The Department of Economics at the University of Miami offers a selective, high quality, Doctor of Philosophy in Economics program. The PhD in Economics program provides a rigorous exposure to microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, monetary theory and policy, and quantitative methods.
Priority is assigned to research. Small classes afford each student the opportunity to participate in discussions and benefit from continuous faculty-student interaction. Both the classroom and research components are supplemented by colloquia presented by internationally recognized scholars.
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Our mission is to attract the best and brightest students to our program, to staff our PhD courses with faculty who excel in research and teaching, and to maintain an environment in which students and faculty work together. By doing so, we will give students the skills, knowledge and research training to produce the high-quality dissertations needed for successful careers in the academic, government and private sectors.
The scope and breadth of the faculty’s research interest and activity is reflected in the stature and diversity of the general interest and field journals in which their work has been published. In recent years, faculty members have placed articles in the American Economic Review and other top-tier academic journals. The department has a balanced mix of junior- and senior-level faculty, which ensures the infusion of new approaches and interests into both the classroom and the department’s research agenda.
The program includes 13 core courses, two courses in one field, one elective course and the dissertation.
Students in good academic standing, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B), are scheduled to sit for their Microeconomic and Macroeconomics Theory comprehensive examinations at the end of their second semester, and for the field comprehensive examination at the completion of their third semester.
A PhD candidate may begin working on the dissertation after the comprehensive examinations are successfully completed and the Dissertation Committee has approved the candidate's dissertation proposal (or prospectus).
All PhD in Economics students complete a core curriculum. Click here for details on the PhD in Economics core curriculum.
Graduates from the University of Miami School of Business PhD in Economics program are placed in a variety of positions, including domestic and foreign tenure-track academic posiitons, as well as government and private sector jobs. The Department of Economics establishes a Job Placement Committee, which aims to prepare senior PhD students interested in participating in the job market for PhD economists. The committee serves as a source of information and provides a variety of services for prospective job candidates and potential employers.
Click here to see recent University of Miami School of Business doctoral graduate placements.
The Doctoral Admissions Committee welcomes applications from different undergraduate and graduate degrees. A masters degree is not required for admission to the PhD program. Applicants for admission to the PhD in Economics should have an extensive background in economic theory and quantitative methods.
Application InformationFor more information about the PhD in Economics, please contact Economics Professor David L. Kelly.
