MRes/PhD in Economics and Management at London School of Economics and Political Science

Conduct research at the frontiers of applied economics on this specialised degree programme. Gain the skills to conduct pioneering research on managerial economics on this rigorous, interdisciplinary training programme. You’ll study a range of topics, from organisational economics to personnel economics, entrepreneurship and political economy.

Department: Department of Management  |  Duration: Five to six years - two years MRes, three to four years PhD full-time; part-time available  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Intake: 27 September 2027 - pre-sessional course in mid/end August 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The MRes PhD in Economics and Management a rigorous graduate training programme designed to stimulate critical thinking and provide you with the training to conduct research to advance the frontier of applied Economics in the field of Managerial Economics, broadly defined to include topics from organisational economics to personnel economics, to entrepreneurship, to political economy. It's a specialised programme closely aligned with the PhD in Economics (and including the same core sequence of courses) but allowing for the more specialised study of organisations and institutions, and for more personal supervision by scholars in these fields within the Department of Management. Compulsory and core courses include Microeconomics for MRes students, Macroeconomics for MRes students, Work in Progress Seminar in Organisational and Institutional Economics, Research Paper in Management (MRes PhD Programmes), The Economics of Organisations and Institutions.

Career pathways

Students who successfully complete the programme often embark on an academic career. Browse the careers and placements of previous Department of Management PhD students The department aims to give all qualified doctoral students the opportunity to teach.

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