Call for application 38° cycle


Educational goals and objectives

MODELS FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
The program is designed to provide PhD students the theoretical and methodological tools needed to conduct research of excellence in the disciplinary fields of economic geography, mathematics for economic and financial applications, general and economic statistics.
The PhD program offers three curricula:
1) The curriculum in "Economic Geography" enable PhD candidates to conduct research of excellence on the main topics of interest for economic, social and urban geography, using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, with particular attention to the analysis of spatial data. The topics of interest are regional development; the economic, social and political organization of space; the implications in terms of sociospatial relations and inequalities; urban, regional and territorial policies; the geography of tourism; environmental issues and sustainability.
2) The curriculum in "Mathematics for economic-financial applications" is designed to equip students with the appropriate tools to conduct quantitative research in the fields of economic, financial and actuarial analysis. It explores issues related to quantitative techniques and mathematical modelling. The topics of interest are the methods for financial assets pricing, advanced quantitative methods for the management of financial and insurance risks, game theory and decision theory, quantitative aspects related to finance and behavioral economics.
3) The curriculum "Statistics for the economy" is solidly based on modern and quantitative methods to analyze relevant economic problems. Emphasis is placed on empirical applications to analyze and solve practical problems in the field of economics and the social sciences. It is designed to form research scientists with robust expertise in applied economics and statistics. A solid competence in the field of statistics, econometrics, and applied economic methods is integrated with a focus on empirical applications.

Specifiche economiche

Tipologia 1: DM118
Transizione digitale Generiche Pubblica Amministrazione Patrimonio culturale

Tipologia 2: DM117 Tipologia 3: PE/PNC/CN/TP Tipologia 4:Enti terzi
PE/PNC CN/TP
0 0 0

Tipologia 5: Sapienza Senza borsa
4 0

Tematiche, curriculum e competenze specifiche
Themes, curriculum and specific competence

C - PNRR351 - sul curriculum: GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA

- Approcci innovativi per la pianificazione urbana, agricola e forestale nell’ottica del cambiamento climatico
Competenze richieste: La ricerca richiede una predisposizione allo sviluppo di competenze multi-disciplinari a cavallo tra geografia, economia e studi ambientali, capacità di analisi quantitativa (in particolare su dati spazio-temporali), e flessibilità nell’uso di fonti differenti (statistica ufficiale, telerilevamento, fonti non convenzionali, interviste qualitative).
- Innovative approaches for urban, agricultural and forest land-use planning in light of global change
Required skills: The research requires a predisposition to the development of multi-disciplinary skills at the crossroads between human geography, economics and environmental studies, quantitative analysis skills (particularly space-time data), and flexibility in the use of different sources (official statistics, remote sensing, unconventional sources, qualitative interviews).

C - PNRR351 - sul curriculum: MATEMATICA PER LE APPLICAZIONI ECONOMICO FINANZIARIE

- Analisi e gestione dei rischi nei debiti sovrani
Competenze richieste: Il progetto di ricerca richiede una predisposizione allo sviluppo di competenze multi-disciplinari trasversali alla teoria della probabilità, alla finanza quantitativa, all'economia e all'analisi degli scenari.
- Analysis and management of risks in sovereign debt
Required skills: The research project requires a predisposition to develop multi-disciplinary skills straddling probability, quantitative finance, economics, and scenario analysis.

Il candidato sceglierà una tematica in fase di presentazione della candidatura on line e dovrà obbligatoriamente allegare una lettera motivazionale per ciascuna tematica selezionata (il caricamento della lettera vincola la validità della candidatura)


Admission Procedure

Qualifications assessment The evaluation of the applications will take place on September 9th 2022, 4 pm, at the Dept.
MEMOTEF

Oral interview Candidates who obtain a positive assessment of their application will be interviewed on 20 September 2022, 10 am, in the Di Fresco room, fourth floor of the Faculty of Economics, administration corridor of the Dept. MEMOTEF
language INGLESE
ITALIANO


contacts and info filippo.celata@uniroma1.it; brunero.liseo@uniroma1.it; https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/MODELS-FOR-ECONOMICS-AND-FINANCE_nD3524_EN.aspx
more info Please contact gabriele.jori@uniroma1.it for administrative issues regarding the PhD, or the university PhD office for issues regarding admission procedures.

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree
Graduation date and grade of the Bachelor’s degree
History of Scholarships, Research Grants (or similar)
Certificates of Foreign Languages
Certificates of participation in post-graduate university courses
certificates of Participation in research groups
Other University Awards/Degrees (e.g.: awards in competition, second degree)
Computer skills

Required documentation

§ degree thesis abstract
optional
Optional (if relevant), the file must be uploaded within 25/08/2022

§ research project
mandatory
Candidates must submit a research project (max 10.000 characters), including: a title; a description of the research topic; a review of the state-of-the-art; a description of the research questions and objectives, and how it aims to advance the state-of-the-art; a description of the methodology; the expected outcomes or findings; the bibliographic references. The aim is mainly to evaluate the candidate's ability and propensity to scientific research, and the coherence of the project with the PhD programme; the correspondence of the project with the research conducted by admitted candidates during their PhD is not compulsory.
The Examination Board will evaluate in particular the relevance of the research, its clarity, quality, originality, the candidates’ knowledge of the state-of-the-art, the appropriateness and quality of the methodology, the feasibility of the research, the coherence with the PhD programme.
, the file must be uploaded within 25/08/2022

§ first letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the candidate
Optional, the file must be uploaded within 25/08/2022

§ second letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the candidate
Optional, the file must be uploaded within 25/08/2022

§ List of publications
optional
If the candidate authored or co-authored scientific papers, please submit the list, including the authors, titles, year, journal or publisher., the file must be uploaded within 25/08/2022

§ letter of motivation (by the candidate)
optional
Optional, the file must be uploaded within 25/08/2022

§ other document: Module for the choice of the curriculum
mandatory
The module is available at the following link: https://web.uniroma1.it/memotef/sites/default/files/PhD_curriculum_choice.docx, the file must be uploaded within 25/08/2022

§ Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum
mandatory
Please include and highlight, in particular, all the titles and elements that pertain to the evaluation criteria., the file must be uploaded within 25/08/2022

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages
ENGLISH

Exam Schedule

Qualifications assessment
day09/09/2022
notesL'esito sarà pubblicato sul sito del Dottorato e affisso presso i locali dell'amministrazione del Dipartimento Memotef
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/MODELS-FOR-ECONOMICS-AND-FINANCE_nD3524_EN.aspx
date of publication16/09/2022
contactsfilippo.celata@uniroma1.it

Oral interview
day20/09/2022
notesL'esito sarà pubblicato sul sito del Dottorato e affisso presso i locali dell'amministrazione del Dipartimento Memotef
time10:00
classroomAula Di Fresco, quarto piano, ala amministrazione Dipartimento MEMOTEF
addressVia del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 - Roma
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/MODELS-FOR-ECONOMICS-AND-FINANCE_nD3524_EN.aspx
date of publication20/09/2022
contactsfilippo.celata@uniroma1.it

Evaluation scale

file:visualizza il file
file (eng):visualizza il file (eng)
note:A list of themes and suggested readings for the preparation of the admission is available at this link: https://web.uniroma1.it/memotef/sites/default/files/PhD_readings_admission_2022.pdf

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