Economic studies research degrees

An overview of our postgraduate research in economic studies and entry requirements for PhDs and other research degrees.

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Economic Studies (School of Business), has a reputation for research excellence, having hosted talented academics including the 1991 Economics Nobel Prize winner – Ronald Coase. Research conducted by the department is diverse, but with focus around empirical and policy-oriented content. The department also has a history of good PhD placements. The department participates in the Crieff PhD programme (involving other Scottish Universities).

To read more on their research interests and actives, please visit the School of Business research pages.

Research fields

The department has competence and expertise in the following fields:

Applied Microeconomics

Agricultural and Environmental Economics
Health Economics
Labour and Education Economics

Applied Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy
International Trade
Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling

Finance and Financial Economics

Behavioural Economics and Finance
International Finance
Asset Pricing
Macro-Finance
Banking and Financial Markets

Development Economics

Energy Economics and Sustainable Development
Climate Change
Sustainable Tourism management
China Economic Studies
Distribution and Inequality

and also

Business and Economic History
Research in Business Education (pedagogies, student experience, internationalisation of business education)
Heterodox Economics

Supervisors

The school provides you with a first and second supervisor, whose research interests will align with your proposed research. You will be meeting with your supervisors at regular intervals, who will provide useful advice. You are encouraged to check the research interests of potential supervisors and their relevant works before submitting an application.