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PhD Economics, Finance and Management (GSEFM Ph.D. programmes, joint with Goethe University Frankfurt and TU Darmstadt) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

Programme overview

Structured research-oriented Ph.D. programmes in Accounting, Economics, Finance and Marketing run jointly by Goethe University Frankfurt, JGU Mainz and TU Darmstadt. Each programme has a two-year cycle of doctoral-level courses followed by research towards the dissertation. Semester-long classes take place at Campus Westend of Goethe University Frankfurt, with some blocked courses at JGU.

Faculty: Graduate School of Economics, Finance and Management (GSEFM); Gutenberg School of Management and Economics  |  Duration: 2-year course cycle followed by the dissertation  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught; structured doctoral programme  |  Location: Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

What you will study

Two-year cycle of doctoral courses in methodology (microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics and area-specific core courses) and field courses at the research frontier.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application dossiers and deadlines are set by GSEFM; successful applicants typically score in the highest percentiles of the GRE or GMAT.

Duration: 2-year course cycle followed by the dissertation

Apply through the official page: https://gsefm.eu/applicants/how-to-apply.html

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