ULMS Economics PhD Funding Call: October 2022 entry

The Economics Group

The Economics Group produces world-leading applied and theoretical research, with key areas of expertise in Theoretical and Empirical Microeconomics, Macroeconomic analysis and policy, and Statistical modelling using ‘big data’. Find out more about our researchers here.

Our Group publishes in world-leading journals, including the American Economic Review, Econometrica, the Journal of Political Economy, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Review of Economic Studies, and  the Economic Journal. We have built a strong international research network, with our staff collaborating with leading universities and research institutes, such as KU Leuven, Toulouse School of Economics, LSE, UCL, University of Cambridge, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

In addition, the group contributes to the solution of significant policy issues with high impact. This includes advice on trade policy, monetary policy and industrial policy in collaboration with local government, and national and international institutions such as the European Commission, the OECD, the Asian Development Bank and various central banks, including the Bank of England, ECB and National Bank of Belgium. The group has also contributed to pioneering reform of microfinance and the development of health policy in India.

4-year Graduate Teaching Fellowships (GTFs) in Economics

The Graduate Teaching Fellowships provide an opportunity for applicants with a Master’s degree (preferably a Distinction grade) in a relevant subject and a strong commitment to research, to combine studying for a PhD in Economics with the acquisition of teaching experience.

Participating in the Scheme will enable GTFs to attain funding for their doctoral research whilst receiving training and mentoring to become rounded academics. In addition to conducting their research, they will have the opportunity to contribute to ULMS’s dynamic research culture and to the delivery of an outstanding learning experience for students in the School.

In year one of the programme, fellows are required to demonstrate progress in developing their research skills and knowledge by completing 4 PhD-level modules in Economics. Further research training opportunities are provided via our partner Universities in the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership. Year one also requires completion of a teacher training programme offered by the University of Liverpool primarily through shadowing and mentored classroom involvement. Successful candidates will be required to complete a total of 300 hours of teaching during their programme, alongside the doctoral research thesis.

GTFs will receive an annual stipend of £15,609 plus a fee waiver and will have access to student support funds in line with the wider doctoral training provision at ULMS. These fellowships are open to all nationalities. Overseas students will receive a fee waiver at the Home rate but a top up payment may be available subject to budget. The maintenance grant for Overseas and Home students is the same amount.

Candidates are expected to contact potential supervisors in the Economics Group before the deadline to explore whether collaboration can be initiated.

We will consider research proposals in most areas of economics. Our group has research expertise in Micro theory, Applied micro (discrimination, labour, health), Macroeconomics (macro policy, macro-finance, international trade), Econometrics, Development, Industrial organization (innovation, internationalization), and Sports economics. A selection of topics and supervisors:

1. Sports in economic research (Dr Juan de Dios Tena-Horrillo)
2. Epistemic Foundations for Solution Concepts in Games (Dr Christian Bach)
3. The Microeconomics of Blockchain (Dr. Olga Gorelkina)
4. Economic and financial risk of climate change (Dr. Yao Rao)
5. Economics of Digital platforms (Dr. Jacopo Bregolin)
6. Central banks, monetary policy, and the macroeconomy (Prof Oliver de Groot)
7. Economic and Financial Forecasting with Big Data (Dr Ruijun Bu)
8. Digitization and Market Competition (Dr. Yiquan Gu)
9. Toxic Assets and Market Freezes (Dr. Alessandro Marchesiani)
10. Supplier networks in a global economy (Dr. Balazs Murakozy)