Postgraduate research degree
PhD in Economics
This PhD programme is for students who are interested in applied micro-economics and micro-econometrics and plan to use socio-economic survey data for their research.
Programme overview
Overview
This PhD programme is for students who are interested in applied micro-economics and micro-econometrics and plan to use socio-economic survey data for their research. Given our extensive experience in analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys, we also welcome students interested in panel data and survival analysis, missing data, measurement error, endogeneity and other estimation issues.
ISER offers a friendly, stimulating and interdisciplinary research environment where students are active members. Students participate in of one or more of our six research groups. You will have access to excellent research facilities and equipment. ISER researchers have contributed to the top 5 economic and top 20 sociology rankings for the university in the past REF (REF 2014).
ISER is home to four major research centres and surveys: ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change (MiSoC); the Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis (CeMPA), the Cross-National Surveys Unit and Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
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PhD
Duration: 3–4 years full-time; 6–8 years part-time
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