Area of Studies

business studies and management sciences

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Department

Doctoral School at Gdańsk University of Technology

Tuition and Other Fees

One-time and non-refundable payment of an application (admission) fee payable to the account indicated in the application (admission / recruitment) system -> PLN 300.

Training at the Doctoral School is free of charge.

Application Deadline(s)

from 22 April 2024 – until 13 May 2024, at 11:00 AM

Course Description

Course Profile

The doctoral programme in Economics and Finance is designed for students interested in pursuing advanced study and conducting original, theoretical or empirical/applied research in economics and finance. The program is divided into two main phases. During the first two years PhD students will be offered an extensive training on the necessary theoretical foundations and empirical methods used in economics and finance research. They will get familiar with theoretical underpinnings of modern economic research, including the theory of consumer and firm behaviour, models of economic growth, technological progress and innovation, macroeconomic policies, market structure and industrial organisation. They will learn how to do advanced empirical research in economic and finance using country-, industry-, regional-, individual- and firm-level data. They will learn econometric theory, methods, and applications. During the first phase, apart from the intensive training, PhD Candidates are also expected to prepare a dissertation prospectus, to be developed into a proper doctoral dissertation within the remaining period of the doctoral studies. During the second phase, PhD Candidates pursue their own research, aimed at writing high-quality doctoral dissertation under the supervision of qualified faculty members of the Faculty of Management and Economics. Given the research profile of the faculty, the main areas of specialisation include (but are not limited to): (i) broadly understood International Economics, and (ii) Corporate Finance and Financial markets. 

Candidates interested in International Economics can choose between topics related to: (1) labour market effects of production fragmentation and global value chains, (2) the role of innovation and technological progress in economic development, (3) international competitiveness and international trade analysis, (4) productivity effects of trade and technological specialisation. Accompanying research areas, also offered to PhD Candidates, deal with: contemporary labour market analysis (labour share in national income, demographic challenges); economic and business history, the long-term evolution of economic systems, and the geo-economic and geo-political perspective of the globalisation process. 

Candidates interested in Corporate finance and financial markets’ research can focus on such aspects as: (1) Economic and financial aspects of bankruptcies and restructurings. Bankruptcy prediction; (2) Business valuation; (3) Financial markets & financial instruments; (4) Artificial intelligence use in an enterprise management system; (5) Financial transactions prospects in the smart city concept, (6) Event Study in Finance and Economics  (price reaction, stock markets).

Education Requirements

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Other Requirements

Before applying please get acquainted with the information provided at our webpage -> https://pg.edu.pl/en/doctoral-school/2024-04/candidates-standard-admission-doctoral-school-starts-april-22

Contact

Gdańsk University of Technology, Main Building, room 209

11/12 Gabriela Narutowicza Street

80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

tel. +48 (58) 348 65 80

e-mail admissions.phd@pg.edu.pl