Economics

Research environment

Every PhD candidate is provided with office space, computer facilities and administrative support. We make a particular effort to include the PhD candidates in the research activities of the department.

We also arrange the possibility for PhD candidates to pay a long term visit to foreign institution that are part of the department's networks.

Programme Structure

Areas of research include

• Applied Microeconomics
• Behavioural Economics
• Economic History
• Industrial Organisation
• International Economics
• Labour Economics
• Macroeconomics

Academic requirements

GPA Required

GRE® 153 (verbal), 152 (quantitative)

GMAT 600

English requirements

TOEFL® IBT 90, or 4.5 (New TOEFL iBT 1-6 score, CEFR-aligned; equivalent to the 0-120 score).

PTE Academic 62

IELTS 6.5

Other requirements

General requirements

• Applicants should hold a Master's degree in business economics, economics, finance or another quantitative discipline. In addition applicants should have a strong background in economics and master the standard tools in mathematics (linear algebra, calculus, optimisation), and statistics (hypothesis testing, estimation).
• They should also be fluent in English. Moreover, applications with master's degrees from non-Nordic countries should complement their applications with recent GMAT or GRE test scores.

Tuition Fees

The programme is fully funded. As a PhD Research Scholar, you will be a member of our faculty, and you will be both a student and an employee.

Funding

The PhD programme at NHH is a four-year fully funded programme, PhD Research Scholars are therefore both a student, and an employee.