Courses

TEACHING PROGRAMME CYCLE XL

A.Y. 2024/2025

Program structure

The PhD program in Economics is a four-year program which aims to delve into the following research topics: Macroeconomics; Economic Policy; Microeconomics; Econometrics; Analysis of Monetary and Fiscal Policies; Financial Markets and Regulation; Industrial Economics and Competition; Individual Decision-Making under Uncertainty and Behavioral Economics; Business Cycles and Growth Models; Financial Economics.

Doctoral candidates will attend advanced thematic courses during the first and second years of the PhD program. These courses cover the following broad disciplinary areas: Applied Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, and Finance.

Advancement to subsequent years is contingent upon passing examinations (at least 90% of the total required credits from the offered courses), active participation in research activities, and presentation of research results.

Research seminars are periodically organized, during which each doctoral candidate presents their research work to the research community of the Department of Economics and Finance.

Throughout the PhD program, students actively participate in reading groups, reflecting on economic literature in their chosen research area with the support of PhD Faculty members.

During the third and fourth years, in addition to developing their research project, doctoral candidates participate in departmental research seminars, PhD workshops, and seminars dedicated to soft skills and research skills. Each doctoral candidate has the opportunity to undertake a research period abroad (visiting period). Additionally, doctoral candidates can participate in other conferences and research seminars—both in Italy and abroad—for the purpose of sharing and comparing their work with the relevant scientific community.

The “PhD Annual Conference,” featuring internationally renowned invited speakers, is organized every year. The final years of the program are dedicated to refining research work and writing the dissertation.

The following is a list of courses that first and second year students can select in the academic year ’24-’25 (cycle XL).