The Australian School of Business is internationally recognised for world-class research on issues of concern to today’s business and government leaders. 

There are two posgraduate research programs in Economics, Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy.

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics is designed to equip students with advanced research training in economics. The School provides strong training in a broad number of economic, econometric and statistical areas of research, including:

• Industrial Organization
• Labour Economics
• Public Economics
• Microeconomics theory
• Environmental Economics
• Development Economics
• Applied Microeconomics
• Health Economics
• Microeconometrics
• Theoretical and Applied Econometrics
• Financial Econometrics
• Macroeconomics
• Statistical Analysis

Please refer to the School Staff page for full details on the scholars involved in these areas of research and their publication record.

Master of Philosophy in Economics

The MPhil degree is designed for students who wish to increase their knowledge in a particular discipline through research. It aims to deepen insight into underlying paradigms, advanced theory and research processes in a Commerce discipline; and develop competence in conducting research; and provide opportunities for the design of discipline-based research projects.

Submitting your Expression of Interest with the School of Economics

We invite suitable PhD students to express their interest in conducting research in topics in Economics. For further inquires, please contact Emma Proud (e.proud@unsw.edu.au) or read the frequently asked questions.