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Economics – (Ph.D.)
Carlos III University of Madrid
Economics
| Application Deadline: | Last-round admission decisions: June 30 | ||
| Location: | Madrid / Spain / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Carlos III University of Madrid
The Graduate Program in Economics at Universidad de Carlos III consists of a two-year Master in Economic Analysis, followed by a two year PhD in Economics.
The Master in Economic Analysis is aimed at equipping students with the necessary skills to do high quality economic research. After following a core curriculum in the first year, students choose a number of specialized field courses during the second year. The courses bring students to the research frontier and provide them with quantitative and analytical tools to analyze relevant economic problems.
After satisfactorily completing the required coursework of the Master in Economic Analysis, those students who perform well and pass qualifying examinations in the three major fields (macroeconomics, microeconomics, and econometrics) are admitted to the PhD program. During the PhD program students are engaged in full-time research towards the completion of a doctoral dissertation, under the supervision of a faculty advisor.
The primary goal of the PhD Program is to train high quality research economists.
During the program students work with faculty to learn how to design, execute and present research papers. They also participate in weekly research workshops in all major fields (microeconomics, macroeconomics, applied economics and econometrics). The doctoral dissertation consists of journal-quality research papers.
Graduates of the PhD program work as professors at universities, and as researchers in central banks and the private sector.
Applications:
1st deadline: February 1, 2010
First-round admissions decisions: March 15, 2010
2nd deadline: April 10, 2010
Second-round admissions decisions: April 30, 2010
Last deadline: June 10, 2010
Last-round admission decisions: June 30, 2010
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PhD Dissertation
During the PhD program students spend most of their time working on their doctoral dissertation under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Students are also expected to attend at least one weekly workshop, and to present their progress at regular intervals in a student-run workshop.
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The Graduate Program in Economics at Universidad de Carlos III consists of a two-year Master in Economic Analysis, followed by a two-year PhD in Economics.
Students who wish to be admitted to the PhD program must first complete the Master in Economic Analysis, and must therefore first apply to the Master in Economic Analysis.
Upon satisfactorily completing the Master in Economic Analysis, those students who perform well and pass the qualifying examinations in the three major fields (macroeconomics, microeconomics, and econometrics) are admitted to the PhD program.
In exceptional cases, students who have completed a program equivalent to the Master of Economic Analysis may be admitted directly to the PhD program. Students who wish to do so must clearly indicate this on their application form. Complete or partial release from the Master´s coursework will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The minimum requirements for such transfer students include:
* For Spanish students: Diploma in Advanced Studies (Diploma de Estudios Avanzados) or equivalent degree.
* For foreign students: a degree demonstrating at least an equivalent level to the one above.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Faculty
The Department of Economics is committed to academic excellence.
In a recent comparison, sponsored by the European Economic Association and published in the Journal of the European Economic Association (vol. 1, 2003, 1346-1366), the Department of Economics is ranked number 52 in the world, 9th in the European Union, and 2nd in Spain.
In an updated ranking by econphd.net, the Department is ranked number 46 in the world, 9th in the European Union, and 1st in Spain.
Since its beginnings, the Department of Economics has been characterized by its international composition. Faculty and students come to Carlos III from universities and countries world-wide.
The Graduate Program is part of the European Network for Training in Economic Reserarch (ENTER), an initiative by eight of the leading economics departments in Europe, all of them with international graduate programs: Barcelona (Universitat Autonoma), Brussels (Free University), Mannheim, Stockholm (joint graduate program), Tilburg, Toulouse, UCL and Universidad Carlos III. The network organizes exchanges of research students between the participating departments.
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