Overview

Economics and Finance at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano includes one year of core courses as well as individualized training depending on the specific research interests and objectives of the PhD student as recommended by the supervisor. Topic-specific individual tutoring and mentoring, as well as funding for research stays abroad are special components of our programme.

Key facts

PhD students will be introduced to specific research areas of the faculty, including Economic Policy Analysis, Financial Markets and Regulation, and Quantitative Methods and Analysis of Big Data and have the opportunity to be involved in research projects in these and other areas. Our international faculty provides a variety of research opportunities.

Programme Structure

Research topics include:

Economic development and institutions; monetary and fiscal policies; economic choices and energy transition; financial risk management; international businesses and markets; investment and optimization tools; the evaluation of public policies; behavioral economics and economic decisions.
The themes of contemporary sociological research, including the analysis of social and demographic change; state and market: comparative studies; welfare and social policies; studies of social inequalities (class, cohort, gender, sociology of education) and social stratification;
The study and implementation, with a view to economic, environmental and social sustainability, of economic development models, models and tools for the management of natural resources, models and tools for the management of businesses, institutions, organizations and profit and non-profit organizations.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-11-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-23 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bolzano - Bozen, Italy

Disciplines

Economics Finance View 33 other PhDs in Economics in Italy

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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

Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to the Doctoral School is on a competitive basis. The procedure consists of two stages and a third stage for the Doctoral Programme in Sociology and Social Research.

In the first stage candidates are shortlisted assessing their curriculum, research proposal and reference letters (if any). Shortlisted candidates to the Doctoral Programmes in Economics will be asked to take part in an interview in Trento.

Application MUST include

copy of ID (European citizens) or passport

degree certificate or self-certification with the transcript of records (see details in the call)

research proposal in English (max. 3000 words) with a short abstract (max. 150 words) and bibliography

curriculum vitae et studiorum

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

Not required to pay fees to access and attend the PhD programmes, with the exception of the annual provincial tax

Such tax amounts to €150 + a stamp duty of €16

Living costs

Bolzano - Bozen

Italy

750 - 1100 EUR / month

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

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