PhD in Economics | PhD in Finance

PhD in Economics | PhD in Finance - doctoral programmes

Our AACSB Accredited School of Business and Law is among an elite set of international schools proven to provide the best in business education worldwide.

Join us for your journey to the top of the economics and finance educational ladder with a Economics PhD / Finance PhD.

Our PhD programmes in Economics and Finance are designed to help you cultivate advanced skills and knowledge within the economic and finance sector, and prepare you for progress in careers in academia or in a range of industries from international business to politics.

Contact an expert in this field

Successful applicants have invariably had support with their application from one of our academics. We suggest you approach a suitable academic staff member with relevant research interests before progressing with your application.

Overview of our postgraduate research economics and finance programme

At our ACCSB accredited School of Business and Law, we provide each PhD Economics and PhD Finance research student with comprehensive research training, assist you in publishing your findings, and offer the support needed to complete your thesis. We are also dedicated to supporting your academic career development, for example through higher education training and teaching experience.

You will also have the opportunity to be a member of one of our Research Excellence Groups (REGs); Business and Economic Change (BEC) REG and Digital Innovation and Transformation (DIT) REG, where regular research seminars are held by internal and external speakers.

69成人网 is consistently voted one of the happiest and safest cities in the UK. Here, you'll find not only academic excellence but also a vibrant community and a high quality of life. Our programme is an excellent opportunity to advance your expertise and make a significant impact in the world of economics and finance.

Elm House, home to our School of Business and Law

Elm House, home to the University of 69成人网's AACSB Accredited School of Business and Law.

Details of our PhDs in economics and finance

As a PhD economics / PhD finance researcher at the University of 69成人网, your postgraduate study will benefit from professional and supportive academic supervision. You can also take advantage of a thriving research environment. You will be able to participate in research workshops and PhD research work-in-progress seminars, where you can receive constructive feedback on your research project and benefit from the full range of expertise at your disposal.

Our PhD programme is characterised by a supportive, lively, and friendly environment, enriched by a vibrant, diverse, and international student body and faculty. Our faculty has a wide variety of expertise, and we welcome applications in all areas of economics and finance.

Research supervision for your PhD

You will benefit from research supervision comprising two or three members of academic staff. Depending on your research specialism you may also have an additional supervisor from another school, another research institution, or an external partner from government or the professional world.

You will establish your supervisor from the early stages of application and they will support you throughout your programme of study, helping you carry out your research and prepare for the next stage of your career.

Research skills and research training

The independent research programme is balanced and enhanced with a range of support from our academic community. In your doctoral training, you and your fellow postgraduate researchers will have the opportunity to attend and present at regular seminar sessions with guests from across the world of research in economics and finance. The PhD programme will give you the opportunity to build research skills as well as developing transferable skills essential for modern business environments.

Postgraduate degree resources for economics and finance

As a PhD student at the University of 69成人网, you will benefit from access to international research resources, including a contemporary range of electronic resources via the university’s Online Library, as well as the physical book and journal collections housed within campus libraries. The library services are connected to national and international collections and students also have the option opportunities to connect across of inter-library loans.

We are based in the recently-built Elm House, a five-storey building at the university's modern campus in the bustling and progressive tourist city of 69成人网 and Hove.

Graduation ceremony, two figures in red and blue robes on stage at the University of 69成人网

Doctoral graduation from the University of 69成人网.

Our research centres

The University of 69成人网's ACCSB accredited School of Business and Law shapes its research community through Research Excellence Groups that run seminar series and foster excellence within their disciplines.

Business and Economic Change REG aims to understand how individual behaviour, activities from organisations, allocation and distribution from market process, and social and economic policy intervention can support responsible enterprise and a prosperous, fair and sustainable economy and society. Within the field of economics research our areas of research specialism within BEC REG include:

Microeconomics with a focus on labour economics and education economics
Development economics with a focus on immigration and agriculture
Environmental economics
International trade

Digital Innovation and Transformation (DIT) REG aims to pioneer insightful research on digital technologies, and their transformative impacts on business and society. DIT has a cross-disciplinary focus and the Digital Finance track analyses the impact of financial technologies (fintech) on the financial sector and its stakeholders and explores how technologies like blockchain and AI reshape business models and impact various sustainability, performance, literacy and inclusion. Our areas of research specialism within DIT REG include:

Financial technologies (fintech)
Financial economics
SME finance

Whatever your area of research, there are opportunities to connect across the university's wide range of research in premium departments, with regular invitations to the PhD community from related disciplinary interests fostered in our university-wide research centres (COREs) and research groups (REGs).

Supervisors and academic contacts

We strongly recommend that you apply with the support of one of our academics. By establishing your supervisor from the early stages of application, you will be supported through the application process and can make the best start to your programme of study.

You should consider the staff listed below and create a short draft research proposal identifying your suitability for supervision from that person's research specialism and your place in the wider context of the department's research ambitions. Their contact details are available on their full profile.

Our primary staff supervising in the discipline are listed. For further information on university supervisory staff, including cross-disciplinary options, please visit

I have supervised over 60 postgraduate Masters (MSc/ MBA) students. A couple of my previous students have gone on to attain doctoral (PhD) degrees.

I am keen to supervise Masters and PhD students in these areas;

Green accounting
The social value of accounting/ responsible accounting
Corporate governance
Narratives in published company annual reports
Leadership and management
Business models
Blockchain technology

I am interested in supervising in the areas of macroeconomics, international financial markets, banking and risk management, foreign exchange and trading strategies.聽 I聽have experience in time series econometrics and the use of R.聽聽

I am an applied microeconomist who conducts research in health and gender economics. I primarily use quantitative methods and individual-level survey data to investigate particular research questions in these research fields. I would like to supervise students who are interested in exploring issues on economics of health and gender with application of quantitative methods.

Health Economics
Economics of Gender
Quantitative Methods

I am particularly interested in the economic and social aspects of labour migration, focusing on three areas: undocumented migration; precarious and atypical forms of employment; and, migration, remittances and regional development.聽聽

Quasirat Hasnat, 'An exploration of employee engagement and employee commitment in the London hotels: the perspectives of migrant housekeeping workers and their managers.' PhD awarded in February 2022 (lead supervisor)
Vlora Berbatovci-Sojeva, 'The impact of employment skills support and inequalities at work on incentives to migrate: A case study of Kosovo', PhD awarded in February 2022 (external supervisor).聽
Christopher Monks,' Stakeholder involvement in the selection of biodiversity - focused voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) standards within the food/agri-business industry'. PhD awarded in July 2019 (lead supervisor)
George Szamuely, PhD by Prior Output,'Bombs for Peace: the war in Yugoslavia'. PhD awarded in December 2016 (lead supervisor)
Eda Gemi,聽'Socio-economic Integration of Immigrants in Greece: The Case of the Greater Athens Area'.聽PhD awarded in July 2015 (lead supervisor)聽聽聽聽聽聽
Maria Elfani, 鈥楾he Impact of the National Minimum Wage on the Non-Wage Benefits of Labour Migrants 鈥� Evidence from the UK鈥�. PhD awarded in July 2014 (lead supervisor)

Financing of SMEs
Financial Management
Working Capital Management

Sushil is an active PhD supervisor and welcomes students that wish to work in the areas of trade and international development such as trade policy, trade barriers, global commodity markets, environmental economics, migration, FDI, ethical trading (e.g. Fairtrade, organics, CSR, social enterprises), SMEs and international macroeconomics.

He has a rich experience in the PhD process and helping students in successful completion of PhD and pursuing their career goals. His most recent and current PhD researchers include topics in the area of trade and economic growth, environment, global oil market, Islamic business, CSR, exchange rate regimes, and areas related to international development. 聽聽

Financial Technologies (Fintech)
Financial Economics with a focus on SME finance
Digital Innovation and Technology Adoption

I am very interested in supervising students in the fields of labour economics and migration. More specifically, I am particularly interested in employment transitions in the labour market; welfare policies and precarious forms of employment; migration skill selectivity; and migrants鈥� labour market outcomes in the host countries.

Labour Economics
Migration
Evaluation

Environmental Economics
International Trade聽
Public policy

Cinzia's PhD supervisory interests are closely aligned with her research interest and experience, such as applied microeconomics with a focus on:

migration
labour market
subjective well-being聽

Impact analysis with experimental and non-experimental methods聽
Applied econometric analysis in large data sources (鈥淏ig Data鈥�)
Effectiveness of public policy
Human capital and labour economics

Making an application

Once you have prepared a first-rate application you can apply to the University of 69成人网 through our . When you do, you will require a research proposal, references, a personal statement and a record of your education.

You will be asked whether you have discussed your research proposal and your suitability for doctoral study with a member of the University of 69成人网 staff. We strongly recommend that all applications are made with the collaboration of at least one potential supervisor. Approaches to potential supervisors can be made directly through the details available online. If you are unsure, please do contact the Doctoral College for advice.

Please visit our How to apply for a PhD page for detailed information.

Fees and funding

Funding

Undertaking research study will require university fees as well as support for your research activities and plans for subsistence during full or part-time study.

Funding sources include self-funding, funding by an employer or industrial partners; there are competitive funding opportunities available in most disciplines through, for example, our own university studentships or national (UK) research councils. International students may have options from either their home-based research funding organisations or may be eligible for some UK funds.

Learn more about the funding opportunities available to you.

Tuition fees academic year 2024–25

Standard fees are listed below, but may vary depending on subject area. Some subject areas may charge bench fees/consumables; this will be decided as part of any offer made. Fees for UK and international/EU students on full-time and part-time courses are likely to incur a small inflation rise each year of a research programme.

MPhil/PhD
	Full-time	Part-time
UK	£4,786	£2,393
International (including EU)	£15,900	N/A
International students registered in the School of Humanities and Social Science or in the School of Business and Law	£14,500	N/A

PhD by Publication
Full-time	Part-time
N/A	£2,393

Contact 69成人网 Doctoral College

To contact the Doctoral College at the University of 69成人网 we request an email in the first instance. Please visit our contact the 69成人网 Doctoral College page.

For supervisory contact, please see individual profile pages.