PhD in Economics and Finance

Language: English

Delivered: On Campus

Campus Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Disciplines: Economics, Finance, Econometrics

Overview

Nova School of Business and Economics offers a Economics and Finance Ph.D programme, where you become an important link in an exciting research environment. At Nova SBE, they promote the inclusion of the Ph.D. candidates in the research projects of the faculty, as they believe that the quality of the doctoral training and of the research are intimately connected. The Ph.D. programme is structured to be fully funded, offering financial support to students, allowing them to focus on their research and academic growth.

Through the Digital Data Design Institute at Nova SBE and NOVA Medical School (D^3 Institute), Ph.D. candidates may be eligible to engage in exchange programmes with D^3 at Harvard, enhancing their research experience in one of the world’s leading academic environments.

Reasons to choose this Ph.D

• The 4-year programme follows international best practices and aims at taking students to the frontier of knowledge in their field. This is achieved through a sequence of general advanced courses, during the first year, and field courses, during the second year.
• You’ll take part in the exciting research environment from the end of the first year when you are expected to start conducting your own research.
• Faculty members at Nova SBE are experienced in advanced training, specifically in advising doctoral students.

Programme Structure

Courses includes:

• Microeconomic
• Macroeconomic
• Advanced Econometrics
• Mathematics
• Research Methods
• Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing, and Electives

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

GRE®: Required. The GRE® General Test is a widely administered admissions test that measures the skills needed in today's graduate and business school programs worldwide. It contains three sections - Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing. Three scores are reported: a Verbal Reasoning score on a 130 - 170 score scale in one-point increments, a Quantitative Reasoning score on a 130 - 170 score scale in one-point increments, and an Analytical Writing score on a 0 - 6 score scale in half-point increments.

GMAT: Required. The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a test intended to assess certain analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in written English for use in admission to a graduate management program, such as an MBA. GMAT contains 4 sections - Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative and Verbal. The score has a range from 200 - 800.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

• Curriculum Vitae
• Transcript of records of undergraduate with the full list of courses and grades (also accepted in Portuguese).
• Transcript of records of graduate degrees with the full list of courses and grades. Candidates who have not yet finished their graduate program should provide a certificate of enrolment with the complete list of grades achieved to date (also accepted in Portuguese).
• Recommendations in the form of two letters of reference, which should be sent directly by referees (as explained in the Online Application Instructions available at the application platform).
• Statement of Purpose.
• Applicants who hold, or will shortly hold, one of the following Nova SBE Master’s degrees are not required to submit GMAT/ GRE results:
  • For PhD in Economics and Finance: Master’s in Economics, Master’s in Finance, International Master’s in Finance.
  • For PhD in Management: Master’s in Business Analytics.
• Copy of passport or Identity Card.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

International: 4,888 AUD / year (≈ 3,000 EUR / year)

EU/EEA Nationals: 4,888 AUD / year (≈ 3,000 EUR / year)

The tuition fees are 3000 euros per academic year (1500 each semester).

Living costs

Lisbon, Portugal: 1,026-1,830 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.