PhD Economics at University of Essex

Three-year pathway PhD in Economics in the Department of Economics, with research expertise in behavioural and experimental economics, industrial organisation, political economy, social networks, economic theory, financial economics, international economics, macroeconomics, public finance, development economics, family and health economics, labour economics, and microeconometric, spatial, nonparametric and time series econometrics. The department is ranked 4th in the UK for research power in economics and econometrics (REF 2021, Times Higher Education measure).

Department: Department of Economics  |  Duration: 3 - 4 years full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

First-year PhD modules from the Autumn Term (EC991, EC993, EC995 options), a Research Plan of around 6,000 words presented at the Research Strategy Seminar series, then dissertation research with twice-yearly supervisory panel meetings and a completion period for revising chapters.

Career pathways

PhD students have obtained posts at universities including Bath, Chicago, East Anglia, the London School of Economics, Oxford and University College London, and at organisations including the Office for National Statistics, the Bank of England, the OECD, the European Commission JRC and the World Bank.

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