8 PhD programmes in Economics in Austria

The PhD program in Economics at Central European University (CEU) prepares you to conduct cutting-edge original research that addresses the fundamental economic questions of the 21st century.

Our PhD in Business and Socioeconomic Sciences prepares candidates to contribute to innovative research. Based on the research orientation of our four departments, candidates can focus their studies on the following: Information Systems; Marketing; Sustainable Development; Public Governance; Service Management; Tourism; Leisure Science; Quality of Life, Well-being & Environmental Psychology.

The Economics programme offeerd by University of Vienna provides rigorous, research-oriented training across related fields.

The doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna develops the ability to carry out independent scientific work as well as to train and promote young scientists in the field of social and economic sciences with reference to natural resources and life sciences.

In the Doctoral School of Techno-Economics at the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), you conduct research on a high international standard. 

The Social and Economic Sciences doctoral programme at Vienna University of Technology is assessed in the viva voce, a general examination by a committee involving defence of the dissertation by the candidate. 

University of Klagenfurt offers the Social Sciences and Economics programme. The cross-curricular courses complement the subject-specific teaching events and thus expand the range of doctoral-level classes. 

The work of graduates of the PhD Program in Economics and Statistics at University of Innsbruck primarily consists of theoretical and empirical research.