allows students to acquire a thorough and advanced general training in economic theory (micro, macro and econometrics) before choosing a specific area of research. During this first year, students are also given training in research techniques and work one-on-one with a faculty advisor to complete a master’s thesis that will be assessed by a board of professors.

Second year

At the end of the first year, students are admitted in the second year Advanced Research degree in Economics (MRes in Economics) on the basis of their results (courses and research work) and embark on a final year of advanced, specialized courses. Students should select 7 course topics among a list of advanced specialized courses and attend an annual research workshop (members meet on a regular basis during the year). This intensive training should provide PhD students with a strong foundation for the writing of their thesis and for their future research career. An advisor and another faculty member assist students in the design of their plan of studies. During the second year, students choose their field(s) of specialization : 

• Behavioral and Experimental Economics
• Econometrics and Empirical Economics
• Economics Theory
• Industrial Organization
• Macroeconomics
• Public Policy and Applied Economics

At the end of this second year, students must present some original research work (a preliminary paper) to a jury of faculty members.

Thesis years

The two or three following years are devoted to full-time research and to writing the dissertation. Students are given the opportunity to mature and develop their economist’s intuition and techniques. PhD students participate in the life of academic groups , including seminars . They also present their research work in junior seminars and international conferences and are encouraged to participate in specialized summer schools.

Our PhD program is designed to prepare our candidates for the International Job Market. 

To find out about application deadlines please see our Admissions section .

Applications must be made online on the TSE platform eCandidatures. Any application submitted outside of the dates of the recruitment campaigns will not be reviewed.

Students testimonies

Some videos are available on the platform  youtube.

Christopher Sandmann, PhD student

Basile Dubois, PhD student  

"TSE is an amazing place for students who want to devote themselves into research. The professors here are very productive and nice. Their love to economics is so contagious. There are so many conferences, seminars, and workshops in diversified areas that could feed your interests and tastes. The quality and quantity of those meetings are fabulous. Overall, our PhD program in terms of its research environment is comparable to the top-ten programs in the US. The life at Toulouse is also very rewarding. You would meet many interesting persons here. International students' background are diversified and they come from five continents. I love here so much and miss the people I met here. You would never regret if you choose to come to TSE."

Nina Yin , Assistant Professor (China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China)

"Learning how to become a researcher is not an easy task and TSE's structure in thematic groups played an important part in helping me develop research skills. Every week, we had a macro seminar with external speakers, a macro workshop for PhD students to present their work and a macro reading group where we discussed recently published papers ! When you present your work, comments from professors and fellow students can be tough to hear, but that's how make progress and learn how not to cut corners. Overall, the environment at TSE showed me a passion for intellectual challenges that was contagious. I felt encouraged to play my part and contribute, as an economic researcher, to a better understanding of the forces driving our economic system."

François de Soyres , Economist (World Bank)

"TSE gave me an outstanding training in econometrics which was crucial for the beginning of my career. I believe that the scientific environment at TSE is comparable to the best economics departments in the world. Just look at the amount and quality of seminars, workshops, and conferences hosted at TSE each year and compare it to any other top economics department. There are more events than you can digest!"

Andrii Babii , Assistant professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"TSE is a very good environment for research. Besides the faculty helping students, much administrative hassle is kept away from students to be able to better focus. In any given week there are more research seminars than one can even attend, so one is exposed to many different ideas. Throughout my time at TSE I enjoyed substantial financial support, both for my living expenses as well as for accessing data"

Markus Gebauer, Assistant Professor of Economics (International College of Economics and Finance, National Research University - Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia)

"I enjoyed the diversity and academic environment here. Students and researchers are coming from all over the world and doing research in various fields, each contributing in a unique way to the diverse culture here. The research environment is of first grand; each year, top researchers around the world visit and give talks at Toulouse, giving us plenty of opportunities to be exposed to the research frontier. The researchers/advisors are really great economists and patient teachers; discussions on our work are usually deep and focusing on the big picture and economic applications, which I find are the most important part of economics research. Of course, the city is truly beautiful!

Some deals are too good to be true but TSE defies this adage. One gets to live in a great city and have access to one of the best economics departments. TSE has a big PHD program with roughly 20 incoming students each year, which makes you feel like a part of the community. I was part of the Macro group and learned a lot through interactions with the faculty members and other students. And this interaction was not just limited to internal members as the PhD students interact a lot with the visiting seminar speakers (and there are a lot of them at TSE!!).  

In terms of the timeline, one spends the first two years on coursework. The core courses are interesting and give a good foundation for research, both in terms of material covered as well as to develop research agenda. I got good support from my advisor as well as other faculty members to keep my work on track throughout the PhD. For the job market, TSE has a professional team of people, comprising of staff members and faculty, who help you throughout the job market season. The hard work that TSE puts in to prepare its students is amply reflected in the placements!!"

Shekhar Tomar , Research Officer, Reserve bank of India

"I did my Ph.D. at TSE from 2011 until 2016 (plus a strong M1 a year prior). Coming from Peru to Europe for the first time, a lot was new, exciting, and different. Language-wise, for instance, classes were in English, while daily life was in French. To make this harder, coursework at TSE is tough and exams are intense. However, I can say with the benefit of hindsight, that such level of rigor makes TSE alumni well equipped to face the challenges of a dynamic world. At TSE, I learned to always stay curious, and to study seriously and committed to the subject at hand. After the Ph.D. I came to the U.S. to work in consulting. My adviser and other faculty members were always supportive of my choice and were instrumental for me finding a job in Washington, D.C. There, I have confirmed that TSE enjoys an outstanding reputation in economics, especially in IO. All in all, my years in Toulouse were some of the best in my life, I am deeply thankful to the school, the administrative staff, the faculty, and my friends!"

Rodrigo Montes , Senior Economist, Compass Lexecon

The TSE Doctoral School is a member of a European network of doctoral schools, ENTER  (European Network for Training in Economic Research), which includes the following universities:   - Universitat Autonoma Barcelona - Free University of Brussels - University of Mannheim - University of Stockholm - Tilburg University - Toulouse School of Economics - University College London - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Doctoral students who enrol in the ENTER programme spend between three months to a year in one or two of the network institutions where they benefit from exactly the same status as the other doctoral students. Depending on their situation, they may either attend classes or seminars, or work on their thesis under the supervision of one of the university’s professors. They are thus in contact with a wider teaching body and a more diverse range of research themes. They can also develop productive professional relationships with other students and thus become truly European economists. The network schedules a conference which rotates every year to a different member university and encourages doctoral students to visit and stay at one (or several) of the universities in the network

For more information, go to www.enter-network.org

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Past Placements

Placement of our ph.d. graduates.

The department actively supports the placement of our Job Market Candidates and PhD graduates. See below the list of placements in the last 15 years

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Department of Economics / BGSE

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Recent Placements

Our alumni have obtained prestigious positions at universities in the U.S. (e.g., Harvard, Berkeley, Penn, UCLA, CalTech, Michigan, Minnesota), in Europe (e.g., Bocconi, University College London, Manchester, Oxford, Pompeu Fabra, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Carlos III, Stockholm, Zurich) and in Germany (e.g., Mannheim, Munich, Berlin, Cologne). In addition, many now work in public institutions aswell as in the non-academic sector (e.g., European Central Bank, German Central Bank, European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Bank of England, U.S. Federal Reserve Board, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge (MA), McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group).   Here is a chronological overview (following placements are given if known):

non academic (private sector)

Bodur, Elif

Product Analyst, Refurbed, Austria

Cosentino, Melina

Senior Consultant, PwC, Germany

Petrosyan, Mariam

Model Validation Senior Specialist, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany

academic placements

Chen, Kailin

Postdoc, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland

Destan, Cavit Görkem

Assistant Professor, TED University, Ankara, Turkey

Günther, Laurenz Richard Kuno

Postdoc, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy

Henkel, Luca

Postdoc, University of Chicago and University of CEMA (following position: Assistant Professor, Erasmus School of Economics Rotterdam)

Kozakiewicz, Marta

Postdoc, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany

Kreutzkamp, Sophie Alexandra

Postdoc, University of Oxford, (following position: Lecturer, University of Manchester, UK)

Lahr, Patrick

Postdoc, ENS Paris-Saclay, France

Niemeyer, Axel

Assistant Professor, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

Preusser, Justus

Schäfer, Paul

Lecturer, University of Leicester School of Business, UK

Weiß, Maximilian

Postdoc, University of Tübingen, Germany

Recent PhD Placements

Economics phd accepted job offers.

Bank of Japan Bogazici University, Turkey Central European University, Hungary International Monetary Fund, DC Korea Information Society Development Institute Korean Institution for Industrial Economics and Trade National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan National University of Singapore (NUS) Renmin University, China Tulane University, LA University of New South Wales, Australia University of Oregon University of Sydney, Australia Wisconsin Center for Education Research, WI

Rutgers Business School, NY Banco de Mexico Banco de Mexico Bank of Canada Bank of Chile Clark University, School of Management, MA Central Michigan University Congressional Budget Office, DC European University Institute, Max Weber Fellowship, Florence, Italy Hong Kong University of Science and Technology European University Institute, Max Weber Fellowship, Florence, Italy Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Federal Reserve Bank Board of Governors, DCInternational Monetary Fund, DC Korea Institute for International Economic Policy Libera Università Internazionale Degli Studi Sociali, Rome, Italy Max Planck Institute, Jena, Germany Middle East Technical University, Turkey Oberlin College, OH University of Alberta School of Business, Canada University of Copenhagen, School of Business, Denmark University of Naples, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (post-doctoral fellowship), Italy

Analysis Group, Boston Bank of Canada Black & Veatch, Houston Blackrock, New York Bureau of Economic Analysis, Washington DC Deloitte, Transfer Pricing Group, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta Fudan University, China Georgia Tech Indiana University Kelly School of Business Institute for Financial Management and Research, Chennai India International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC ITESMs (Monterrey Tech) Graduate School of Public Policy and ALFA, Monterey, Mexico Korean Insurance Research Institute (KIRI), Korea McKinsey and Co., Brazil Michigan State University Oberlin College, OH Singapore Management University, Singapore Stanford Business School, CA Private hedge fund, New York Toulouse School of Economics, France University of California Davis University of Exeter, UK University of Hawaii, Hilo University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management Vanderbilt University, TN

Bank Indonesia California State University East Bay Case Western Reserve, PA Department of Justice, DC El Colegio de Mexico Federal Reserve Board of Governors, DC London School of Economics, UK Multi-Cultural Mental Health Research Center, Harvard University Purdue University, IN Analysis Group, Boston University of Sao Paulo, Brazil University of Virginia

Bates White, MA DxCG Inc, MA Ernst & Young, GA Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, TX International Monetary Fund, DC NERA, NY Northwestern University (Economics), IL Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management), IL Wayne State University, MI World Bank, DC

Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Bank of Japan, Japan Bank of Japan, Japan Cornerstone Research, Menlo Park, CA University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Notre Dame, IN Suffolk University, MA

Note: Positions from 2005 to 2010 reflect only PhD students who entered the formal job market and accepted a job through that process. Students who already had jobs arranged or did not do a formal search are not included in those years. Hence the lists are incomplete. Students from 2011 on are those who voluntarily chose to list their new jobs, regardless of the search process.

Past Job Market Placements

At the end of their thesis, young Ph.D.s students who have completed their thesis at PSE enter to the labour market in France or abroad.

Alumni 2019-2020

• Banque de France, Economist
• Paris School of Economics - WIL, Chargé de mission scientifique, WIL National accounts and statistical methods coordinator
• Centre de l’étude de l’emploi et du travail (CNAM), Postdoctoral research fellow
• Paris School of Economics – IPP, Economist
• Ministère de l’économie et des finances - French Treasury, Deputy head of the Trade Policy Unit
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Research assistant
• Aix-Marseille School of Economics, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
• IESEG Lille, Postdoctoral researcher
• OECD, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), Policy Analyst,
• Banque de France, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation. Division on Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Economist/Policy Analyst junior
• Dares, Ministère en charge du travail, de l’emploi et du dialogue social, Head of Office ‘Employment policies’

INTERNATIONAL

• European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), Brussels (Belgium), Economist Analyst
• UCL, London (UK), Postdoctoral researcher
• The World Bank (Colombia), Consultant
• ETH Zurich (Switzerland), Postdoctoral researcher
• Bank of England (UK), Economist
• Columbia University (USA), Postdoctoral researcher
• The World Bank, Dakar Offices (Senegal), Investment Analyst
• Norvegian School of Economics in Bergen, (Norway), Postdoctoral researcher
• OECD, National Treasury of South Africa, Pretoria and Umgebung (Souht Africa), Consultant
• Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Postdoctoral researcher
• Imperial College London, Department of Finance, (United Kingdom), Assistant Professor
• Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) (Sweden), Assistant Professor
• YPP Program World Bank (USA), Junior Economist
• Monash University (Australia), Postdoctoral researcher
• Università di Roma Tor Vergata (Italy), Department of Economics and Finance, Assistant Professor
• Nuffield College, University of Oxford (UK), Postdoctoral Researcher
• Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), (USA), Postdoctoral researcher
• UCLouvain (Belgium), Postdoctoral Researcher
• BCEAO - Banque Centrale des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest, Sénégal (Dakar),Economist

Alumni 2018-2019

• Aix-Marseille University, Faculty of Economics and Management, Post-doctoral fellow
• Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL Europe), Chef de projet scientifique – Post doctoral fellow
• Aix-Marseille School of Economics, Postdoctoral research fellow
• Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), Senior Economist
• CEE-M, CNRS – SupAgro-INRA, Postdoctoral fellow.
• Center for Environmental Economics - Montpellier (CEE-M), University of Montpellier (CNRS, INRA, SupAgro), Post-Doctoral Researcher
• Compass Lexecon, Economist
• DARES, Researcher
• Deloitte Consulting Paris, Senior Manager
• ENS Paris Saclay, Agrégé Préparateur
• ENS Paris Saclay, ATER
• Observatoire des Entreprises - Banque de France, Research Economist
• OECD, Economist, Consultant
• OECD, External Consultant
• Paris School of Economics, Economist
• Paris School of Economics, Postdoctoral fellow
• Université Cergy-Pontoise (France), Postdoctoral fellow
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, ATER
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Post-doctoral fellow
• Université Paris 12, Post-doctoral fellow
• Université Paris Descartes, Postdoctoral fellow
• Bank of England - UK, Research Economist
• Bonn University, Macrofinance Lab - Germany and a World Inequality Lab research fellow (Paris), Postdoctoral Fellow
• Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie, BMWi, Berlin – Deutschland, Economist
• Center of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) at the University of Namur - Belgium, Postdoctoral fellow
• Centre Faculté de Droit, d’Economie et de Finance Unité de recherche CREA - Luxembourg, Postdoctoral researcher
• Deutsches Zentrum für Integrations und Migrationsforschung (DeZIM) - Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland, Economist & Data Scientist
• European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) - European Commission, Belgium, Project Manager
• European University Institute, Florence - Italy, Max Weber Fellow
• IFC, International Finance Corporation - World Bank Group, Washington – USA, Economist
• ILO, International Labour Office (Research Department) - Switzerland, Senior Economist
• International Bacalaureate, Collegio Pio, Trevisa - Italy, Economics Professor
• International Monetary Fund - Washington, District Of Columbia – USA, Economist
• Lancaster University Management School - United Kingdom, M.J. Dormer Post-doctoral Fellow
• Norvegian School of Economics, Post-doctoral position
• ULB, Université libre de Bruxelles - Belgium, Post-doctoral position
• ULB (Ecares), Université libre de Bruxelles – Belgum , Postdoctoral researcher
• University of Luxembourg, Eco-psycho Health and Ageing, Postdoctoral position
• University of Namur - Belgium, Post-doctoral position
• University of Naples Federico II - Italy, Postdoctoral Position (tenure-track option),
• University of Santiago - Chili, Assistant Professor

Alumni 2017-2018

• Analysis Group Paris (France) - Associate
• Autorité de régulation des activités ferroviaires et routières (France) - Economist
• Banque de France (France) - Economist
• DIAL-IRD (France) - Chercheur
• Direction Générale du Trésor (France) - Chef de bureau
• Ecole Normale Supérieure (France) - Associate Researcher
• IDDRI (France) - Chercheur
• Inserm (France) - Postdoc
• J-PAL Europe (France) - Research Fellow
• Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire (France) - Chef de bureau
• OECD (France) - Economist
• OFCE Sciences Po (France) - Economist
• Sciences Po (France) - Associated professor and researcher
• Unedic (France) - Chargé d’études
• Université de Lille (France) - Chargé de cours
• Université de Lorrain (France) - Maître de conférences
• WattStrat (France) - Chief Technical Officer & Founder
• World Inequality Lab (France) - Researcher
• Chapman University (USA) - Research Associate
• DIW Berlin (Germany) - Research Associate
• Duke University (USA) - Postdoc
• Erasmus University of Rotterdam (Netherlands) - Postdoc
• ETH Zurich University (Germany) - Postdoc
• Harvard Kennedy School (USA) - Postdoc
• IMF (USA) - Economist
• Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (Lux.) - Micro-data expert
• London School of Economics (UK) - Postdoc
• Pontifica Universidad Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - Assistant Professor
• The Center for Law and Economics (Germany) - Postdoc
• The Paul Bairoch Institute of Economic History (Switzerland) - Teaching and Research Assistant
• The Institute of Technology and Public Policy (Switzerland) - Postdoc
• University College London (UK) - Research Associate
• University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) - Associate Researcher
• University of Luxembourg (Lux.) - Postdoc
• University of Warwick (UK) - Research Fellow
• World Bank (USA) - Economist

Alumni 2016-2017

• Agence Française de développement (France) - Economiste-Modélisateur
• Aix-Marseille School of Economics, GREQAM (France) - Research Fellow
• DARES (France) - Chargée d’études
• IEP d’Aix-en-Provence (France) - Maître de conférences / Assistant Professor of Economics
• IPP - Institut des politiques publiques (France) - Economist
• Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques, Sciences Po (France) - Post-doctoral Research Fellow
• OECD (France) - Consultant
• OECD (France) - Junior Policy Analyst (young professionals programme)
• OECD (France) - Junior Economist
• Université d’Orléans, Laboratoire d’Économie d’Orleans LEO (France) - Postdoc in Trade of natural resources and environmental regulations
• Université Paris Est Créteil, Erudite (France) - Maître de conférence
• Sciences Po Paris (France) - ATER (Temporary Teaching and Research Assistant)
• World Inequality Lab (France) - Chargé de mission
• European Investment Bank (Luxembourg) - Consultant economist
• European Central Bank (Germany) - Economist
• FAO Consultant of the UN in Rome (Italy)
• Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (USA) - Financial Economist
• IMPA - Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (Brazil) - Post-Doctoral Position
• Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Germany) - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
• MIT (USA) - Postdoctoral position, School Effectiveness & Inequality Initiative
• Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Germany) - Post-doctoral position
• Riksbank’s Modelling division at the Monetary Policy department - Economist
• Tel-Aviv University (Israel) - Post-Doctoral Position
• University College London (UK) - Research associate
• World Bank (USA) - Social Protection Specialist
• World Bank (USA) - Consultant
• Yunnan Normal University (China) - Lecturer at School of Economics and Management

Alumni 2015-2016

• Banque de France (France) - Economiste
• Banque de France (France) - Risk Modeling Expert
• Gryzz-Lab (France) - Cofondateur et directeur technique
• Ministère des Affaires sociales et de la Santé (France) - Administrateur INSEE
• OCDE (France) - Chercheur associé, Bureau des Amériques/Perspectives économiques de l’Amérique Latine
• OCDE (France) - Economiste
• RBB Economics (France) - Associate
• Sciences Po (France) - Post doctorant
• Sciences Po Paris (France) - Lecturer & Research Fellow (ATER)
• Université d’Auvergne (France) - Post-doc CERDI
• Université de Lille 1 (France) - Maître de conférences, LEM UMR 9221 & CREST
• Université Paris Dauphine (France) - Postdoc, LEDa-LEGOS
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne (France) - ATER
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne (France) - Post-doctorant sous projet de la Commission Européenne (SIMPOL)
• 3ie New Delhi (India) - Evaluation Specialist
• Ambassade de France à Yaoundé (Cameroon) - Conseiller Financier, Service Economique Régional
• Bank of Canada (Canada) - Economist
• Banque Centrale Fédérale des Emirats Arabes Unies (United Arab Emirates) - Economiste
• European Commission (Italia) - Research Economist, Joint Research Centre Ispra
• European University Institute (Italy) - Max Weber Fellow in Economics
• Georgia State University (USA) - Assistant Professor
• HEC Montréal (Canada) - Postdoctoral research fellow
• IZA-Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (Germany) - Research Associate/ Deputy Program Director of IZA’s research area ""Employment and Development"
• Javeriana University Bogota (Colombia) - Assistant Professor
• Kennedy School of Government, Harvard (USA) - Postdoctoral fellow, Middle East Initiative
• New York University (USA) - Adjunct Instructor, Department of Economics
• Tel Aviv University (Israel) - Post-doctorant in Mathematics Science
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong (China) - Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Marketing
• Universidad de Chile (Chili) - Post Doctoral fellow
• University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) - Assistant Professor
• University of Lancaster (United Kingdom) - Tenured Assistant, Department of Economics
• University of Laval (Canada) - Assistant Professor, Cirris-Cirpee
• University of Lausanne (Suisse) - Post-doctorant
• University of Lisbon (Portugal) - Post doc, Nova School of Business
• University of Mannheim (Germany) - Post-doctoral fellow
• University of Warwick (United Kingdom) - Postdoctoral fellow

Alumni 2014-2015

• Aix Marseille School of Economics (France) - Post-doc, GREQAM
• AXA Group (France) - AXA Group Risk Management
• Banque de France (France) - Researcher at French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR)
• Centrale Paris (France) - ATER
• Cepremap (France) - Chercheur affilié Observatoire du Bien Etre
• CEPII (France) - Economist
• Direction Régionale et Interdépartementale de l’Habitat et du Logement (DRIHL) Seine St Denis (France) - Adjointe au chef du Service
• ESSEC (France) - Ingénieur de recherche
• Institut du cerveau et de la moelle épinière (France) - Chercheuse, Fondements biologiques, psychologiques et computationnels de la motivation
• MAPP Economics (France) - Economist
• Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances (France) - Economiste, Direction Générale du Trésor
• Ministère de l’Economie, de l’Industrie et du Numérique (France) - Chef du bureau "Politique industrielle, recherche et innovation" à la direction générale du Trésor
• OCDE (France) - Economist
• Paris School of Economics (France) - Junior researcher
• Université de Lorraine (France) - ATER
• Université Evry Val d’Essonne (France) - Postdoctoral fellow, LabEx MME-DII)
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France) - Professeur agrégé
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne (France) - Teaching Assistant in Economics
• Université Paris 8 (France) - ATER
• Université Paris 13 (France) - ATER
• Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense (France) - ATER
• Collegio Carlo Alberto (Italia) - Post-doctoral Fellow
• European University Institute (Italy) - Post-doctoral Max Weber Fellow
• European University Institute (Italy) - Post-doctorant
• Harvard University (USA) - Lecturer, Department of Government
• HSE Moscow (Russia) - Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics / School of Theoretical Economics
• Investment Company Institute (USA) - Associate Economist
• London School of Economics (United Kingdom) - Post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Economic Performance
• Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgique) - Post-doctoral fellow, ECARES
• University of Lausanne (Switzerland) - Post-Doctoral Fellow, DEEP
• University of Melbourne (Australia) - Research fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
• University of Ottawa (Canada) - Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
• University of Oxford (United Kingdom) - Post-doctoral fellow at Nuffield College
• World Bank New Delhi (India) - Consultant
• World Bank Gender Innovation Lab (USA) - Economist

Department of Economics

Job placement for prior classes.

Graduate student placement, PhD programme in Economics at Stockholm University.

• Stefan Hinkelmann, Junior Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Philipp Hochmuth, Economist, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank)
• David Jackson, post-doc, Vrije University Amsterdam
• Evelina Linnros, Analyst, Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner
• Mattias Almquist, Macroeconomic Research, National Institute of Economic Research (Konjunkturinstitutet)
• Gualtiero Azzalini, Assistant Professor, Stockholm School of Economics and Research Fellow, Swedish House of Finance
• Tillmann von Carnap-Bornheim, post-doc, Stanford University; Assistant Professor, University of Oslo in 2024
• Markus Kondziella, Assistant Professor, University of St. Gallen
• Francesco Loiacono, Principal Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Markus Peters, Supply and Purchasing Manager, NordiCare
• Yanick Sebastian Tebbe, Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School
• Claire Thürwächter, European Economics Team, Morgan Stanley
• Jens Wikström, Assistant Professor, University of Gothenburg
• Yangzhou Yuan, Assistant Professor, School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University
• Ulrika Ahrsjö, Stockholm School of Economics
• Iman Dadgar, Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University
• José Elias Gallegos Dago, Bank of Spain
• John Kramer, University of Copenhagen
• Erik Lindgren, self-employed
• Xueping Sun, Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Malin Tallås-Ahlzén, Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University
• Divya Dev, Storytel
• Nanna Fukushima, University of Stavanger
• Roza Khoban, Princeton University and University of Zurich
• Daniel Almén, Institute for Housing and Urban Research
• Niklas Blomqvist, Swedish Trade Union Confederation
• Richard Foltyn, University of Glasgow
• Selene Ghisolfi, Catholic University
• Markus Karlman, Norwegian School of Economics
• Karin Kinnerud, Norwegian Business School
• Kasper Kragh-Sørensen, Oslo University
• Benedetta Lerva, Monash University
• Louise Lorentzon, Centre for Business and Policy Studies
• Tamara Thornquist, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
• Has van Vlokhoven, Tilburgh University
• Magnus Åhl, Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden)
• Charlotta Boström, Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University
• Serena Cocciolo, World Bank
• Saman Darougheh, Danmarks centralbank
• Jaakko Meriläinen, Center for Economic Research at ITAM, Mexico City
• Matti Mitrunen, University of Chicago
• Elisabet Olme, University of Gothenburg
• Jonna Olsson, University of Amsterdam
• Mathias Pronin, Citibank, Tel Aviv
• Josef Sigurdsson, Bocconi University
• Vanessa Sternbeck-Fryxell, Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden)
• Evangelia Pateli, Competition and Markets Authority, UK
• Wei Si, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai
• Jakob Almerud, National Institute of Economic Research, Stockholm
• Mathias Iwanowsky, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich PhD program in Economics
• Sirus Dehdari, Uppsala University (Political Science), Uppsala
• Karl Harmenberg, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen
• Daniel Knutsson, Stockholm University
• Dany Kessel, Södertörn University, Stockholm
• Matilda Kilström, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm
• Joakim Jansson, Linneaus University, Växjö
• Laurence Malafry, Potsdam Institute for Climate Change, Berlin and Oslo University

2017    

• Kiflu Gedefe Molla, Ethiopian Development Institute
• Jürg Fausch, Lucerne University
• Niklas Kaunitz, Swedish Institute for Social Research
• Hannes Malmberg, Stanford University and University of Minnesota
• Erik Öberg, Uppsala University
• Martin Berlin, Swedish Institute for Social Research
• Nathaniel Lane, MIT and Monash University
• Anders Österling, Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University
• Erik Prawitz, Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
• Julia Boguslaw, Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO)

2016    

• Manja Gärtner, Linköpings universitet
• Audinga Baltrunaite, Research Department, Bank of Italy
• Niels-Jakob Harbo Hansen, IMF, Washington DC
• Theodoros Rapanos, Södertörn University
• Miri Stryjan, Ben Gurion University
• Mounir Karadja, Uppsala universitet
• Shuhei Kitamura, Post doc, Rochester University
• André Richter, EasyJet London

Last updated: June 19, 2024

Source: Department of Economics

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Master's Degree in Economics and Finance: PhD Track Program

Applications for the 2024-2025 edition are now closed

Please contact our Admissions Team if you have any questions.

Program Director

Davide Debortoli

PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

ICREA-UPF, CREI and BSE

See all faculty below

The PhD track of the Master's Degree in Economics and Finance is the first year of the PhD program at Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Launched in 1993 and currently organized jointly by the UPF Department of Economics and Business and BSE, the  UPF PhD Program  attracts students of exceptional talent and provides a strong foundation, a stimulating environment, and worldwide placement in the most prestigious institutions, research centers, and universities. 

The PhD Track Program is Year 1 of the UPF PhD. Upon completion of the PhD Track Program, graduates are awarded the BSE Master's Degree in Economics and Finance and proceed to Year 2 of the PhD (detailed in the schedule below).

Study with accomplished research faculty

Courses in the PhD Track Program are designed and taught by  BSE Affiliated Professors  at the UPF Department of Economics and Business and the Center for Research on International Economics (CREI) , two of Europe's top research groups.

Among them are recipients of ERC Grants and other competitive international funding, authors of publications in top journals, and fellows of the Econometric Society and NBER, to name just a few of their accomplishments. They will be your teachers, your mentors, your thesis supervisors, and down the road, your colleagues.

Additional entry requirements for this program

Because this is a PhD-track program, applicants must: 

• Submit a GRE score to be considered for admission. (GRE is not required to apply to other BSE Master's programs.)
• Complete 4 years of university study before starting this program.

Program schedule: 

Upf phd program structure.

• Year 1: Compulsory core courses in Econometrics, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (BSE PhD Track Program)
• Year 2: Coursework that prepares students to conduct research (UPF Master of Research - MRes)
• Years 3-5: Research and PhD dissertation This stage typically lasts 4 years, but shorter and longer intervals are not uncommon.

Year 1: BSE PhD Track Program (Master's Degree in Economics and Finance)

COURSEWORK IN MACRO, MICRO, AND ECONOMETRICS

The course offer displayed is for next year's edition. Course offer is subject to change.

Course list for current students

Master project

The master project is a required component of all BSE Master's programs. Working individually or in groups, students use the tools and knowledge they've acquired during the entire year to explore a topic of their choice. A professor supervises throughout the project.

Examples of master projects from previous cohorts:

Topics Related to Economics and Mental Health

Estimating causal effects in the absence of treatment observability, migration shocks and occupational downgrading: evidence from venezuelan migrants in chile, import price inflation following the 2021 suez canal blockage: (for)ever given or transitory.

After successful completion of Year 1, students are awarded the Master's Degree in Economics and Finance by BSE and Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

Year 2: UPF Master of Research in Economics, Finance and Management (MRes)

COURSEWORK THAT PREPARES STUDENTS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH

A variety of specialized elective courses taught by faculty of the UPF Department of Economics and Business and CREI will present students with cutting-edge research, help them find topics for their own research, and put them in contact with potential thesis directors.

Visit the UPF Department of Economics and Business to see a list of MRes courses

The department's broad workshops and seminar series complement the coursework with exposure to the latest research presented by renowned speakers from the best institutions around the world.

Upon successful completion of Year 2, students are awarded the Master of Research in Economics, Finance and Management (MRes) by Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

Years 3-5: UPF PhD in Economics, Finance, and Management

RESEARCH AND PHD DISSERTATION

Students conduct research under the guidance of the faculty of the UPF Department of Economics and Business and CREI. This stage typically lasts four years, but shorter and longer intervals are not uncommon.

After successful defense of the thesis, students are awarded the PhD in Economics, Finance and Management by Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

Degrees awarded

Both the BSE Master's Degree and the UPF Master of Research have been recognized by the Catalan and Spanish Education authorities within the framework of the Bologna Process (in Spanish, “Master Universitario o Master Oficial”).

The UPF PhD has been recognized by the Catalan and Spanish Education authorities (in Spanish, “Programa Oficial de Doctorado”).

Quality indicators for the BSE Master's Degree

UPF PhD Faculty

The teaching faculty for Year 1 are listed below. A full list of UPF Department of Economics and Business faculty members for all 5 years of the PhD program is available on the department website.

View a list of faculty for all 5 years of the PhD

Geert Mesters

PhD, VU University Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute

UPF and BSE

Elisa Giannone

PhD, University of Chicago

CREI and BSE

Jaume Ventura

PhD, Harvard University

CREI, UPF, and BSE

Larbi Alaoui

PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Christian Brownlees

PhD, University of Florence

Isaac Baley

PhD, New York University

Edouard Schaal

PhD, Princeton University

CREI, UPF and BSE

Antonio Penta

ICREA-UPF and BSE

Katerina Petrova

PhD, Queen Mary University London

UPF and BSE - on leave

Jordi Galí

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Priit Jeenas

Alexander Frug

PhD, Tel Aviv University

PhD Track Student Profile 2023-24

21 students from 10 countries (90% international)

Most represented countries this year: 

• Spain and India (2 students each)

Most common undergraduate backgrounds:

• Economics and Finance

Build your career and your network

In addition to a track record of strong placements, both the BSE Master's program and the UPF PhD program offer access to a close-knit community of colleagues, mentors, and friends for life.

UPF PhD placement examples

Past graduates of the UPF PhD program have obtained tenure-track positions in:

United States Chicago, Duke, NYU, Stanford, UC San Diego

Europe Bocconi, Bonn, Carlos III, Cemfi, ESADE, IESE, IIES-Stockholm University, LSE, Mannheim, Nova de Lisboa, Oxford, Tilburg, UCL, Warwick, Zurich

Latin America ESPOL, ITAM, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Universidad de Los Andes

Asia Singapore Management University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Zhejiang University

Some UPF PhD graduates choose employment with organizations and companies such as:

Central Banks Banca d’Italia, Bank of England, Federal Reserve Board, Bank of Canada, Deutsche Bundesbank, European Central Bank, etc.

International Organizations International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank

Economic Consulting Firms NERA, Deloitte, JP Morgan

See all UPF PhD placements by year (UPF website)

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Research profile

Our PhD programme enables you to pursue your academic interests, and learn the latest methods in research, while providing you with thorough training in modern economics.

Research rankings

We have an impressive history of high rankings for our research.

In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, 25% of our research was judged world-leading in its originality, significance and rigour. A further 45% was judged internationally excellent.

Academic staff profiles

There are 34 staff members and around 30 PhD students. Profiles of all our economics staff and students are available on the economics website:

• Staff and students at the School of Economics

Programme structure

Find out more about compulsory and optional courses.

We link to the latest information available. Please note that this may be for a previous academic year and should be considered indicative.

Training and support

Academic support.

You will be supervised by two faculty members from the School, who will provide academic support and advice on the subject area, methodology and structure of your thesis.

What will I study?

The PhD programme is principally a research degree, but modern economics requires substantial training that exceeds the level of an MSc or other masters study.

In Year 1, you will take 120 credits of advanced research-oriented coursework, with the opportunity to take field courses at the frontier of areas relevant to your research.

Review and progression

Subject to passing an annual review at the end of Year 1, you will proceed to three further years of research, with the possibility of taking a fourth “writing-up” year.

As a postgraduate student at the School of Economics you will be immersed in a rich academic environment and supportive community of staff and students.

You with have all the practical facilities to ensure success in your chosen programme of learning or research.

Career opportunities

Employment opportunities.

While many of our PhD graduates choose to remain in academia as lecturers and researchers, some pursue careers in other sectors.

Recent PhD graduates have found employment as researchers and analysts with:

• Behavioural Insights Team
• Danmarks Nationalbank
• Bank of England
• other private and public organisations

Post-doctoral opportunities

Recent graduates have successfully attained post-doctoral positions at:

• University of Oxford
• King's College London
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• European University Institute

As well as faculty positions at:

• Heriot-Watt University
• Penn State University
• University of St Andrews
• Aarhus University
• Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Practical careers support

Our PhD students benefit from the help of our Placement Director in looking for academic jobs.

As well as offering advice and running information sessions, the Placement Director organises practical preparation sessions tailored to the academic job market, such as practice interviews and job talks.

Entry requirements

These entry requirements are for the 2024/25 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2025/26 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2024.

A UK masters degree with distinction, or its international equivalent, in analytical economics. This degree should be equivalent to that offered by the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics .

If you do not hold a masters, or if your masters is in another subject, you will not normally be admitted directly to the PhD.

Our programme is designed to enable you to pursue your academic interests, and learn the latest methods in research, while providing thorough training in modern economics. As important as your topic is the ability to match your topic with our supervision team. We will not admit a student, where we cannot provide the very best supervision. Therefore, you should think carefully about whether your topic matches our research interests.

During the application process, you will be asked to provide a research summary that briefly outlines your research interests and why you feel they fit with those of the School.

The criteria we will use to decide upon admission will include:

the quality and rigour of your training in core economics areas.

your performance at undergraduate and postgraduate level

our ability to offer supervision in your chosen area of research

the quality of your research summary and the strength of the match to the research priorities of the School

our assessment of any previous independent work (such as your masters dissertation or extended project)

In exceptional cases, we may consider prior independent research experience as a positive factor for admission.

International qualifications

Check whether your international qualifications meet our general entry requirements:

• Entry requirements by country
• English language requirements

Regardless of your nationality or country of residence, you must demonstrate a level of English language competency at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies.

English language tests

We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:

• IELTS Academic: total 7.0 with at least 6.5 in reading and listening, and 6.0 in all other components. We do not accept IELTS One Skill Retake to meet our English language requirements.
• TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 100 with at least 23 in reading and listening, and 20 in speaking and writing. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.
• C1 Advanced ( CAE ) / C2 Proficiency ( CPE ): total 185 with at least 176 in reading and listening, and 169 in speaking and writing.
• Trinity ISE : ISE III with passes in all four components.
• PTE Academic: total 70 with at least 62 in reading and listening, and 59 in each other component.

Your English language qualification must be no more than three and a half years old from the start date of the programme you are applying to study, unless you are using IELTS , TOEFL, Trinity ISE or PTE , in which case it must be no more than two years old.

Degrees taught and assessed in English

We also accept an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that has been taught and assessed in English in a majority English speaking country, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration:

• UKVI list of majority English speaking countries

We also accept a degree that has been taught and assessed in English from a university on our list of approved universities in non-majority English speaking countries (non-MESC).

• Approved universities in non-MESC

If you are not a national of a majority English speaking country, then your degree must be no more than five years old* at the beginning of your programme of study. (*Revised 05 March 2024 to extend degree validity to five years.)

Find out more about our language requirements:

Fees and costs

Scholarships and funding, featured funding.

We offer funding for high quality applicants, although we would encourage you to try and obtained your own funding sources in the first instance.

• School of Economics scholarships
• University of Edinburgh Scholarship Search

Other funding opportunities

Search for scholarships and funding opportunities:

• Search for funding

Further information

• Postgraduate Administrator
• Phone: +44 (0)131 651 1795
• Contact: [email protected]
• School of Economics
• 30/31 Buccleuch Place
• Central Campus
• Programme: Economics
• School: Economics
• College: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Select your programme and preferred start date to begin your application.

PhD with Integrated Study in Economics - 4 Years (Full-time)

Application deadlines.

We encourage you to apply at least one month prior to entry so that we have enough time to process your application. If you are also applying for funding or will require a visa then we strongly recommend you apply as early as possible.

• How to apply

You must submit two references with your application.

See our supervisors and their areas of research:

• Economics staff

Before applying for a PhD with us, please send us an enquiry email so we can assist you and give you the best advice.

Find out more about the general application process for postgraduate programmes:

Doctoral Programme

We offer one of the largest doctoral programmes in the social sciences in Europe.

The call for applications for the 2025-26 academic year (start date: 1 September 2025) will open in November 2024. The deadline for the submission of the complete application, reference letters, and all required documents will be 31 January 2025 at 14:00 (CET). 

10 Reasons to Apply

PhD In Economics

PhD In History and Civilisation

PhD In Political and Social Sciences

EUI PhD Researchers' Testimonials

Ezgi Arda, PhD, ECO

"Everyone in the Economics Department is very approachable […] every moment spent here becomes an opportunity to learn and grow as a researcher."

Julià Gómez Reig, PhD, HEC

"This is a lively community of scholars from different disciplines, academic cultures, and backgrounds, which is what makes the EUI so unique."

Ivanka Karaivanova, PhD, LAW

"Be prepared for a rapid and intensive, yet hugely positive growth at the EUI."

Raffaele Mastrorocco, PhD, SPS

"The EUI has allowed me to become more confident about my work and my place in academia. I have found a welcoming atmosphere that provides me with stimulating intellectual exchanges."

Excellent career prospects

65% of our alumni are currently employed in academic positions while 9% work in international organisations. Alumni from the ECO department frequently obtain positions in central banks. 28% of all alumni from all cohorts are now employed in senior positions, such as full professor

Why Choose the EUI

Our doctoral researchers benefit from four-years grants from EU Members States and other states. The EUI is characterised by its thriving intellectual climate, rich in seminars, conferences, and events, hosting leading academics and policy-makers from around the world.

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