Economics or Finance

The Economics or Finance programme of the Queen Mary University of London is part of the School of Economics and Finance who has one of the UK’s leading departments, ranked in the top 10 for research power in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment.

Why apply for the MRes/PhD programme in Queen Mary’s School of Economics and Finance?

• During the Economics or Finance programme of the Queen Mary University of London the breadth and depth of our expertise enables us to offer courses and supervision in virtually all major areas of economics and finance.

• The School has around 40 research-active staff working in a wide range of research areas, including macroeconomics, microeconomic theory and game theory, applied microeconomics, econometric theory, time series analysis, theoretical and empirical finance, and financial econometrics.

• Prestigious 1+3 year Economic and Social Research Council fellowships covering MRes and PhD studies are available to EU citizens (see the ESRC website for full eligibility details) through the London Interdisciplinary Social Science DTP (LISS DTP) in collaboration with Kings College London and Imperial College London.

• PhD students are entitled to a yearly research allowance.

Research Subjects:

• Applied economics

• Economic theory

• Econometrics

• Microeconomics

• Macroeconomics

• Financial econometrics

• Financial derivatives

• Asset pricing

• International finance