Programme Director: Link identifier #identifier__81114-1Silvia Nenci
Deputy Director: Link identifier #identifier__105504-2Attilio Trezzini
Presentation
Since its establishment, the Link identifier #identifier__138260-3Department of Economics has hosted different PhD Programmes. The current PhD programme in Economics started in 2014 (XXX Cycle). Our programme benefits from a large faculty with active research profiles in different fields, following a plurality of theoretical approaches with strong emphasis on empirical analysis.
We have a long-established tradition of post-graduate teaching and research in Economics. Our Program benefits from extensive research and teaching collaborations with outstanding universities in Italy and abroad, inclduing the Link identifier #identifier__37803-4University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the Link identifier #identifier__184935-5London School of Economics and Political Science.
The PhD Programme maintains strong links with leading research centres (Link identifier #identifier__148050-6Centro Rossi-Doria, Link identifier #identifier__16679-7Centro Sraffa, Link identifier #identifier__184925-8Institute for New Economic Thinking) and international organizations (Link identifier #identifier__55311-9Food and Agriculture Organization, Link identifier #identifier__138278-10International Fund for Agricultural Development). We regularly host renowned international professors and professional economists for Link identifier #identifier__79046-11lectures and Link identifier #identifier__190908-12seminars, providing students opportunities to engage with outstanding scholars and build professional networks.
The PhD in Economics is part of the Link identifier #identifier__27715-13EPOG-DN network, financed by the Link identifier #identifier__146067-14MSCA – Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions programme with the participation of several European University. The network offers Link identifier #identifier__13321-1511 PhD scholarship across three research areas: sociotechnical transition (WP3), socioeconomic transition (WP4) and socioecological transition (WP5). Roma Tre serves as the degree-awarding institution for two of these scholarships.
Key Programme Features
- Full scholarship (36 months) and research funds for admitted students
- Close interaction with universities and research centres located in Rome
- Links to top international universities and research networks
- Participation in national and international research projects
- Opportunities for research periods at high-quality universities and international institutions
Research Areas
We welcome applicants seeking to conduct postgraduate research in any area where our Link identifier #identifier__32037-16faculty members are active. Research themes include
- Industrial, regional and agricultural policies: innovation, technology transfer, productivity, growth, and convergence
- Public finance, fiscal policy, and inequality
- Labour, welfare, and macroeconomic policies
- Finance and banking
- Alternative theories of prices and output determination and the reappraisal of the surplus approach
- Macroeconomic models for business cycle and modern economic growth
- Development, food security, sustainability
- Environmental and resource economics
- Global markets: firms, sectors, and policies
- Quantitative and computational methods in economics and finance
Admissions
The latest call for applications of the Ph.D. programmes in Economics and all practical information on how to apply can be found in the Link identifier #identifier__117002-17Admission section.
Contact us
For any questions, please feel free to contact our Ph.D. Program Administrator.
Francesco Scacchi
E-mail: Link identifier #identifier__78893-18ricerca.economia@uniroma3.it
Phone.: +39 06 57335654