12 PhD Programs in Economic Studies in Italy for 2024

This PhD program is jointly run by the Universities of Trento and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. This 4-year full-time Ph.D. program is jointly run by the Universities of Trento and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and includes one year of core courses as well as individualized training depending on the specific research interests and objectives of the Ph.D. student as recommended by the supervisor.

The PhD in Economics is a 4-year programme designed for highly qualified and motivated students who wish to acquire the research and analytical skills of the international scientific community in Economics. The Programme is offered in close cooperation with UCA-University of Cote d’Azur (Nice, France), and an agreement for the exchange of students and faculty is also in place with the University of Strasbourg (France) and IMT-School Lucca.

This National Ph.D. program aims to educate and train a new generation of researchers, professionals and innovators on “Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology” who can provide proper answers to the scientific and innovation emerging challenges from the private sector and public administration. The proposed Ph.D. of National Interest offers a Ph.D. program on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology that is inherently interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. The curricula chosen are a summary of the main uses and interests that have emerged in the national and international strategic agendas of research, innovation and development in our Country and in Europe. They involve a horizontal thematic component"

The Ph.D. in Economics at Luiss Guido Carli is a four-year program providing advanced education in all the main areas of economics. It is aimed at training international economists capable of contributing to the advancement of knowledge and capable of expanding the frontiers of research in economic disciplines.

EADS is an international PhD program hosted by the IMT School, one of the seven Schools of Excellence in Italy, and one of the highest-rated graduate schools in Europe, according to the most recent U-Multirank survey.  The IMT School provides rigorous training and close supervision in a variety of disciplines in the social, human, and natural sciences, welcoming multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches at their boundaries.

The PhD program in "Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics", based in Firenze, is managed by a Consortium among the University of Firenze, the University of Perugia and the Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica "F. Severi"-Rome (INdAM). This PhD program inherited the tradition of the pre-existing three separate PhD's in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, and can rely upon the very many, and well established, scientific connections of the involved institutions with Universities and Research Centers in many Countries of the World. The relevant number of offered scholarships allows the achievement of a critical mass of PhD students and activities, which are fundamental for a doctorate with an interdisciplinary character.

This programme gives the candidate the opportunity to pursue an in-depth study of both finance and economics. Finance is a conceptual framework that combines corporate finance, investment and financial institutions, showing how companies should be managed in order to increase wealth.

Taking the thesis for this programme allows you to explore all the research tools, strategies and tactics that are crucial to analyze and improve the financial dimension of any operational decision in a company.

This program research should develop the topic of accounting from a historical perspective. The thesis shall explain the reasoning process that accountants use to interpret the effects of financial transactions on the income and financial position of a corporation or business.

Statistical Physics, together with Quantum Mechanics, is the pillar of our understanding of many physical phenomena, from the simplest to the most sophisticated. The field has recently witnessed a significant and impressive outpouring of experimental and theoretical results,

The PhD in Economics aims to train research doctors who, in addition to possessing a high level of expertise as regards all the fundamental aspects (methodological, theoretical, analytical) of economic science, are also capable of producing original scientific research within their chosen area of specialization for the purpose of producing the doctoral thesis.

As a research-strong department, we offer focused supervision on your Ph.D., providing the support to explore your ideas and develop your intellectual autonomy. Our researchers work together, and with faculty, generating strong networks and connections that last throughout their time at the EUI and into their future career. Yet our academic community is bigger than our faculty and our researchers -- we welcome a huge number of world famous scholars to our Department each year. These visitors present and discuss their work, allowing you to build your knowledge and develop your ideas further. You can interact with these experts on an unprecedented level