PhD Business Economics at Harvard University

Programme overview

The Business Economics PhD program is offered jointly with the Economics Department at Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Harvard Business School. This PhD program trains you for research and teaching careers at business schools, discipline departments, and governmental agencies. In this program, students specialize in fields such as behavioral economics, development economics, econometrics, economic history, financial economics, industrial organization, international economics, organizational economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, political economics, public economics, and economic theory.

Faculty: Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | Department: Business Economics | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

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Entry requirements

Harvard Griffin GSAS admission (programme-specific) - Standardized Tests: GRE General or GMAT: Required. Writing Sample: Writing sample is optional but highly recommended. It should largely be your own work and you should be prepared to discuss the content and your contributions.

USD 59,048 a year (2026-2027). Full tuition rate for the first two years of study (reduced in years 3-4); PhD students typically receive grants covering tuition. Source

Intake: Fall

Apply through the official page: https://gsas.harvard.edu/apply

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