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Full-fledged PhD Programme in Economics and Finance (Doctoral School in Economics & Finance) – (Ph.D.)
University of Luxembourg
Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance
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| Location: | Luxembourg / Luxembourg / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | ||
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| Credits (ECTS): | 20 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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The Doctoral School in Economics and Finance (DSEF) at the University of Luxembourg offers a full-fledged PhD programme in Economics and Finance. Its interdisciplinarity, its research for excellence, its link with a major financial centre makes it a unique programme.
The programme includes preparatory training year to academic research level, which can be performed at the University of Luxembourg or in any other reputed institution. The University of Luxembourg offers such a training programme: the Master in Economics and Finance Research-Track.
The DSEF PhD programme includes 3 additional years (+1 year exceptionally) during which the PhD candidate writes a thesis under the supervision of a PhD supervisor in the department of Economics and/or Finance. In addition, the PhD candidates are offered additional training to enhance her/his specialized and general skills (20-30 ECTS).
The DSEF's first objective is to train PhD candidates to the most recent developments in their research domain and make them upgrade their knowledge and skills to the quantitative methods used in Economics and Finance. Over their first years, PhD candidates take courses and seminars in advanced training in their specific areas. Many doctoral training modules are offered by the DSEF. Others can be offered by partner Universities and institutions. The DSEF's second objective is to develop doctoral students' cross-disciplinary and academic competences. Doctoral students' career indeed requires cross-disciplinary knowledge, communication, writing, presentation skills. In addition, each doctoral candidate is expected to follow trainings in scientific writing, presentation, and communication skills. Those courses will be offered at the Faculty or University levels. Specific training and support should also be offered at this level to help students in their job market process.
Contents
The interdisciplinary nature of the School offers candidates a rich trainin environment and diversity of research topics, as well as a better opportunity of academic and professional placement within and outside Europe. The two research programmes cover the following topics:
- Economics , focusing on regional development, economic integration, environment policies, international economics, macro finance, macroeconomic growth and dynamics.
- Finance , focusing on quantitative finance, risk management and financial governance, corporate finance, behavioural finance, law and finance, islamic finance.
The working language is English.
Doctoral Courses
The DSEF offers doctoral courses.
Doctoral lectures 2011
- Economics of Networks, Prof Zenou, University of Stockholm, Januray 2011.
- Doctoral workshop in numerical methods in Finance Prof. Lapeyre, Sulem, Lelong, December 2011.
Doctoral lectures 2012
- Matlab for Financial Modelling, Dr Jin, Januray-February 2012.
- Corporate finance theory, Prof Van Bommel, University of Luxembourg, February-March 2012.
- Advanced investment theory, Prof Suominen, June 2012.
- Advanced econometrics-nonlinear models and methods, Prof Tripathi, University of Luxembourg, March 2012.
- Research methodology in economic theory, Prof Picard, University of Luxembourg, March-June, 2012.
- Matching Methods in Econometrics, Prof Dehejia, New York University, June 2012.
- Scientific writing, Dr Altarac, Feb – July 2012.
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The DSEF targets students that have a Master in Economics, Master in Finance, Master in Econometrics, Master in Management with a strong quantitative background, and/or Master in Math, Physics, Engineering, and Quantitative Sciences (on a case by case basis).
To become a PhD member of the Doctoral School of Economic and Finance, each student must have acquired the equivalent of a preparatory training degree in academic research in Economics and Finance. If it is not the case, students may be invited to enter the Master in Economics and Finance Research-Track, offered by the University of Luxembourg (see second year in master http:\\mef.uni.lu).
Please indicate in your first contact with DSEF whether you have acquired this kind of preparatory training.
If you fulfil the admission criteria and are interested in applying to our PhD programme, please fill in the “Statement of Interest” and send it in, together with the annexes specified in the form. The annexes should be sent in in one only pdf (no RARs or ZIPs please).
Application and information requests should be made exclusively to dsef@uni.lu.
A certification of proficiency in English is required (TOEFL or equivalent).
Taking into account the background of the student, the PhD admission committee determines the terms of admission to the programme, as well as any request for course exemptions.
Students need a preparation training in Economics and Finance that is equivalent to our Master Research Track
Funding details
o Master in Economics and Finance – Research Track: Students have to provide their own funding.
o Doctoral School in Economics and Finance: PhD’s are usually remunerated by the “Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg” or by the University of Luxembourg.
Faculty
The Doctoral School in Economics and Finance aims at providing doctoral candidates with a high-calibre research environment meeting the standards of the best universities in Europe and North America. The doctoral candidates will focus on developing their ability to cope with new, original research questions and address them with up-to-date quantitative tools and methods. The objective is to train highly skilled professionals and to contribute to the dissemination and advancement of knowledge in economics and finance.
Through the collaboration of the School’s researchers with private partners as well as local and international public institutions, the doctoral candidates will have the opportunity to exchange with external experts and organisations.
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