Ph.D. Program – Call for applications – 40th cycle
The Call for applications of the Ph.D. programs (40th cycle – A.A. 2024/2025) has been published. The Economics Department offers 9 scolarhips (2 of which with a fixed research project) and 2 positions without a scholarship. It is possible to apply at this Link identifier #identifier__161501-1website until the 4th of July at 14:00. For further informations concerning the admissions pease visit the following link:
Link identifier #identifier__16912-2> Call for applications A.A. 2024/2025
Admission procedure
The selection procedure for admission to the Ph.D. in Economics consists of two stages:
i) Assessment of qualifications
ii) Oral Exam
Assessment of qualifications
The Selection Committee will take into consideration all the qualifications provided by the candidate. It will take into account, in particular, the grades obtained during the Master’s degree and the dissertation/thesis. The evaluation of qualifications awards up to 30 points. A minimum of 18 points is required for the admission to the next test.
Oral Exam
The oral exam consists in an interview that can be conducted in English and in remote mode. The oral exam is divided in two parts. The first one aims at verifying the candidate’s knowledge of basic concepts of economic theory and of the main tools used in academic research. The second part will be dedicated to the candidate’s qualifications, his/her the research project, the educational career/background, his/her research interests and motivations.
As for the research project, it should be about 4 pages (2000 words) long and must be structured as follows: a brief introduction to the framework (both theoretical and empirical) in which the thesis project is set, aimed at identifying the potential of the proposed research work and the possible theoretical and economic policy implications; a review of the international scientific literature of reference, aimed at identifying the main lines of research to which the project refers and, if possible, the specific points the candidate intends to address, and the original contribution to the existing literature; precise bibliographic references used in the description of the project.
The language skills of each candidate will be assessed. The oral test awards up to 30 points and is successful if the score is at least 18.
General information
The candidate’s competence and interest in the research project will be taken into account for admission to the PhD program in Economics.
Letters of reference, if any, should be forwarded by the referring faculty members (not directly by the candidates) to the following address: ricerca.economia@uniroma3.it.
Candidates are expected to have knowledge of basic textbooks such as those used for introductory courses in macroeconomics and microeconomics.
To strengthen and deepen this basic preparation, some texts are recommended:
- Blanchard, O.J. (2017) Macroeconomics: A European Perspective. Pearson.
- Carlin, W. & Soskice, D. (2014) Macroeconomics: Institutions, Instability, and the Financial System. Oxford University Press.
- Corsi, M. & Roncaglia, A. (2017) Nuovi Lineamenti di Economia Politica. Laterza.
- Gravelle, H. & Rees, H. (2004) Microeconomics. Financial Times Press.