Economics and Decision Sciences
The Economics and Decision Sciences specialization prepares students for high quality research on a wide array of both theoretical and empirical topics in Economics.
Thomas Rivera
The Economics and Decision Sciences specialization prepares students for high quality research on a wide array of both theoretical and empirical topics in Economics.
An important focus is given to aspects of decision making by individuals and organizations. This includes, inter alia, Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Decision Theory, Behavioral Economics, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Social Choice, with topics such as uncertainty, interaction and competition. It also includes subjects related to the analysis of relations between firms, decision makers and the general outside economic environment with themes covering Macroeconomics, International Trade or Urban (Spatial) Economics.
Main field courses (non-exhaustive list)
- Advanced Decision Sciences
- Decision Making under Uncertainty: Theory, Experiments & Applications
- Dynamics of Information & Communication in Games
- Entrepreneurship
- Experiments in Economics and Social Sciences
- Game Theory and Advanced Game Theory
- Information and Expectations in Macroeconomics
- Macro-Finance and Monetary Economics, International Trade and Economic Geography and Urban Economics
- See global course examples here
Students may join courses from other specializations or partner universities to broaden their knowledge.
Research Seminars
Most academic departments organize research seminars on a regular basis as well as many other academic events. Students are encouraged to join these seminars already from the first year of studies. They give students a good idea of what they are expected to produce. They are also a good way to socialize with the professors of the departments and the other PhD students. Most of these research seminars are available to all PhD students from all specializations.
Special Fellowship
The EDS Department invites applications for a Special PhD Fellowship within the research area of "The Economic Impact of Entrepreneurship Training". This Special Fellowship awards 10.000 euros annually in addition to the HEC Foundation PhD Research Fellow scholarship of 23.000 euros for a period of up to five years. Read more here.
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