Joint Program in Financial Economics

The joint PhD program in Financial Economics was established in the 2006-07 academic year and is run jointly by Chicago GSB and the Department of Economics in the Division of the Social Sciences.

The aim of this program is to exploit the strengths of both sponsors in training PhD students interested in financial economics. Core economics training is valuable for students seeking to do research in financial economics, and advances in financial economics have important spillovers to other areas of economics. Students must satisfy program requirements (PDF) for the PhD in both departments.

It has long been a tradition in the Department of Economics to feature core economics training for their PhD students, and Chicago GSB has a well recognized excellence in finance. Students in the joint program benefit from broad sets of instructors and classmates in both the Economics Department and Chicago GSB. They also hold an official status and are able to utilize resources in both Economics and Chicago GSB.

Upon completion of this program, students will be awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics and Finance jointly from the Division of the Social Sciences and the Graduate School of Business.

To learn more about applying to the joint PhD program in Financial Economics, please review our admissions requirements.

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