The aim of the PhD program in Economics and Finance is to provide advanced specialization in Economics, Finance and Econometrics to students whose goal is a successful career in academia or in institutions that require advanced financial, economic and statistical skills. It offers:
- a distinguished faculty: courses are taught by distinguished Italian and foreign professors of proven teaching and research experience;
- a lively intellectual atmosphere: the program emphasizes breadth and a critical mindset; cooperation and joint research with fellow students and Faculty members are strongly encouraged;
- an international environment: the program enrolls highly qualified students from all over the world;
- worldwide connections: students are encouraged to spend periods of research in leading universities and research institutions worldwide.
Ph.D. students may choose from the following fields of specialization:
Constrained grouped heterogeneity in panel data: an application to WA data
When nation building goes south: Draft evasion, government repression, and the origins of the Sicilian mafia
Firm heterogeneity, financial frictions and ambiguity
9th SUERF/UniCredit Foundation Research Prize winner: Beniamino Pisicoli
Best paper on Non-performing loans
Carpooling Service
from November 3 2021, through the free App BePooler share a car journey with your colleagues
1st year courses 2021/22
Lectures will commence on September 16, 2021 at 9.00 am in classroom A (1st floor, Bldg B). Attendance is compulsory.
Following years courses
2nd and 3rd year students are invited to attend elective courses offered at RED and at LUISS PhD in Economics.
