10 PhD programmes in Economics in Netherlands

At Innovation, Economics and Governance for Development at Maastricht University through our disciplinary and multidisciplinary research, our ambition is to contribute to the academic debate and to societal policy and innovation solutions at all stages of the policy process: from the setting of a policy agenda to the delivery and evaluation of public policy. 

The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at Erasmus University Rotterdam offers a four-year PhD programme leading to an internationally recognized degree. 

The aim of the Experimental and Political Economics programme at the University of Amsterdam is improving the understanding of the behavioural determinants and consequences of economic decision making by focusing on political economic issues, allowing for bounded rationality, and using laboratory experimentation as a research method.

The aim of the PhD Global Economics and Management programme at University of Groningen is to turn out highly qualified researchers. For this purpose, FEB offers PhD positions to excellent candidates who recently graduated. 

The objective of the Equilibrium, Expectations and Dynamics programme at the University of Amsterdam is the development of (mathematical) economic theory, focusing on the understanding of economic processes.

Macro and International Economics at the University of Amsterdam is one of the research groups of the Amsterdam School of Economics Research Institute. It focuses on applied and theoretical research within the areas of macroeconomics and international economics.

The research programme Markets and Organizations (M&O) within the Amsterdam School of Economics at the University of Amsterdam joins researchers interested in studying the effective functioning of markets and organisations.

The Human Capital (HC) research programme is one of the research programmes of the Microeconomics section of the Amsterdam School of Economics Research Institute at the University of Amsterdam.

The aim of the PhD Economics, Econometrics and Finance programme at University of Groningen is to turn out highly qualified researchers.

The Economics course at Tilburg University is offered to candidates interested in becoming the next generation of talented researchers at top universities and organizations around the world.