Overview
This Economics PhD programme from BI Norwegian Business School prepares candidates for the international academic job market, for positions in research organisations and consulting firms, as well as national and international institutions like central banks, the IMF and the World Bank.
Distinguishing Features of the Specialisation
- The Department cooperates with the Department of Finance at BI as well as with the Department of Economics at the University of Oslo, located close to BI.
- Candidates are encouraged to make a long-term visit to a foreign university that is part of the Department's international network. Recent PhD students have visited Northwestern University, UC Berkeley, Princeton, Yale, Brown, UC San Diego, Harvard, among others.
- The Nordic Network in Economics offers a wide range of advanced PhD courses in Economics
Career opportunities:
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Macroeconomics, business cycles and monetary policy
- Microeconomics, and industrial organisation
- Macro-finance
- Theoretical, and experimental economics
- Labour economics
- Political economy
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Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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General requirements
- Hold a Master of Science (MSc) or comparable degree within the fields of economics and business administration or an area in which BI offers a PhD specialisation.
- Have minimum B (4) in Grade Point Average (GPA), five-point scale (A=five, B=four, C=three, D=two, E=one).
- Hold a Master's degree that includes thesis work (15 to 30 ECTS).
- Have an adequate level of academic and English language proficiency. This may require specific documentation by proficiency tests such as TOEFL or IELTS. Applicants will be informed if this is needed.
- In particular cases, GMAT or GRE tests may be required. Applicants will be informed if this is needed.
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EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.
There are no tuition fees in the PhD programme at BI. However, in order to have an application to the PhD programme at BI considered, you need to have funding.
Living costs for Oslo
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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