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SMU PhD IN ECONOMICS Fulfil Your Potential SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY School of Economics Singapore Management University 90 Stamford Road, Singapore 178903 www.economics.smu.edu.sg/phd Email [email protected] Call (65) 6828 0239 / (65) 6828 0829 Wang Xiaohu, PhD in Economics, Singapore Management University, 2012 Bias in Estimating Multivariate and Univariate Diffusions, Journal of Econometrics, 2011, vol. 161. MESSAGE SMU’s Economics PhD is a small and highly selective programme delivered by a team of professors who are internationally recognised as leaders in economics research, and who are dedicated to teaching and training the next generation of economics researchers, thinkers, teachers, and policy makers. The programme provides the rigorous training you need to push the boundaries of economics research and offers structured interaction with SMU research faculty who will guide you to the frontiers of their fields. The programme also includes interaction with many of the top researchers in economics through our extensive seminar and visitor programmes, and the frequent international scientific conferences organised by us. Find out how SMU’s PhD in Economics enables you to push yourself further. Anthony Tay Associate Professor of Economics Programme Director, PhD (Econ.) Bryce Hool Professor of Economics Dean, School of Economics
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SMU PhD IN ECONOMICSFulfil Your Potential
S I N G A P O R E M A N A G E M E N T U N I V E R S I T Y
School of EconomicsSingapore Management University90 Stamford Road, Singapore 178903
www.economics.smu.edu.sg/phd
Email [email protected]
Call (65) 6828 0239 / (65) 6828 0829
Wang Xiaohu,PhD in Economics, Singapore Management University, 2012Bias in Estimating Multivariate and Univariate Diffusions,Journal of Econometrics, 2011, vol. 161.
MESSAGE SMU’s Economics PhD is a small and highly selective programme
delivered by a team of professors who are internationally recognised
as leaders in economics research, and who are dedicated to
teaching and training the next generation of economics researchers,
thinkers, teachers, and policy makers. The programme provides the
rigorous training you need to push the boundaries of economics
research and offers structured interaction with SMU research faculty
who will guide you to the frontiers of their fields.
The programme also includes interaction with many of the top
researchers in economics through our extensive seminar and visitor
programmes, and the frequent international scientific conferences
organised by us.
Find out how SMU’s PhD in Economics enables you to push yourself
further.
Anthony TayAssociate Professor of EconomicsProgramme Director, PhD (Econ.)
Bryce HoolProfessor of EconomicsDean, School of Economics
SCHOLARSHIPSFull scholarships are available. These include tuition waiver and a
monthly stipend ranging from S$2,000 to S$3,300. Further
information can be found at:
www.economics.smu.edu.sg/phd/scholarships
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTIONYEAR 1
Core Courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics.
At the end of Year 1, students must sit for, and pass the PhD
Qualifying Examinations in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and
Econometrics before advancing in the programme.
Each ART is a six-week course. The set of ART courses that might
be offered includes: Macroeconomic Models with Financial
Frictions, Modern Economic Growth, Industrial Organisation, Labour
Economics, Nonparametric Econometrics, Advanced Topics in Time
Series Econometrics, Decision Theory, The Economics of
Information, Financial Econometrics, Spatial Econometrics, Panel
Data Econometrics, High Frequency Econometrics, International
Finance, Political Economy, Public Economics, Mechanism Design,
Environmental Economics. Only a subset of these courses will be
offered in any given year, depending on faculty availability.
YEAR 2International Economics
Empirical Research Project
8 Advanced Research Topics (ART) Courses
YEAR 3Oral Defence of PhD Dissertation Proposal
Completion of 3rd Year Paper
Presentation at a School of Economics Research Workshop
YEAR 4 and 5Oral Defence of Completed PhD Dissertation
Presentation at School of Economics Seminar Series
APPLICATIONTo apply, please visit: www.economics.smu.edu.sg/phd/apply
Application for admission opens on 1 November 2013.
For queries, please email: [email protected]
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A strong bachelor's or master's degree (not necessarily in Economics)
Good GRE/GMAT scores
Good TOEFL/IELTS scores
Strong mathematical skills
