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The Ph.D. program concentrates on economic theory and its applications in economic and financial analyses. The program focuses on the modeling and analyses of economic processes and the behavior of economic agents, using modern microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, econometrics, and finance. The doctoral program aims to prepare highly qualified and trained experts for academia, international organizations, the financial sector as well as other industries.

The Ph.D. program provides excellent research training in both economic theory and applied economics. The essence of the program is economic research of your interest. Research papers accepted for publication during your Ph.D. studies are the core requirement. The program further includes numerous opportunities for research seminars, teaching, and research assistantships. Moreover, students have possibilities for a variety of research visits to the best universities in the world. The program usually takes four years to complete. Students are expected to work closely with their academic supervisors as well as other researchers.

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Description of verification and evaluation criteria

A positive approval of the admission committee.

The deadline for submitting the application is 

In case of paper application please, send the application with required attachments via post-mail to Tereza Volfová, Faculty of Social Sciences, Smetanovo nabrezi 6, 110 01 Praha 1, Czech Republic.

Please, choose study language: English, and study program: Economics and finance, when filling the application form.

Transcript of undergraduate and graduate education (a list of courses taken and grades).

Curriculum Vitae (structured, and with a list of publications).

Evidence of advanced knowledge of the English language (if available).

Dissertation research project (minimum 3 standard pages).

Dissertation research project abstract (maximum 200 words).

One recommendation letter of a prospective supervisor, preferably affiliated with the Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University.

One recommendation letter of an academician.

Any additional relevant documents (such as certificates of language skills). These might or might not be taken into account by the admission committee.

Specification for the letters of recommendation:

Both recommendation letters should be attached to the application and also sent via email to the administrator of the application process at the Institute of Economic Studies Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University, Klara Kantova.

The letter of a prospective supervisor should confirm the willingness of the preferably IES-associated academic economist to be the applicant’s supervisor in case of a successful application.

The second letter should be written by an academician that can provide an academic and professional evaluation of an applicant.

There is no entrance exam as part of the admission process. It is assumed that an applicant possesses professional knowledge at the level of a graduate of the IES master program. The admission committee leads a technical debate about the quality of an applicant. The committee evaluates documents submitted by an applicant, especially the quality and the topic of the research proposal (maximum 50 points). The committee also evaluates the motivation and overall preparation of an applicant for research (maximum 25 points) and his/her pro-active attitude to consult the research proposal with his/her prospective supervisor including the prospective supervisor's agreement to become the applicant's supervisor in case of successful admission (maximum 25 points). An applicant can receive a maximum of 100 points. The admission committee can ask for additional documents if necessary.

The point limit for accepting applicants is set by the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University, taking into account the number of applicants and the capacity of the faculty.

Admission to Doctoral studies is conditioned by successful completion of a Master's study program.

Rules governing exemption from entrance examination

Based on the request of the applicant for doctoral studies and the recommendation of the guarantor of the doctoral study program, the Dean may waive the entrance examination if the applicant is a member of the research team of the ERC or ERC-CZ project.

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The program concentrates on economic theory and its applications in economic and financial analyses. The program focuses on the modeling and analyses of economic processes and the behavior of economic agents, using modern microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, econometrics, and finance. The doctoral program aims to prepare highly qualified and trained experts for academia, international organizations, the financial sector as well as other industries.

PhD in Economics and Finance Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (FSV UK)

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