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School of Social Sciences of the University of Trento

Doctoral programme inEconomicsand Management30thcycle - 2014/2015 entry


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An overview

of the Programme


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Why the doctoral programme inEconomics and ManagementThe doctoral programme in Economics and Management (E&M),sponsored by the Department of Economics and Management, was

established in 2004 with the aim of providing state-of-the-art researchtraining and advanced professional skills in economic and managerialsciences. In addition to providing solid foundations in the relevantdisciplines, including a broad range of quantitative methods, theprogramme places special emphasis on methodologies for rigorousbehavioural approachesto economic decision-making, ranging fromtraditional techniques to recent developments in experimental methods

and computable economics.

In 2011 E&M joined the School of Social Sciences, a multi-doctoral schoolthat also offers programmes in Sociology and Social Research, in LocalDevelopment and Global Dynamicsand in Development Economicsand Local Systems. In addition to sharing common spaces, the Schoolis a valuable asset in that it pursues ever-increasing coordination and

exchanges across the three programmes, fostering interdisciplinaryconnections and providing students a wide range of teaching and researchopportunities as well as a lively international and multi-cultural community.


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The three-year Programme at a glance*

1styear 2014-15October 2014 Arrival and Crash course in Mathematics

Choice of the course plan and curriculum

November-January Assignment of tutors1stterm courses

February ExamsFebruary-June 2ndterm coursesJuneSeptemberOctober 2015

ExamsRetakesConfirmation/Request of change of curriculumAdmission to 2ndyear

2ndyear 2015-16November-January Seminar courses

Workshop on academic writingAssignment of thesis and supervisor

February Research project

October 1st

Research paperAdmission to 3rd year

3rdyear 2016-17FebruaryJuneNovember 2017April 2018

Workshop on academic writing2ndResearch paper1stGraduation session2ndGraduation session

* This is only an illustrative programme. The official programme will be distributed to students in due time.


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CoursesE&M consists of a set of common mandatory courses and two curriculawith specialised courses.

The common courses are Behavioural economics, Microeconomics,Macroeconomics, Statistics, Econometrics, and Organisation andManagement.

The curriculum in Behavioural Economicsfocuses on foundationsof decision-making and bounded rationality, and develops differentbehavioural approaches to the economic analysis of individuals, markets,and institutions, mostly based on experimental methods, computableeconomics, and agent-based models and techniques.

Specialised courses include Experimental Methods, ComputableEconomics, and Game Theory.

The curriculum in Management focuses on organisation theory andorganisational and social decision-making, industrial processes andinnovation management, organisation design and corporate governance,and financial instruments and markets. Methods include simulations

for managerial decision-making and management practices and firmperformance. Specialised courses include Industrial Dynamics, Finance,and Corporate Governance.


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Cotutelle-de-these:opportunities for co-tutorship of thesesE&M offers a limited number of scholarships for 2014/2015 entry toshortlisted applicants who would like to obtain a double doctoral degree.

A cotutelle programme allows a doctoral student to obtain a doubledoctoral degree within the framework of an agreement between the twoparticipating institutions. Each cotutelle-de-thse is carried out throughthe cooperative supervision of two professors, one from the Universityof Trento and one from the partner university. The student must fulfil therespective requirements for a doctorate at both universities.

E&M offers cotutelle-de- these agreements with the following universitypartners:

University of St. Andrews - UK University of Jena - Germany


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FacilitiesThe School provides doctoral students with:

a personal desk and internet connection in a room equipped with PCsand personal productivity software

access to a certain number of licensed computer programs for special

needs mailboxes telephone access for local calls access to a photocopier and printer access to databases


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Research with

the E&M Programme


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Research opportunitiesDepartmental research is the backbone of a doctoral programme. TheDepartment of Economics and Management (DEM) offers doctoralstudents many opportunities to develop their research projects in the corefields of the doctoral programme as well as in other areas.

In the field of Behavioural Economics, research proposals are welcomeon issues related to Experimental economics, such as experimentalapproach to strategic decision-making and game-theoretic analysis, taxevasion, intertemporal decision-making, choice under risk and uncertainty.Research projects are mainly developed in the Cognitive and ExperimentalEconomics Laboratory (CEEL http://www-ceel.economia.unitn.it/).

CEEL also offers to young scholars research training opportunities throughworkshops, research grants, and partnerships with Ph.D. Programs.

TheAlgorithmic Social Sciences Research Unit(www.assru.economia.unitn.it) welcomes research projects dealing with theoretical as wellas applied issues related with Computable economics, Classicalbehavioural economics and Macroeconomics with particular focus

on business cycles, growth and development, the Simon-Velupillaisalgorithmic approach to economic decision-making and processes andthe von-Neumann-Leontief-Sraffian production schemes.

The Macro and Finance group (MACFIN, http://www.unitn.it/economia/32054/macfin) supports research on theoretical andempirical models of macroeconomic connections with financialmarkets; monetary and financial policies in particular in Europe;


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problems of financial instability and stabilisation in a network analysisapproach.

In the Management field, research proposals are welcome on issuesrelated to: The Strategy Entrepreneurship and Innovation Laboratory(STEIN

http://events.unitn.it/en/stein-lab) receives proposals on issues like:micro studies on innovation; networks of innovation; patterns offirms internationalization; organizational issues of global unbundling;technical advancements and productivity growth; firms growth;corporate governance in family business; organization of massivelydistributed labour.

The MACFIN group also carries on research at the corporate and

banking levels, such as management and regulation of financialintermediaries, corporate finance for small-medium firms, riskmanagement, pricing of financial instruments.

Quantitative methodsare an important component of teaching andresearch in E&M. DEM offers specialists in various fields such asmathematical tools for individual and collective decision-making; statistical

methods and tools for dynamic geo-databases and spatial concentrationof economic activities; financial statistical methods for standardand non-standard risk analysis management; stochastic processes;timeseries econometrics applied to macro and financial data and models;econometrics for panel data and micro-data.


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Apart from the core fields, DEM offers a wider range of other researchopportunities:

Economics of institutions, organisations and firms, business ethics,corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, non-profitorganisations;

Behavioural cost management and decision-making, managementcontrol systems; Economics of globalisation, trade and emerging markets, global

imbalances, commodity market analysis and policies, and developmentand poverty policies;

Environmental studies and sustainable local development; sustainabletourism;

Macroeconomics and finance, theoretical and empirical models ofmacroeconomic connections with financial markets; monetary andfinancial policies in particular in Europe; problems of financial instabilityand stabilisation in a network perspective;

Management and regulation of financial intermediaries, corporatefinance for small-medium firms, risk management, pricing of financial

instruments; Household and labour economics, household choices especially

regarding employment, schooling, and gender issues; Economic, business, and bank history; Quantitative methods in various fields such as mathematical tools

for individual and collective decision-making; statistical methodsfor dynamic geo-databases and spatial concentration of economic

activities; financial statistical methods for standard and non-standardrisk analysis management; stochastic processes; time-serieseconometrics applied to macro and financial data and models;


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econometrics for panel data and micro-data.

Seminar meetings will be organized with DEM research groups in thefirstsemester of the second year.

Further information can be found on the Department websitewww.unitn.it/economia.

InternationalizationThe E&M programme has been designed to offer students the bestresearch environment and opportunities, which means first of all creatingastimulating international network.

E&M is part of the network IMPRS on Adapting Behaviour in a

Fundamentally Uncertain World and the International Max Planck ResearchSchool organized by the Max Planck Institute Jena and other hostuniversities (http://www.imprs.econ.mpg.de)

The E&M faculty has developed extensive networks of internationalrelationships, which can help students organise visiting periods in foreigninstitutions or co-supervisions.

In addition, E&M offers an intensive calendar of seminars and conferencesheld by distinguished speakers, including international scholars suchas Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate in Economics 2001; J. BarkleyRosser, James Madison University; Suh-Heng Chen, National ChengchiUniversity; John Driffill, Birkbeck University of London; Jonathan Leland,NationalScience Foundation.University; John Driffill, Birkbeck University

of London; Jonathan Leland, National Science Foundation; Alan Kirman,University of Marseille.


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Some practical

instructions


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Please read carefully the call for applicationon the School of SocialSciences website www.unitn.it/en/drss

8 Scholarships available:

about 1, 200 euros a month 50 per cent increase of the scholarship for research abroad

additional funding for research expensesE&M offers 8 full scholarships for three years, subject to satisfactoryacademic appraisal. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit,meaning that they will be offered to the top candidates of the final ranking:

6 scholarships sponsored by the University of Trento

1 scholarships co sponsored by the University of Trento and

Castello Sgr S.p.A. 1 scholarship sponsored by Institute for Economic Promotion, Bolzano

Chamber of Commerce on Analysis and evaluation of local publicpolicies and their impact on enterprises.

Admission requirementsApplications are invited from candidates, regardless of gender, age,religion or nationality, who hold an Italian laurea specialistica (ormagistrale) or a Master degree or an equivalent degree qualificationobtained abroad and considered suitable by the Admission Committee.

Applications are also accepted from candidates who can certify that theyqualify to obtain their degree by October 31, 2014.

If conditionally accepted, the candidate must deliver full documentationof his/her degree by November 15, 2014.


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Documents to be submitted photocopy of the applicants identity card or passport degree diplomas curriculum vitae in English research proposal

See detailed information on the Call for 2014/2015 entry:www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/1963/announcement-of-selection

English Language requirementsThe programme is conducted entirely in English and an excellent working

knowledge of that language, including a proven writing ability, is anindispensable requirement for admission.

Selection procedureAdmission to the School is on a competitive basis.

The procedure consists of two stages. A shortlist of candidates is first

produced on the basis of the assessment of their curriculum, researchproposal, and reference letters. Shortlisted candidates are then invitedto an interview in Trento. Non-Italian candidates may be interviewed byphone or videoconference.


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FeesThe PhD programme currently does not charge tuition. Admitted studentshowever are required to pay an annual student fee of about euro 120.

Participation in the selection process is subject to the payment of a nonreimbursable application fee of 15.00, by Bank transfer or credit card, asindicated in the appropriate section of the application on line.

Deadline for applying: July 2, 2014 - 4.00 pm (Italian time)


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For further information please contact

School of Social Sciencesvia Verdi 26 38122 Trento (IT)ph. + 39 0461 281369/2290/3756fax: + 39 0461 [email protected]

www.unitn.it/en/drss