Phd programs, phd candidate
On-Campus
Regular fees: 18000 EUR
Starting from November 1st, 2025 (a.y. 2025/2026), the doctoral scholarships at UniTrento will be increased by over 2,000 euros per year (18,345 euro/year against 16,243 euro/year gross of the "ministerial scholarship").
Please note that the increase in the scholarship amount has an impact on:
- the scholarship increases for research activities abroad (up to 50% of the amount of the scholarship);
- the budget allocated to research activities.
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PhD office - Department of Economics and Management
The PhD programme in Economics and Finance, jointly with the Free University of Bolzano/Bozen, aims to train researchers with solid quantitative and theoretical skills capable of analysing economic and financial phenomena. The theses must be oriented to the maximum scientific rigour and present innovative characteristics that make them publishable in prestigious international journals subject to peer review. The programme is designed to contribute to the international scientific debate on the issues of economics and finance. From this perspective, candidates will be encouraged to use methodologies that reflect the state of the art and adopt a multidisciplinary approach.
Particular emphasis will be given to research proposals on the following subjects:
- Economic development and institutions
- Monetary and fiscal policies
- Economic choices and energy transition
- Financial Markets
- Financial risk management
- Enterprises and international markets
- Investment tools and optimisation
- Evaluation of public policies
- Big data
- ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) and sustainable finance.
- Market microstructure
Application Deadline: May 21, 2025 - 4 p.m. (Italian time)
The programme is full-time and will be taught in English by members of the university’s multi-national faculty. No tuition fees are charged, and the scholarships are adequate to cover living expenses in Trento.
For further details, please visit our website here.
