Overview

The research of this Experimental and Political Economics programme at the University of Amsterdam is carried out within the Center for Research in Experimental Economics and political Decision-making (CREED), a research institute of Economics and Business.

Institutional embedding

CREED was established in 1991 by a PIONIER-grant from the Netherlands Organization for the Advancement of Scientific Research (NWO) for the development of experimental economics in the Netherlands.

An important facility is the CREED-laboratory for experimental economics, one of the few dedicated computer laboratories in Europe. Its focus on political decision making and experimental economics distinguishes CREED internationally.

Programme Structure

Major research topics are:

Political participation and influence (voting, activity and influence of interest groups)
Interaction between the public sector and the private sector
Political economy of public and private institutions
Group formation in complex environments
Economic significance and modelling of emotions
Performance of various auction formats
Irrationalities in risk attitudes
Voting and electoral competition (behaviour of voters and political candidates/parties)
Lobbying and political pressure
Emotions and economic behaviour (impact, and modelling)
Markets and institutions
Biases in risk attitudes

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Disciplines

Economics Political Science View 4 other PhDs in Political Science in Netherlands

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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

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Doctoral research can only take place under the supervision of a professor associated with the UvA. You cannot take your application further until a professor has agreed to take you on as a PhD candidate.
For admission to the doctoral programme you must have a Dutch Master's degree (or an old-style initial university degree). If you have a different Dutch qualification or a foreign qualification, you must apply for an exemption from the educational requirement before applying for admission.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

Free
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EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

fully or partially funded

Living costs

Amsterdam

Netherlands

1000 - 1500 EUR / month

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