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PhD in Economics

PhD in Economics

The Department of Economics at Miami Herbert Business School offers a top PhD program in Economics, providing carefully selected students with a rigorous exposure to microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, monetary theory and policy, and quantitative methods. In particular, we offer specializations in:

  • Applied microeconomics – which includes labor, environmental and health economics
  • Economic development
  • International economics
  • Macroeconomics

Our objective is to place graduates in top economic research position in the academic and government sectors. 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.

Curriculum

The program includes 13 core courses, two courses in one field, one elective course and the dissertation.

Comprehensive Examinations

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.

Dissertation

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).

Required Core Courses

All PhD in Economics students complete a core curriculum. Click here for details on the PhD in Economics core curriculum.

Faculty
Faculty

Top Economic Researchers

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.

World-Class Economics Faculty

David Kelly

David Kelly

Professor, Economics
Research Interests
Environmental economics and policy: Climate change policy under under uncertainty and learning, design of environmental regulation under uncertainty, economic growth and the environment, government policy and the environment, adaptation to climate change; monetary economics and monetary policy including money and inflation, consumer response to Fed policy, and the relationship between Fed policy and the business cycle
Manuel Santos

Manuel Santos

Department Chair, James L. Knight Chair, and Professor, Economics
Research Interests
Growth and development; and computation, money and financial markets
Raphael Boleslavsky

Raphael Boleslavsky

Associate Professor, Economics
Research Interests
Static and dynamic contracts; and information economics

Contact Us

For more information about the PhD in Economics, please contact Economics Professor Dr. Christopher Parmeter.

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