Program Overview

Program Overview

The PhD program in Models for Economics and Finance is designed to provide PhD candidates with the theoretical and methodological skills needed to conduct research of excellence in the fields of economic geography, mathematics for economic and financial applications, and methodological and applied statistics.

Program Details

• ID: 32971
• Course type: Dottorato
• Academic year: 2025/2026
• Positions: 6
• Grant numbers: 0
• Number of scholarships financed by institutions: 0
• Number of scholarships financed by consortiums: 0

Educational Goals

The PhD program includes two curricula:

• ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY AND TERRITORIAL STATISTICS: Integrates skills at the crossroads between human geography, applied statistics, and economics, urban and regional studies. It permits conducting research of excellence in the field of regional and urban analysis, on topics of strong socio-political relevance.
• MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL MODELS AND METHODS FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCE: Integrates mathematical and statistical skills useful for learning and building complex models for economic analysis, finance, and actuarial sciences.

Curriculum

The PhD program integrates three main disciplinary areas:

• ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY: Promotes research upon the main topics of interest for economic, social, and urban geography, integrating qualitative, quantitative methodologies, and spatial data analysis. The topics of interest include regional development, the organization of space, sociospatial inequalities, urban, regional, and territorial policies, tourism, and the environment.
• MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMIC-FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS: Provides students with the appropriate tools to conduct quantitative research in the fields of economic, financial, and actuarial analysis. It explores issues related to quantitative techniques and mathematical modeling, financial assets pricing, the management of financial and insurance risks, game theory, and decision theory, behavioral economics.
• STATISTICS: Provides students with the skills needed to apply modern quantitative methods to analyze and solve practical problems in the field of economics and the social sciences. It integrates a solid competence in the field of statistics, econometrics, and applied economic methods, with a focus on empirical applications.

Language

The PhD program is in English.

Evaluation and Exams

• Exam - Oral: Scheduled for July 15, 2025, at 10:00, in Aula Fanfani, quinto piano, ala 'Storia economica', Dipartimento MEMOTEF, Facoltà di Economia.
• Tests - Evaluation of qualifications: Scheduled for June 27, 2025.

Department and Coordinator

• Department: Metodi e modelli per l'economia, il territorio e la finanza
• Coordinator: Claudia Ceci