Economics PhD (Integrated)

The Integrated Economics PhD is a five-year doctoral programme for students who have not yet gained comprehensive postgraduate training in economics.

Programme structure

In your first year, you will follow the MSc Money, Banking and Finance programme.

From your second year onwards, you will follow the regular Economics PhD programme.

About the department

Lancaster’s Department of Economics provides a dynamic and engaging research environment where PhD students play a vital role. As a doctoral student in the department, you will work within a high-quality, research-active setting at a UK university renowned globally for outstanding teaching and research. You will also take full part in departmental activities such as seminars, workshops, and conferences. Currently, we supervise approximately 15 students on our PhD programme in Economics.

We accept applications in all fields of economics and particularly welcome applications in:

• Labour, Education and Health Economics
• Macroeconomics and Financial Markets
• Industrial Organisation and Economic Theory
• Behavioural and Experimental Economics
• Political Economy and International Trade