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Ph.D. in Economic Sciences -
Call for Applications (XXV cycle Ph. D.
in Economic Sciences)
Teaching
Board (Collegio dei docenti)
Courses taught during the academic year 2007/2008
Courses taught during the academic year 2008/2009
Courses taught during the academic year
2009/2010
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The Ph.D. in Economics (Economia politica),
now Economic Sciences (Scienze Economiche), was established in By 2007, twenty three “cycles” (a cycle lasts three
years) of Ph.D. have been started. At the sixth cycle the Students are admitted to the Ph.D. after a public
selection process which is usually held over the summer (see below). The
exact number of places available for each of the cycles and the number of
scholarships are established yearly by the University. Foreign candidates can
apply and compete with the Italians on the same ground but, if they hold a
scholarship from a qualified institution (such as a University, a Department,
or a Research Agency) they can also be admitted to the program in addition to
those in the standard admission list, up to a maximum number of 3. Professor Giorgio Lunghini was the Director (Coordinatore)
of the Program in Economics since the beginning and until June 1990.
Professor Lorenzo Rampa was the subsequent Director until October 1996, when
he was replaced by Professor Carluccio Bianchi, until October 2006. The
current Director is Prof. Paolo Bertoletti. A Faculty Board of 15 members (Collegio dei Docenti) organises the teaching activities and supervises the research work
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The aim of the Program is to provide the students
with advanced theoretical knowledge, together with the analytical skills
needed to performance empirical analysis in all the economic fields. To achieve these goals the Program is designed as a
three-year course, including post-graduate classes, visiting periods spent in
foreign Universities and research activities. Students are introduced to
research activity through the participation to seminars
held both by the faculty and invited
teachers in all economic fields. The aim of these seminars is to provide an
up to date connection with current research topics and to help students in
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Starting with the twenty-first cycle the Program is
divided in two curricula: Economics and Public Finance. Student must choose
the curriculum they intend to follow at the beginning of the first year,
before courses start. During their first year advanced courses in
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics are provided. An introductory
course of mathematics and statistics introduces the necessary analytical
tools. Students in the Economics curriculum are required to take additionally
the course on History of Economic Thought while those in Public Finance
should attend a course on Public Economics. Courses on International
Economics, Labour Economics, General Equilibrium Theory, Alternative Theories
of Growth, Economic Policy and seminars promoted by the Faculty Board are
also part of the first year program for both curricula. All courses are
presently provided in English. The courses are thought by the teaching faculty of
the participating Universities, as well as by teachers of other Universities
and foreign visiting scholars. During the first year of the Program, students
hare invited to meet faculty members, establish their research interests and
search for a supervisor for their final dissertation. The Faculty Board (Collegio
dei Docenti) can also admit to attend the courses other graduate
students from At all times students are warmly encouraged to take
part in the activities of the Economic Departments of The attendance to the courses is compulsory, and
therefore no other activity (as other courses, research work or the military
service) can be undertaken during the period, regardless of its duration. The
Faculty Board can exonerate from attendance those students that provide
evidence of their past successful attendance of (graduate) courses similar to
those provided. Students are admitted to the second year only if they pass
written examinations for each course. Once a student has been denied
admission to the second year there is no possibility of continuing the
program. Students admitted to the second year must decide
their research topic for the final dissertation, and choose a supervisor: in this,
they are assisted by a tutor, designated by the Faculty Board. The choice
must be in accordance with both the research interests of the student and the
specific skills of the supervisor. All members of the Faculty Board can be
chosen as tutors, as well as other scholars from the Participating
Universities. From the second year of the program, in agreement with their
supervisors, students are encouraged to spend a period of time studying
abroad as part of the preparation of their dissertation, for a maximum of 18
months (during this period their scholarship gets a 50% increase, and
additional travelling funds are also available for them). After this period
students are expected to return to In former years most students have chosen to
undertake their studies abroad in European Universities, mainly in the During their third year, students are expected to
present seminars in order to show the preliminary results of their research.
Around Christmas time they are asked to present a written piece of work that
is sent for getting referred by expert scholar working on that subject. If
the extent of progress or degree of originality are judged to be
insufficient, students may be advised to postpone the final date of
submission of their dissertation. At the end of their course of studies, students
submit to the Faculty Board their final dissertation, together with a written
report from at least one scholar who have read it. On the basis of this
evidence, jointly with the report written by the tutor, the Faculty Board
will (or will not) submitted their thesis to an Examination Committee (yearly
appointed) which finally awards the Ph.D. title (Dottore di Ricerca).
The quality of the dissertations of the students in
the Ph.D. program of The resources and structures mainly used by the
students of the program are provided by the Departments of Political Economy
and Quantitative Methods and Public and Local Economics of Pavia University.
These Departments organise the courses, arrange seminars and conferences and
provide all the necessary facilities. In particular, students can use the
facilities of the main library of the University, and the Faculty of
Economics in |
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The admission to the PhD is limited to students
holding an undergraduate degree (laurea specialistica) of an Interested candidates should contact as soon as
possible prof. Paolo Bertoletti (the Program Director) by sending him
an email
expressing their concern and attaching
their CV. They will
have later to apply formally at a public recruiting
call issued by the University (in Italian: see Pavia
University Ph.D. Programs for last call), usually during the
summer. The examination procedures take place usually during the months of September/October
and are based on a written and oral exam in order to ascertain the skills,
attitudes and suitability of the candidates. During the oral exam, knowledge
of English language used also to be verified. In order to undertake the exam, students are
encouraged to verify their backgrounds considering as a guideline the
following textbooks: - H. Gravelle - R. Rees, Microeconomics, II edizione, Longman, Londra, 1992 - H. Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics:
A Modern Approach, IV Edizione, - O. Blanchard, Macroeconomics, - C. Casarosa, Manuale di macroeconomia, II Edizione, NIS, Roma, 1996 - B. Jossa - M. Musella, Macroeconomia. Teorie per la politica economica, NIS, Roma, 1996 - J. Stiglitz, The Economics of Public Sector,
- F. Ambrosanio, M. Bordignon, U. Galmarini, Lezioni di teoria delle imposte, ETAS Libri, Milano, 1997 - R. Artoni, Lezioni di scienza delle finanze, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2003 - B. Ingrao - F. Ranchetti, Il mercato nel pensiero economico, Hoepli, Milano, 1999
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The schedule
of the “Advanced” Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics courses can
be found on the Faculty web site (http://economia.unipv.it/menu.htm).
Regarding the other courses, students will receive the schedule by email. For
this purpose, each student should communicate at the very beginning the first
year, his/her email address to the Director. |
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Call for Applications (XXV cycle Ph. D. in Economic Sciences) –
Academic year 2009/2010 Next public
recruiting call is now open (closing date: 21st of July 2009): see the Pavia
University Ph.D. Website (in
Italian; an English version will be also made
available). Applicants
will have to sent their CV, letters of
reference and publications to a
Committee of three scholars appointed for the admission procedure. They will
also have to present and discuss a sort of “research project” in an examination session that
will take place in There will be a
maximum of twelve students admitted, 5 of whom will be granted a
3-year University scholarship (presently around 13.000 € (net of taxation)
per year, plus a 50% increase during the period spent abroad); 3 places
are reserved to foreign students already holding a scholarship from a
qualified institution (such as a University, Ministry, or a public research
agency). Foreign students, however, can compete with Italian students, on the
same ground, for getting a University scholarship. |
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