Graduates of the MSc in Economics and Development are well prepared for an academic career, as shown by the significant number of our graduates entering PhD programs in Economics and related fields.

Professor Antonio Villanacci is available to advise students interested in pursuing a PhD and to provide guidance on preparing their applications.

 

Where our graduates go

In the past few years, our graduates have been admitted to PhD programs at the following institutions:

 

Italy: University of Bologna, University of Bozen, Collegio Carlo Alberto - University of Turin, Università Bicocca Milan, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milan, University of Pisa, University of Siena, Delos at University of Florence, Social Sciences for Sustainability and Wellbeing at University of Florence, University of Insubria, University Federico II Neaples, University of Rome Tor Vergata, IMT Lucca, University Ca’ Foscari Venice, University La Sapienza, Università Politecnica delle Marche, PhD Statistics University of Florence.

Europe: Toulouse School of Economics (France), Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany),  University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (Germany), University of Mannheim (Germany), University of Groningen (Netherlands), Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute and University of Groningen (Netherlands), Universidad Carlos III, Madrid (Spain), University of Reading (UK), University of Surrey (UK).

North-America: Alberta University (Canada), Brown University (US)

 

Students admitted to PhD programs in the last few years.

 

PhD programs at Unifi

The department of Economics and Management at Unifi is involved in three PhD programs in Economics:

• The PhD program DELoS in Development Economics
• The Phd program in Economics of the Tuscan Universities jointly offered by Unifi, the University of Pisa, the University of Siena.
• The PhD program in Social Sciences for Sustainability and Wellbeing, jointly offered by Unifi, the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca.

 

Resources for Finding a PhD

The following websites provides comprehensive directories and information regarding PhD programs in Italy and abroad:

Inomics

Graduate School information by the American Economic Association

Graduate Program Rankings by the American Economic Association