Degree Programs of the
Graduate School of Economics, Finance, and Management (GSEFM)
GSEFM currently offers three Ph.D. programs. A hallmark of all of GSEFM's Ph.D. programs is that they feature a challenging and comprehensive two-year cycle of courses, consisting both of methodological base courses and of field courses tackling issues at the research frontier. After completing their coursework, students in GSEFM's doctoral programs carry out research in an environment conducive to the rigorous development of original ideas – this environment includes a variety of forms of structured interaction between faculty and students, student and faculty seminar series, participation in international research networks and conferences, as well as research stays with faculty abroad who are leaders in a student’s area of research. The dissertation must be a major piece of research, its chapters having the potential for publication in a peer-reviewed international scientific journal. The three Ph.D. programs currently offered by GSEFM are:
Ph.D. Program in Economics
Compelling for its strong empirical focus, the Ph.D. Program in Economics offers a two-year cycle of doctoral-level courses developed specifically to transmit a rigorous methodological framework in the three core areas of economics (microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics), followed by courses designed to expose students to the research frontier in a variety of fields of specialization (money and macroeconomics, microeconomics, asset pricing, corporate finance, econometrics, marketing, as well as law and economics).
Ph.D. Program in Finance
Compelling for its in-depth coverage of both issues in asset pricing and corporate finance, the Ph.D. Program in Finance offers a two-year cycle of doctoral-level courses developed specifically to transmit a rigorous methodological framework in the core areas of finance as well as selected core areas of economics (microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics). As for the Ph.D. Program in Economics, students in the Ph.D. Program in Finance can select from a variety of second-year field courses designed to expose students to the research frontier in their fields of specialization.
The Doctorate /Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics of Money and Finance
Targeted both to law and economics graduates, this program offers groundbreaking two-year interdisciplinary coursework that is designed to analyze and understand the complexities of monetary and financial stability. The program also features a significant number of courses from the Ph.D. Program in Economics and the Ph.D. Program in Finance, enabling students to work across programs in interdisciplinary research teams.
It is anticipated that GSEFM in the near future will offer additional Ph.D. Programs in Management and in Marketing – these programs will share the hallmark challenging and comprehensive two-year cycle of courses of the existing GSEFM doctoral programs.
In addition to the doctoral programs, GSEFM also offers a research-oriented Master program:
MSQE Program
This program, with tracks in Economics, Finance, and Marketing, is unique in that it enables first-year students to participate in the same set of analytically rigorous and quantitatively oriented courses in economics, finance, or marketing that are taken by first-year doctoral students. Students who complete the first year of the MSQE Program with strong success have the option to join a GSEFM Ph.D.program. Other students in their second year in the MSQE Program have the option to enroll in courses with a strong emphasis on policy issues and on issues of implementation.
GSEFM also anticipates to offer in the near future summer schools that will bring together faculty and students from GSEFM as well as from GSEFM's cooperation partners in the United States, Europe, and Asia. These summer schools will have a topical focus, and include both lectures and research presentations.