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Information about Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics”. Department of Economics Faculty of Economics, Business and Social Sciences Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel. Prof. Dr. Christian Seidl. Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics”. Contents. Aims of Programme
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Information about Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Department of Economics Faculty of Economics, Business and Social Sciences Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel Prof. Dr. Christian Seidl
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Contents • Aims of Programme • Structure of Programme • Facilities • Kiel Institute for the World Economy • Fields of Specialication • International Environment • Topics of Thesis - Examples • Living in Kiel • Further Information
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Aims of Programme • Training students for leading positions in: • banks • companies • institutions in the political sector • academic careers
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Structure of Programme • No tuition fee • No supervisor necessary upon entrance • Two preparatory weeks, classes in: • German, Mathematics, Econometrics • First Semester: General Courses • Second Semester: Specialization Courses
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Structure of Programme • Mandatory Courses (weekly semester hours) • Advanced Microeconomics (2) • Advanced Macroeconomics (2) • Mathematical Methods (2) • Facultative Courses • Advanced Statistics/Econometrics (2) • Two Specialization Courses (4)
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Structure of Programme • During the first year: • Find the focus of your Ph.D research • Find two main supervisors • Prepare a proposal • During second and third year: • Work on the thesis • Presentation of own research project • Participation in research seminars
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Facilities • Limited number of stipends available • Possibilities to find a position at a chair • Every student is equipped with a workplace • hardware • scientific software • access to libraries, including the World's largest library for economic literature • Close contact to professors • Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Kiel Institute for the World Economy • Leading institute in applied and policy-oriented economic research in Germany • Around 100 active full-time researchers • Holds the German National Library for Economics • President Prof. Dr. Dennis J. Snower and staff members give lectures and supervise students • Possibility of an internship at the Institute during first year • Possibility to participate in their Advanced Study Programme (ASP)
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Fields of Specialization • International and Regional Economics • Prof. Dr. Johannes Bröcker • Prof. Horst Raff, Ph.D • Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D • Financial Markets • Prof. Dr. Thomas Lux • Prof. Dr. Simone Alfarano
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Fields of Specialization • Monetary Economics and Policy • Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Wohltmann • Labor Economics • Prof. Dr. Christian Merkl • Prof. Dr. Dennis J. Snower • Environmental, Resource, Ecological Economics • Prof. Dr. Martin F. Quaas • Prof. Dr. Katrin Rehdanz
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Fields of Specialization • Public, Health, Family Economics, Social Policy • Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schmidt • Prof. Dr. Christian Seidl • Prof. Dr. Carsten Schröder • Innovation and Competition Policy & New Institutional Economics • Prof. Dr. Till Requate
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” International Environment • Students from all over the world, e.g. • Europe: Poland, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece • South America: Brazil, Colombia • Africa: Gambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa • Asia: China, Malaysia, Ukraine, Russia, ... • Visiting professors from: • U.S., Israel, Italy, Australia, Russia, ... • Alternating speakers in weekly research seminars
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Topics of Thesis - Examples • Monetary and Labor Policies under Market Frictions • An Agent-Based Stochastic Volatility Model • Poverty and Inequality in the Era of Structural Reforms • Incentive Mechanisms for a sustainable use system of the montane rain forest in Ethiopia • Evolutionary Learning in Auctions • The Spatial and Sectoral Distribution of Multinational Activities in Eastern Europe • Poverty Measurement using the Entitlement Approach
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Living in Kiel • City by the water: water sports and beach • Entertainment center of the Region • Economic center of Schleswig-Holstein • Nature around the city easy to reach • University provides a wide range of sport activities • Kiel Week • Moderate living costs
Doctoral Programme “Quantitative Economics” Further Information • www.bwl.uni-kiel.de/phd/ • www.ifw-kiel.de • www.ifw-kiel.de/ausbildung/asp