Overview
About the program
The Vilfredo Pareto Doctoral Program in Economics at the Collegio Carlo Alberto is characterized by great flexibility as students can structure their coursework and write their doctoral dissertation in a number of different areas of economics.
After a common set of core courses that take place in the first term of the program (including review courses in mathematics and statistics and advanced courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics), students can further prepare for their dissertation work by choosing from a list of elective courses.
The Program is organized in three curricula, which span many fields within economics.
- Economics – ECON
- Economics & Complexity – ECOM
- Theoretical Economics, Finance and Statistics – TEFS
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Macro-econometrics
- International Economics
- Optimization Economics
- Economics of Innovation
- Measure Theory
- Economic History
- Econometric Theory
- Game Theory
- Labour Economics
- Financial Economics
- Decision Theory
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
To submit the Expression of Interest, the following material should be sent via email:
- Expression of Interest form;
- An updated Curriculum Vitae;
- Two letters of reference (please ask your referees to send the letters directly);
- A brief research proposal (3/5 pages) that (broadly) falls within one of the following research themes. The proposal should contain the research question, the state of the literature and a description of the methodology the candidate intends to apply.
Admission requirements:
- A Master’s degree level or other eligible academic qualification of a second cycle degree awarded by an officially recognized foreign university and granting access to PhD studies
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 254 AUD / year (≈ 157 EUR / year)
- EU/EEA: 254 AUD / year (≈ 157 EUR / year)
Full-time scholarships are assigned to the best applicants on a competitive basis.