phd economics in sweden

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Doctoral studies

Doctoral programmes (PhD programmes) are offered by all six departments at the Lund University School of Economics and Management. It is often given in collaboration with other parts of Lund University or with other institutions in Sweden.

The doctoral degree is the highest academic degree. The Swedish doctoral degree comprises 240 credits and the doctoral programme normally takes four years of full-time study.

The programmes differ somewhat between disciplines, but in all cases they consist of at least one year of course work and at least two years spent writing the doctoral thesis. The thesis can be produced in the form of a monograph or in the form of a number of articles published during the doctoral programme, a so-called compilation thesis. The thesis is defended at a public defence where an opponent reviews and opposes the thesis. An examining committee consisting of at least three people grade the thesis.

You also have the option of obtaining a licentiate degree after 120 credits. Such a degree can either conclude a programme or be awarded when you are halfway to a doctoral degree. The thesis is then called a licentiate thesis and is presented and examined at a seminar.

After graduation many doctors pursue academic careers while others obtain positions within business or public administration.

At present, the School of Economics and Management has about 100 admitted doctoral students and around 20 doctoral theses are produced each year.

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Apply to a doctoral programme

Are you interested in joining a doctoral programme at the School of Economics and Management? You apply via the department where you want to do your research. All vacant PhD positions are advertised via Lund University’s job portal.

Application and admission

Financing your doctoral studies

At the School of Economics and Management there are two different ways of financing your studies: employment as a doctoral student, or external funding. External funding may consist of employment outside the university or a scholarship from an external source. It is important to recognise that the different types of funding give you different levels of social security. Upon admission, funding must be secured for the entire duration of the programme and must be at least half-time.

The doctoral degree conferment ceremony

The doctoral degree conferment ceremony takes place at the end of May and is the biggest event of the academic year. During the ceremony, the University rewards those who have completed a doctoral programme and defended a doctoral thesis. At the promotion ceremony, the insignia of learning are awarded: the hat or laurel wreath, the ring and the diploma.

On the same occasion, the University also honours outstanding researchers from other universities and individuals by awarding them honorary doctorates. As a tribute to previous generations, those who received their doctoral degree 50 years ago are also promoted to jubilee doctors.

The doctoral degree conferment ceremony – lunduniversity.lu.se

Quality assurance in research education

Our doctoral programmes are regularly evaluated to maintain their quality.

Doctoral studies at the departments

• Department of Business Administration
• Department of Business Law
• Department of Economic History
• Department of Economics
• Department of Informatics
• Department of Statistics

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PhD programme in Economics

Our four-year doctoral programme opens doors to exciting career opportunities in a variety of fields. Whether you aim for a future in academia, government departments and agencies, international organizations, or the private sector, our programme will equip you for success.

Our institution is renowned for its research and supervision in areas such as labor economics, macroeconomics, political economy, and public economics. There are also ample opportunities to specialize in a range of other research areas.

At the department, you'll find not only broad and deep expertise but also a stimulating and international research environment. We host several research seminars every week and welcome a large number of international guests, contributing to a dynamic atmosphere that fosters discussion and exchange of ideas.

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About the programme

The doctoral program in economics comprises 240 ECTS credits, with coursework accounting for 90 ECTS and the dissertation work for 150 ECTS.

In the first year (60 ECTS), the mandatory courses for the program include:

• Mathematical Methods (5+7.5 ECTS)
• Microeconomics (5+5+5 ECTS)
• Macroeconomics (7.5+7.5 ECTS)
• Econometrics (7.5+5 ECTS) along with Statistical Preparations (2.5 ECTS) and Time Series Analysi s (2.5 ECTS).

In addition to the mandatory courses, there are a large number of elective courses offered in collaboration with the Stockholm School of Economics and Stockholm University. All doctoral courses are conducted in English.

To be awarded a doctoral degree, the doctoral student must achieve passing grades in all courses and have presented a doctoral dissertation defended in a public defense. The doctoral dissertation consists of 3–5 articles written in journal format and a summary of the articles. These articles can be either single-authored or co-authored.

The department provides funding for its doctoral students from the first day of employment.

Contact Information

Admissions Officer: Christoph Hedtrich, [email protected]

Course Administrator: Ulrika Öjdeby, [email protected]

Program Director for the PhD Program: Mikael Bask, [email protected]

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The PhD Programme in Economics in Umeå

The main fields of research at the department of Economics are Environmental and Resource Economics, Public Economics, Labor Economics and Econometrics.

The objective of the PhD programme in economics at Umeå is to train economists who can be employed either as professional economists in the public or private sector, or as academics  and  researchers in higher education and other research institutions.

The doctoral programme is completed over four years.

Organisation

The PhD programme is divided into two distinct components: the first component focuses on extending your training in economics, while the second component is dedicated to your own research and the writing of your thesis work. Although distinct, you complete both components simultaneously. While you work on your thesis you are supervised by a team of qualified researchers.

To join the PhD programme, a new PhD student is expected to have completed some under-graduate and graduate training in economics (or in a discipline that provides a comparable level of education). The PhD studies extend the training in economics in depth and breadth. More precisely PhD candidates are expected to complete 105 credits of course-work, and 135 credits of thesis work, over the four years of the programme (5 weeks of work corresponds to 7.5 credits).

In many cases the candidates get the opportunity to be involved in teaching or other academic duties, leading to an extension beyond the four years

Phd students are members of the Department of Economics from the first day they join the programme. A PhD candidate is provided with desk space, IT and all the necessary support for the completion of their doctorate. In return, we expect PhD students, like all academic members of the department, to attend and contribute to all internal and external research seminars and other department activities.

Individual Study Plan (ISP)

PhD (and licentiate) students follow a formal training programme which is agreed with their supervisors and revised annually (the ISP). The ISP is a formal document which is kept by the department for the duration of the student’s doctoral studies. The ISP must be agreed by all parties and the PhD programme coordinator oversees its completion annually. The ISP provides a statement of objectives for the coming year, and details the forms of training and support that will be needed for the student to reach these objectives. After the first year of the PhD, the ISP allows students and their supervisory team to compare their views about the annual progress of the student and amend it as the work progresses.

Taught part of the doctoral programme

One part of the education programme focuses on courses around the "core" of economics (microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, mathematical techniques), which you must complete over the four years of the programme (60 credits out of 240). The material of this "core" is usually taught by research active academics in Umeå University, and delivered in the form of stand-alone, independent modules.

The second part of the doctoral programme, provides specific training in the research specialism that a PhD candidate has chosen. Thus, the candidate is expected to study in more depth one or more specific topics with the objective of supporting the thesis work. For example, if the focus of the PhD is in public economics, the further study of specialist material may be useful such as optimal taxation, behavioral public economics or empirical methods in public economics. Obviously, the focus does not have to be public economics, but the same principle does apply in other contexts:  the expectation is that the candidate studies in more depth one, or more, advanced topic with the objective of supporting the thesis work. The exact form that this will take and its timing will depend on the candidate’s own progress and will be the subject of discussions with the supervisors. These modules can be organized and taught in Umeå or elsewhere (some of our students regularly attend summer school or other graduate training in Scandinavia or elsewhere in Europe).

The third component of the taught part of the doctoral programme gives the candidate the freedom to choose among a wider range of postgraduate courses offered by the faculty, the university or other institutions in Sweden or abroad. PhD candidates often choose courses which provide training for the use of a particular software, methodology or tool, or courses which that contribute to the qualification as a teaching in a higher education institution… More recently many PhD candidates have been trained in the difficult skills necessary to write successful research applications.

The thesis itself can be organized in two alternative ways: it can be written as a monograph (i.e. in a book form), or as a sequence of academic papers (independent pieces of academic research work). In both cases, the research must be of a sufficient standard to be publishable in refereed journals of good standing. In terms of content, we expect that the thesis contains the equivalent to about four distinct academic papers (co-authored, or single-authored).

In some cases, PhD candidates spend more time and effort on one of these four pieces of work: their Job Market Paper. This is a sensible strategy to follow if the objective is to be hired on the international job market for economists, where a ‘show case’ piece is often expected by institutions looking for recruits. In a more conventional thesis, the four papers will be of comparable size.

Regular Academic Presentations and Pre-seminars

Every time a stand-alone paper or a chapter is approaching completion, the student is invited to present his/her work to the Economic Department internal seminar series, where she/he will receive feedback from the wider department.

After this seminar presentation, the main supervisor organises a “pre-seminar”. During the pre-seminar, two (usually) members of staff of the department, not involved in the student’s supervision, are tasked with reading the student’s paper and providing in-depth commentary and feedback, over a 45 to 60 minutes session. If the subject matter requires it, there are readers from outside the university invited to comment on the student’s paper. The objective with the pre-seminar is to confront the student to the level of commentary that he/she can expect from referees if the paper had been sent to a journal for publication. Furthermore, it provides some measure of oversight from the wider department into the progress of the student during her/his studies. Completed papers are then added to the working paper series of the department.

PhD coordination and support

Students are invited to discuss the state of their work with the PhD programme coordinator every six months during a short discussion (30 minutes). This provide further opportunity for the department to act and provide support, if and when the candidate requires it.

Professional opportunities

In the recent past, PhD candidates who have defended their thesis in Umeå university have easily found high level employment as professional economists, researchers, or academics in Sweden, or abroad. We see this as a sign that the training we provide is recognized nationally and internationally for its high quality.

Recent PhD courses

• Mathematics 2

• Econometrics 2

• Macroeconomics 2

Doctoral students are recruited on an open and competitive basis once a doctoral position is created by the department. For each position, a search committee is set up (3 to 4 persons in general). If the financing for a given position is funded through a research project, the principal investigator is part of the committee.

In general, we advertise the position through academic advertising services, as well as with the university job service. We invite candidates to submit their personal details, CV, a letter of motivation and a broad research plan. We require students to have completed at least one year of a Masters’ programme in economics (or equivalent). Positions are usually advertised for at least one month.

Short-listed candidates are invited for an interview (in person or remotely), by the search committee. The committee then draws a list of acceptable candidates and an order of preference. The candidates are contacted in turn according to this order of preference. We offer the position to the highest ranked candidate and, if she/he refuses, we approach the next person on the list. If we cannot attract any candidate among the list of acceptable ones, we often seek to re-advertise the position.

The General Study Plan

In the General Study Plan for Doctoral Studies in Economics you can read more about eligibility criteria, program outline and so forth.

General Study Plan for Doctoral Studies in Economics (in Swedish)

Current Doctoral students in Economics

At the business school, new students are accepted into the programme only after the advertisement of available positions.

Open positions are advertised here .

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PhD studies at the Department of Economics

The Department of Economics provides post graduate studies in business studies, and economics. Doing a PhD at our Department implies getting a clear subject specialization, normally applied to the agrarian sector or environmental problems. Currently, we have about twenty PhD students.

PhD Studies at the Department of Economics

The education takes four years, ending with a doctoral degree. It is also possible to finish the post graduate studies after two years. The student then gets a licentiate degree. About half of the post graduate education is devoted to course work and half to research. After finishing the post graduate education, the doctor can for example continue doing an academic career or do a career in the industry or within authorities. Here you can find general study plan.

Generally, the Department of Economics employs post graduate students starting in the autumn every other year, but sometimes post graduate students are employed at other times of the year as well. All post graduate students get a position as a PhD student (i.e. they are employed which includes social benefits). The positions are financed either by the Department’s research budget or by external funding.

The positions are advertised at  www.slu.se , so please check that webpage regularly if you are interested in joining our team of post graduate students. Doing a PhD at our Department is a fun and challenging experience, which implies being an active part of the research units at the Department.

Recruitment and Admission

RECRUITMENT AND ADMISSION

Here you will find an overview of the admission process for doctoral students to an advertised position , and to a position that has not been advertised

Templates to be used:

• Instructions for interviews
• Letter of acknowledgement
• Admission of a new doctoral student - application from the student
• Recommendation of admission of a new doctoral student - application from the department to the faculty board
• The ISP portal for digital management of the doctoral students ISP.

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Milestones YEAR 1

INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLAN (ISP)

Renew your preliminary Individual Study Plan (ISP) within a period of 3 mounts via the ISP portal for digital management of doctoral students ISP. Only preliminary ISP’s need to be renewed.      

Make sure you are registered for the PhD courses   , (name, personal number, and e-mail address are needed). Coordinate with your supervisor(s). Make sure your completed PhD courses  are registered in Ladok. Coordinate with the PhD studies administrator.

TIME MANAGEMENT

Good time management is important! Activities included in doctoral courses and programmes are stated in the ISP. In addition,   the doctoral student continually registers the type and extent of both,  i) activities included in the program (a recommended template) and ii) activities that are not included in the program but conducted in parallel with the doctoral program ( SLU-approved template).  The principal supervisor and doctoral student review (at least two times/year is a suggestion) how much time has been spent on courses, research activities, other relevant information regarding teaching, sick leave etc. during the year.

SALARY AGREEMENT

Doctoral student salary agreement , level A - starting salary

Milestones YEAR 2

FOLLOW UP AND INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLAN (ISP)

Follow up of the ISP from year 1 ( 25 % of net study time) . The annual follow-up of must be carried out by the student and the supervisor at a formal meeting , and must be based on the general syllabus for the subject, an up-to-date extract from Ladok and the most recent version of the ISP. The follow-up should focus on the individual learning outcomes and the following must be assessed: How is the programme progressing? Can the programme be completed as currently planned? What action can be taken to improve the programme? What is planned for the coming year? The following two checklists can be of help: 1) checklist for the annual follow-up , and 2) checklist for discussing forms of cooperation .

New ISP  is prepared for year 2 via the ISP portal for digital management of the doctoral students ISP. The follow-up is documented in the ISP. The principal supervisor and the student sign the commitments document, after which the entire ISP is registered and filed. The commitments document is valid for a maximum of one calendar year from the date of signature.

Doctoral student salary agreement, level B. The salary increase at 25 % of the net study time requires an approved revised individual study plan.

COURSES AND THESIS PREPARATION

Make sure you are registered for the PhD courses , (name, personal number, and e-mail address are needed). Coordinate with your supervisor(s). Make sure your completed PhD courses  are registered in Ladok. Coordinate with the PhD studies administrator.

Papers in the thesis and the role of the doctoral student: Papers planned to be included in the doctoral thesis are stated in the ISP. It is recommended that the student is first author, or corresponding author, of at least two of the papers that make up their thesis. This recommendation is based on the wish to secure the possibilities for students to be involved in all steps of the publication process, and get the necessary experience of the publication process. In case if, the student does not appear as first author/corresponding author, on at least two papers in a compilations thesis, all supervisors must in writing clearly o explain why. Details can be found from the guidelines for the order of authors on papers . A compilation thesis for a degree of Doctor consist of at least three papers, and at least one of the papers must have been accepted for publication or have been published in an international scientific journal.

Milstones YEAR 3

HALF-TIME SEMINAR, FOLLOW UP AND INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLAN (ISP)

Half-time seminar: After two years' net study time, but before the midway review the doctoral student must hold a department seminar at which he/she displays sufficient ability to: orally present his/her thesis work; discuss and analyse general and specific methods in the subject area; independently discuss and analyse the results achieved. The oral presentation must be assessed by a person who has been admitted as  docent,  or possesses scientific competence considered by the faculty board to be equivalent to that required of a  docent  in the relevant subject. A supervisor or other person with a conflict of interest may not be an assessor. Conclusions and comments from the assessment must be related to the individual learning outcomes and the nature of the subject, and must be discussed with the student in conjunction with the annual follow-up. Instructions for the examiner can be found in the template: half-time seminar - instructions for the evaluator.

New ISP is prepared for year 3 via the ISP portal for digital management of the doctoral students ISP. The principal supervisor and the student sign the commitments document, after which the entire ISP is registered and filed. The commitments document is valid for a maximum of one calendar year from the date of signature.

Half-time follow up (50 % of the net time): In conjunction with the half-time follow up, the supervisor, doctoral student and a director of PhD studies discuss the updated ISP and the seminar and decide whether the general prospects of the program and the thesis are sufficiently good.  A template for half-time follow up should be used.

Doctoral student salary agreement, level C ( 50 % of net study time ). The salary increase at 50 % of the net study time requires: i) an approved half-time seminar with an external examiner, ii) an approved revised individual study plan and iii) an approved half-time follow-up.

Make sure you are registered for the PhD courses, (name, personal number, and e-mail address are needed). Coordinate with your supervisor(s). Make sure your completed PhD courses are registered in Ladok. Coordinate with the PhD studies administrator.

Papers in the thesis and the role of the doctoral student: Papers planned to be included in the doctoral thesis are stated in the ISP. It is recommended that the student is first author, or corresponding author, of at least two of the papers that make up their thesis. This recommendation is based on the wish to secure the possibilities for students to be involved in all steps of the publication process, and get the necessary experience of the publication process. In case if, the student does not appear as first author/corresponding author, on at least two papers in a compilations thesis, all supervisors must in writing clearly o explain why. More details can be found from the Guidelines for the order of authors on papers . A compilation thesis for a degree of Doctor consist of at least three papers, and at least one of the papers must have been accepted for publication or have been published in an international scientific journal.

Good time management is important! Activities included in doctoral courses and programmes are stated in the ISP. In addition,   the doctoral student continually registers the type and extent of both:  i) activities included in the program (a recommended template) and ii) activities that are not included in the program but conducted in parallel with the doctoral program ( SLU-approved template).  The principal supervisor and doctoral student review (at least two times/year is a suggestion) how much time has been spent on courses, research activities, other relevant information regarding teaching, sick leave etc. during the year.

Milestones YEAR 4

New ISP is prepared for year 4 via the ISP portal for digital management of the doctoral students ISP. The principal supervisor and the student sign the commitments document, after which the entire ISP is registered and filed. The commitments document is valid for a maximum of one calendar year from the date of signature.

Final follow up: the supervisor, doctoral student and the Director of PhD studies revise the study activities, and the realistic time plan for the remaining time of the PhD education, and decide whether the general prospects of the program and the thesis are sufficiently good. A template for the Final follow up should be used.

Doctoral student salary agreement, level D ( 75 % of net study time ). The salary increase at 75 % of the net study time requires: i) an approved revised individual study plan and ii) an approved final follow-up.  

COURSES, THESIS PREPARATION WRITING

Make sure you have completed and registered all the courses in Ladok. Coordinate with the PhD studies administrator.

Papers in the thesis and the role of the doctoral student: Papers planned to be included in the doctoral thesis are stated in the ISP. It is recommended that the student is first author, or corresponding author, of at least two of the papers that make up their thesis. This recommendation is based on the wish to secure the possibilities for students to be involved in all steps of the publication process, and get the necessary experience of the publication process. In case if, the student does not appear as first author/corresponding author, on at least two papers in a compilations thesis, all supervisors must in writing clearly explain why. Details can be found from the Guidelines for the order of authors on papers . A compilation thesis for a degree of Doctor consist of at least three papers, and at least one of the papers must have been accepted for publication or have been published in an international scientific journal. In case if these conditions are not satisfied, an external pre-examination is needed. The application must explain why the requirements need not be met. Standard template for Pre-examination minutes compilation thesis is used.

Here you can find the SLU template for doctoral thesis .

CHECK LIST BEFORE THE DISSERTAION

4-6 mounts before the dissertation (the principal supervisor) : book a time for dissertation by contacting the SLU’s Education Officer   responsible for the Department of Economics. Free time slots can be found in the calendar for public defense (NJ-faculty) . Contact the opponent, the committee members and the chair. Book a room.

3 mounts before the dissertation (the principal supervisor and the PhD student): The Application for defense of thesis and a Declaration for conflict of interest  must be submitted to the office at least 3 months before the dissertation (12 weeks for PhD students admitted before 2013). After a decision on disputes, the Office sends information to the opponent, committee, chairman, doctoral student and supervisor via e-mail. The information contains a copy of the decision as well as the student's degree and information about the dissertation act. After the decision, the supervisor is responsible for the administrator / economist of the institution receiving addresses to the opponent and the committee to prepare any travel expenses and fees.

3 weeks before the dissertation (the PhD student): Time for ”nailing” the thesis”. One example of the thesis to be sent to registry office ”registrator” and the ”library” as well as published in electronic version in Epsilon .

Dissertation day (the principal supervisor): After the public defence, one copy of the Examining committee minutes to be given to the local administrator for registration in Ladok. The original to be sent to the faculty office.

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PhD courses and general study plan

Here you can find information about SLU's Doctoral student courses, Doctoral education subjects and general syllabuses.

From registration to defense

To all PhD students and supervisors (guidelines, templates, regulations). This portal lists links to more information.

Related pages:

Gordana Manevska Tasevska, Analyst Department of Economics, Applied Analysis [email protected] , 018-671724, 073 9235308

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Doctoral Studies

Educating new researchers is one of the key activities at the School of Business, Economics and Law. This is crucial in order to ensure that our future research and the education we provide at basic level are of scientific and scholarly standard.

Doctoral studies at all departments

Standard doctoral-level (also referred to as research-, PhD- or third-cycle level) education programmes comprise 240 higher education credits (four years of full-time study) and lead to a doctoral degree. It is also possible to obtain a licentiate degree after completing 120 higher education credits (two years of full-time study).

Approximately 30 new doctoral students have been admitted annually at the School in the past few years. Around 40% are women, although this varies slightly from year to year.

Doctoral-level education is offered at all departments. Detailed information can be found at the departments web sites, links below.

The School aims to support each department through creating platforms to promote integration and internationalisation in doctoral-level education. Integration is encouraged for example by the provision of cross-departmental - and in some cases cross-faculty - courses for doctoral students.

The Swedish Higher Education Act and Higher Education Ordinance determine the regulations for doctoral-level admissions, studies, examination, etc. In addition to these regulations, the University of Gothenburg has established its own set of rules for doctoral studies.

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The PhD Program in Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) combines the advantages of a small department with close and informal connection to faculty, with the breadth of courses and seminars associated with a larger department.

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The PhD Program in Economics (240 ECTS) is a North American-style program with around 35 doctoral students. A specially designed course program, the Stockholm Doctoral Course Program in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (SDPE), is organized by SSE jointly with Stockholm University for the PhD students in Economics and Finance. This joint undertaking has developed into one of the strongest doctoral course programs in Europe.

Many of our PhD students spend one or two semesters visiting other highly-ranked universities in the US and Europe. Did you know that SSE is also a member of the European Network for Training in Economic Research (ENTER) together with other top economics departments in Europe?

Research from SSE PhD dissertations is frequently published in leading journals, with the Review of Economics and Statistics and the Quarterly Journal of Economics as recent examples. Our graduates have landed a variety of jobs, including faculty jobs in international universities (e.g. at Johns Hopkins University and NHH Norwegian School of Economics), policy organizations (e.g. at ECB and the Bank of Italy) as well as the private sector (e.g. at Spotify and Karma).

We offer specialized research areas in:

• Applied Econometrics
• Behavioral and Experimental Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics

Accreditation

Programme structure.

SDPE mandatory courses (60 ECTS): 

• Mathematics I
• Mathematics II
• Microeconomics I
• Microeconomics II
• Macroeconomics I
• Macroeconomics II
• Econometrics I
• Econometrics II

Elective courses (45 ECTS):

Elective courses are given at SSE, Stockholm University and the Institute of International Economic Studies as part of the SDPE collaboration. Elective courses available at other universities can also be attended upon agreement between the doctoral student and the Program Director.

Elective courses provided by the Department of Economics at SSE:

• Industrial Organization, Q2
• Political Economy and Public Choice, Q2
• Behavioral Economics I, Q2
• Economics of Conflict, Q3
• Institutional and Organizational Economics, Q4

Key information

• 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

• Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00

Disciplines

Academic requirements, english requirements.

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

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Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

• Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
• Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
• Home contents and baggage

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Other requirements

General requirements.

• Proven academic record - You are welcome to apply if you are studying in the first year of a MSc program.
• Three semesters of economics courses (90 ECTS) including a thesis worth at least 15 ECTS.
• GRE test 
• Proof of proficiency in English
• Motivation & supporting attachments

Tuition Fee

International.

All admitted students receive a scholarship from the SSE, and are guaranteed funding throughout the PhD program.

Living costs for Stockholm

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

All admitted PhD students receive a scholarship from the SSE, and are guaranteed funding throughout the PhD program, conditional upon satisfactory performance as determined by the faculty. The current scholarship amount is SEK 21 000 per month.

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World-class research, outstanding research staff and specialised research environments at Lund University create excellent conditions for doctoral students.

As a doctoral student at Lund University, you will not only be well prepared for a successful career as an independent researcher, but you will also have the possibility to publish your work independently during your studies and to gain significant teaching experience.

• Lund University offers doctoral education in all nine faculties
• There are no tuition fees for doctoral education at Lund University
• You apply directly to the relevant faculty/department when they advertise a doctoral position
• Self-funded doctoral students should contact the department of their research interest directly.

Admission requirements

To be admitted to a doctoral programme, you need to have completed courses of at least 240 credits (of which at least 60 credits must be for Master’s level studies) or acquired equivalent knowledge in some other way.

In most cases, students will hold a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree, with a major in the same subject as the intended postgraduate study. The major must include a degree thesis presenting the results of independent research.

The quality of your thesis/theses is of particular importance and it is important that you demonstrate a capacity for independent thinking in this piece of work.

Students must have a very good command of English and you may be asked to include proof of proficiency in the form of a TOEFL or IELTS test, if requested by the individual department.

Admission rules for doctoral education at Lund University | 2022 (PDF 249 kB, new tab)

Applying for a doctoral (PhD) position

Doctoral education is organised at the faculty or department level. Application procedures and periods differ between faculties and departments. While some of them advertise their doctoral positions around the same time every year, mostly in spring, others advertise their positions on an ongoing basis.

You apply for a doctoral education position within a certain subject area. Admission to a doctoral education position is restricted and competition for advertised positions is usually tough.

Finding a suitable position

Any funded doctoral positions at Lund University are advertised on our vacancies page on this website (see link below). Select the category 'Doctoral students'.

Once you have found a position you are interested in, carefully read through the vacancy announcement to find out whether you meet the requirements.

Before you apply, we recommend that you also check the relevant faculty's or department's website for any additional information about the application process.

Should you have any questions about a specific position, please contact the contact person(s) listed in the vacancy announcement.

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How to apply

To apply for a doctoral position, you must create an account in the recruitment system Varbi.

Follow the instructions regarding application documents and procedure in the vacancy announcement.

The application documents that you submit through Varbi, including any supporting documents, are sent directly to the faculty or department that advertised the position. 

If you are self-funded through external scholarships or funding, you do not need to create an account in Varbi. You should instead make direct contact with the relevant faculty or department. 

Applying for a position

Employment as a doctoral student

As a general rule, a person admitted to doctoral studies at Lund University is employed through a doctoral studentship.

If you have a doctoral studentship, you are considered to be both a student and an employee with a salary during your doctoral studies. As an employed doctoral student, you are covered by local and central agreements concerning your terms of employment.

In parallel to the doctoral education programme, as a doctoral student you may work with administrative and teaching duties (no more than 20% of a full-time position).

Lund University is responsible for education-related matters and the study environment regardless of how you finance your doctoral studies. All doctoral students also have access to the University’s Occupational Health Service.

Other forms of financing

It is possible to undertake your studies using another form of financing, such as an external scholarship or an agreement between Lund University and an external employer.

Financed by external employer

If you are admitted to doctoral studies and have a position with an employer other than Lund University, you are solely a student, and it is the employer who is responsible for employer-related matters.

External scholarships

As a doctoral student with a scholarship, you are solely a student. You are therefore not entitled to contractual employment benefits at Lund University.

In some cases, a doctoral student with a scholarship is entitled to apply for a doctoral studentship when three years remain of the third-cycle studies.

Doctoral studies – faculty information

On the faculties' webpages for prospective doctoral students you can get specific and detailed information application procedures, admission requirements for various subjects, study plans and more.

• Faculty of Engineering (LTH)
• Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts
• Faculties of Humanities and Theology
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• School of Economics and Management (LUSEM)

Residence permits (if applicable)

If you require a residence permit, you can only complete your permit application after you receive a letter of acceptance from Lund University. Residence permit applications are dealt with by the Swedish Migration Agency.

Resi­dence permit for doctoral studies – migrationsverket.se

About doctoral studies

A doctoral programme consists of 240 ECTS credits and normally requires four years of full-time study. The programme concludes with a doctoral thesis of at least 120 credits.

A 'licentiate' degree is equivalent to half the coursework required for a full doctoral programme and a licentiate thesis of at least 60 credits. It is equivalent to the MPhil of the British education system.

The following links are to the Swedish Council for Higher Education website:

• Degree of Doctor
• Degree of Doctor in the fine, applied and performing arts 
• Degree of Licentiate 
• Degree of Licentiate in the fine, applied and performing arts

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Doctoral student vacancies

Check out our vacancies page regularly to find open doctoral positions.

Doctoral conferment ceremony

The ceremonial highlight of the academic year.

Postgraduate research schools

Additional development opportunities for doctoral students and postdocs.

PhD programmes

When you apply for a phd programme in sweden, you’re actually applying for a job. yeah, you read that right. 👀.

“Do a master’s here – I’d say it’s a very good step to doing a PhD in Sweden. I did my master’s at Malmö University and now I’m doing a PhD at Lund University” – Sanjay, Malmö University. Photo: Oskar Omne

So that means – no tuition fees, no scholarships. But you’ll receive a monthly salary instead. Nice, eh? And that’s why available PhD positions are listed on a university’s job board.

How to apply for a PhD position? You’ll apply directly to the university.

Just so you know, there’s no centralised application process. And things like requirements and application dates? This kind of stuff is decided by each department. But we do know that you’ll need to have a master’s degree – in the same field of study – and a great level of English to apply for a PhD here. You might even need to be fluent in Swedish. But that’ll depend on the subject.

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KTH is Sweden's largest and most respected technical university—ranked top 100 in the 2022 QS World University Rankings. By choosing KTH, you gain access to a vibrant student life and a prestigious academic environment.

As one of our 2,000 doctoral students, you will take courses and devote yourself to a research project under the supervision of an experienced researcher. Most students are employed and receive a monthly salary. Begin your journey towards a KTH degree today. 

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Department of Economics

Meet our new phd students.

The PhD programme in Economics at Stockholm University is considered one of the best in Europe. In September 2023 we welcomed 16 new students. Here you will get to meet some of them.

Edvin Ahlander

I am originally from Stockholm and got my bachelor's and master's degrees from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Before starting the PhD program, I worked as a research assistant at Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) for two years. In line with this, my primary research interests lie within macroeconomics and monetary economics.

Mehdi Amani

I am a PhD student at the Department of Economics at Stockholm University. Prior to joining this program, I completed my bachelor's and master's degrees in theoretical economics in Iran. Broadly speaking, I am interested in studying firm behavior, particularly how firms emerge, collaborate, and compete in middle-income and developing countries with a greater focus on the demand side.

In addition to research, I am a big fan of running (highly recommended in Stockholm), cooking Persian food, collecting coins from different countries, and reading about psychology (currently focusing on evolutionary). However, I am always up for a fika!

I am very excited to be a part of the dynamic, supportive, and inspiring research environment at SU. I look forward to the coming years of my PhD program and collaborating on research with expert faculty and fellow PhD students.

Giuliana Ghia

I am a PhD in Economics at SU and a Research Assistant at the IIES. I am interested in understanding the determinants of individual preferences and how culture and identity shape people's economic and social behavior, with a specific focus on social norms evolution and human capital investments in both developed and developing settings.

I am from Naples (whose food I miss 365 days a year) and am deeply in love with historical novels, hiking, and Italian politics (that never gets me bored!).

Simon Handreke

I am excited to be part of the new cohort of PhD students of the Department of Economics at SU. I feel privileged to become a graduate student in such a welcoming, vibrant, and excellent research environment, located in a beautiful city like Stockholm.

Before joining SU, I completed an MPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford and a BA in Economics at the University of St. Gallen. I am currently interested in labor economics and, more specifically, the role of firms in the labor market.

I am looking forward to pursuing my existing and new research interests at SU, inspired by interactions with amazing faculty and other PhD students.

Felix Hasselblad

My name is Felix. I'm very excited to join such a great institution and to spend my next six years living and breathing economics.

Apart from economics, my background is in statistics and I'm interested in macroeconomics and econometrics.

Elena Kromark

My name is Elena and I'm a new PhD student in Economics here at SU. I'm from Germany and previously studied in Bonn and at HU Berlin.

My research interests lie mostly in Political Economy with a focus on empirical work and causal inference. My current work explores the political effects of digital repression. In my master's thesis I investigated how a deliberate and prolonged internet shutdown in Sudan affected protest occurence.

I am excited to be a part of the lively and inspiring research environment at SU.

Leopoldo Lazcano

My name is Leopoldo, from Chile. I will be starting my PhD in Economics at SU this fall. I completed both my bachelor's and master's degrees in economics at PUC Chile. I also did a double degree with Université Paris Dauphine in France.

My main interests are related to labor economics, social safety and crime.

I am very happy to start a new chapter being part of this program. Even though is far from home, I believe studying at SU and living in a city like Stockholm is a challenging, exciting and fulfilling experience that I look forward to begin.

My name is Lukas, and I'm a first-year PhD student. Although I'm originally from China, I've been residing in Sweden for more than 14 years now. I obtained my bachelor's degree from the University of Gothenburg, and my master's here at Stockholm University.

My research interest primarily lies in the intersection between political economics and economic history. More specifically, I want to understand why (and how) certain historical norms and institutional arrangements persist and evolve over time. I'd also like to explore topics in econometrics, such as text analysis and causal inference – "Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas"!

In my spare time, I usually switch between playing football (as a goalie), learning ancient languages (I just started with Koine Greek), and playing computer games (big fan of Crusader Kings and Total War).

I'm honoured to join the Department of Economics as a PhD student, and I'm looking forward to the upcoming years of study and research.

Matteo Pianella

My name is Matteo and I am from beautiful Italy. My main research interest is development economics; a topic I am keen to explore is the economics of mental health in low- and middle-income countries. 

I decided to come to SU for my PhD because I thought my interests would align well with the faculty, and I can say that the experience of these first weeks confirmed this expectation. There is a lively community of development economists at SU, and I am already enjoying seminars and inspiring discussions.

Before coming to Stockholm, I worked as a research assistant at Imperial College London, on projects related to the economics of malaria prevention. 

Apart from economics, I am also passionate about playing the piano and the guitar, going to the cinema (I love Asian movies!), and running. If I am not studying it's very likely I am doing one of these three activities.

Oytun Tükenmez

I am Oytun, and it is a delight to be part of a nurturing atmosphere of Stockholm University!

I am from Turkey, where I got my bachelor's in economics at Bogazici University and then moved to Germany to study economics at LMU Munich and obtain my master's degree.

My research interests center around household finance, macro-finance, and economics of ageing. In my master's thesis, I studied the roles of financial literacy and chronological aging on seniors' stockholding behavior by incorporating recent machine learning methodologies.

For the first year, I am enthusiastic about deepening our knowledge and understanding of the core material in economics while settling into lovely Stockholm!

The rest of the cohort

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Viktoria Kozek

Alessandro Pisa

Kianoush Saeedi

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The phd programme in economics at stockholm university.

The US-style programme is fully international, and the vast majority of students enter the global economics job market after graduating.

Year 1 consists of compulsory courses in mathematics, microeconomics, econometrics, and macroeconomics. 

In the second and third year, courses in development, labour, macroeconomics, and political economics are offered. There are also courses in finance, behavioural economics, trade, industrial organisation, etc, as well as individual courses.

If you want to know more, visit our programme site:

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The Education and Skills Directorate is one of twelve substantive departments of the OECD and provides policy analysis and advice on education to help individuals and nations to identify and develop the knowledge and skills that drive better jobs and better lives, generate prosperity and promote social inclusion.

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The OECD Directorate for Education and Skills seeks to help individuals and nations to identify and develop the knowledge, skills and values that drive better jobs and better lives, generate prosperity and promote social inclusion. It assists OECD countries and partner economies in designing and managing their education and skills systems, and in implementing reforms, so that citizens can develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values they need throughout their lives.

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How we work

The work of the Directorate for Education and Skills is overseen by four bodies, each with its own mandate, membership, and programme of work and budget, to help deliver work under the overall governance of the OECD Council:

• The Education Policy Committee, which also provides strategic oversight of our work
• The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation Governing Board (CERI) 
• The Programme for International Student Assessment Governing Board (PISA)
• The Programme for Teaching and Learning International Survey Governing Board (TALIS)
• The Board of Participating Countries for the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is overseen by both the Education Policy Committee and the Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee.

What we are working on

The best way for education systems to improve is to learn what works from each other. We deploy large scale surveys and reviews, designing common methodological and analytical frameworks for utmost comparability of empirical evidence from different education systems. We collect data about nearly all aspects of countries’ education systems from key policies, teacher practises, adult proficiency, and early childhood learning and well-being to how 15-year-olds perform in mathematics and what their attitudes are about global issues like climate change.

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Assisting countries with policy development and implementation

We help countries answer important questions facing education policy makers and practitioners alike: how to identify and develop the right skills and turn them into better jobs and better lives; how best to allocate resources in education to support social and economic development; and how to offer everyone the chance to make the most of their abilities at every age and stage of life OECD and partner countries look to our expertise to review their education and skills systems, and assist them in developing and implementing policies to improve them. We conduct reviews ranging from those on individual national education policy to comparative educational policy and thematic peer-analysis. We review and support the development of higher education systems with analysis on resource use and labour market relevance. All of these provide in-depth analyses and advice that draw on OECD data resources, national policy documents and research, and field-based interviewing by OECD review teams. Comparative thematics, covering areas such as ECEC in a digital world, diversity, equity and inclusion in education, teacher policy and transitions in upper secondary education, are based on a common conceptual framework and methodology developed with advice from a group of national experts.

Through tailored implementation support the directorate offers countries assistance in implementing policy, from curriculum reform to helping schools become effective learning organisations. It also brings countries and stakeholders together in a variety of fora to exchange ideas, an important step in the policymaking process.  

Pivoting to tomorrow

What knowledge, skills, attitudes and values will students need in a swiftly evolving world? We develop long-term “leading-edge” thinking that looks beyond the current state of education to what it can become. These multiple-scenario analyses nourish our ground-breaking Education 2030 work on curriculum. They inform international debate and inspire policy processes to shape the future of education. The one certainty about the future of education is that it will be a digital one though we cannot know to what degree. In staying ahead of the EdTech curve, the directorate advises countries on the fast-changing potential of digital tools like robotics, blockchain and artificial intelligence, and how they can be integrated and used to equitably boost teaching, learning and administrative performance. The digitalisation of education is just one of the many strategic foresight areas the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) focuses on. Its exploration of best practices flagged by international comparisons helps countries move towards the frontiers of education.

Programmes of work

• Education and Skills Policy Programme The OECD’s programme on education and skills policy support policymakers in their efforts to achieve high-quality lifelong learning, which in turn contributes to personal development, sustainable economic growth, and social cohesion. Learn more
• CERI The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) provides and promotes international comparative research, innovation and key indicators, explores forward-looking and innovative approaches to education and learning, and facilitates bridges between educational research, innovation and policy development. Learn more
• INES The OECD Indicators of Education Systems (INES) programme seeks to gauge the performance of national education systems through internationally comparable data. Learn more
• PISA PISA is the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment. PISA measures 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges. Learn more
• PIAAC The Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the PIAAC, measures adults’ proficiency in literacy, numeracy and the ability to solve problems in technology-rich environments. Learn more
• TALIS TALIS - the Teaching and Learning International Survey - is the world's largest international survey about teachers and school leaders. Learn more
• Survey on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES) The OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills is an international survey that identifies and assesses the conditions and practices that foster or hinder the development of social and emotional skills for 10- and 15-year-old students. Learn more
• Early Childhood Education and Care The Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) programme conducts analysis and develops new data to support countries in reviewing and improving their early childhood services and systems. Learn more
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The PhD program in Business Administration (240 ECTS) has a history of over 50 years. Our overall purpose is to give the doctoral student a deepened and broadened theoretical and methodological knowledge, alongside the experience of having completed a substantial piece of original scientific work.

The conferral of the PhD in Business Administration signifies that the candidate has attained expert competence in a major field of study.

The PhD program in Business Administration is divided into four different specializations:

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• Management & Organization
• Marketing, Strategy & International Business

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