PhD Program in Economics

The PhD in Economics at Luiss Guido Carli is a four-year program providing advanced education in all the main areas of economics.

The program requires full-time attendance and is taught in English. It is designed to give students the ability to understand and solve a broad spectrum of economic problems and to impart training in cutting-edge analytical, empirical, and quantitative techniques.

Students acquire the necessary skills to undertake both academic and professional careers, in universities, international research institutions, public authorities, central banks, consulting and financial institutions.

In the first year students follow advanced topic courses from second year of RoME (Rome Masters in Economics) and combine it with Luiss PhD courses. These courses cover areas in Applied Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics and Finance. Students spend part of the second year taking further advanced PhD courses. Rest of the second year and, third and fourth years are devoted to writing the doctoral dissertation. Luiss has reached an agreement with the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) and the Department of Economics and Finance at Tor Vergata University, whereby students enrolled in their first and second years of the Luiss PhD program can benefit from common teaching activity (formal courses and advising) and facilities provided at EIEF, within the Rome Economics Doctorate (RED) program. EIEF is a Research Institute sponsored by the Bank of Italy located near the Luiss campus. 

The deadline for application is 16:00 CET (UTC+2) on 7th May 2024.

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As part of their applications, prospective PhD candidates need to submit a detailed research proposal, setting out the research puzzle, analytical approach and intended methodological choices, together with a CV, references and other documents.