PhD Economics at University of Buckingham

Money management is crucial to every business, entreprise and government across the globe. Hence, this PhD is central to our world. Buckingham has a growing and thriving community of research students studying for the PhD in Economics. The Department of Economics has been a key part of the University since its foundation in the 1970s. We are a small, diverse and international department with specialisms in financial economics and banking, energy economics, economic history and behavioural economics.

Faculty: School of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2026, January 2027, April 2027  |  Location: Buckingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

PhD students will work closely with their supervisors and will be expected to meet on at least one occasion per term with additional contact through online meetings and email exchanges. The allocation of graduate supervision for this course is the responsibility of the Department of Economics and it is not always possible to accommodate the preferences of incoming graduate students to work with a particular member of staff. Under exceptional circumstances, a supervisor may be found outside of the Department of Economics.

Career pathways

The interests of the Department of Economics’ doctoral students are diverse, and this is reflected in the positions they take up after graduation including, tenure track or postdoc positions in academia; others find employment in government, international organisations, or the private sector.

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