Our first-year students acquire a broad set of theoretical and methodological skills (mathematics, statistics, econometrics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, asset pricing and corporate finance) relevant to various fields in economics and finance. In the second year, our students choose their field of specialization (e.g. development economics, econometrics, microeconomic theory, industrial dynamics, international economics, macroeconomics, political economics, public economics, economic history, accounting, banking, corporate finance or empirical finance). Students also have the option of choosing fields from the other PhD programs offered by the PhD School.

The third and fourth years are entirely dedicated to research, including attendance at regular seminars held by internationally renowned internal and external faculty. All admitted students will be fully funded through a monthly salary. They are expected to shape their research agenda through interaction with the Faculty and their advisors. They will also acquire teaching expertise in their chosen fields. Our PhD classes are enriched by the interaction among students from all over the world, with backgrounds not only in economics and finance, but also other disciplines such as engineering and statistics.

Faculty members are highly prolific in terms of international publications and also active members of the international community. They contribute to the international debate by publishing in and serving on the editorial board of leading research journals (including: The American Economic Review; The European Economic Review; The Journal of Development Economics; The Journal of Monetary Economics; The Journal of Econometrics; Journal of Applied Econometrics; Journal of International Money and Finance and many others).

Admission Requirements

Admission to the PhD is highly competitive. The admission requirements will be published on our website shortly.

The deadline for the application is 15 February 2010

Job Market and Placement

The PhD program is designed to prepare and foster an academic career on the international job market. Other career opportunities include central banks, governments and international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the OECD, the United Nations, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization. The tutors and career service of the PhD School are always available to assist candidates. In the last few years our students have been hired by prestigious schools and organizations such as: ESSEC International Business School, The Bank of England, Bank of Italy, Harvard University, National Bank of New Zealand, Queen Mary College - London, Xiamen University - China, and others.

Contacts
For more information about the program, its courses and the admission procedures, please feel free to contact our Program Assistant at infophd@unibocconi.it

Contact Center
02 5836.3434 (from Italy)
+39 02 5836.3535 (from abroad)
Skype: www.unibocconi.eu/contactcenter

PhD School Office
via Röntgen 1
20136 Milan, Italy
Secretary: +39 02 5836.2482
Admissions: +39 02 5836.2014
e-mail: infophd@unibocconi.it