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Alexander Hansak

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Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economics Institute (CERGE-EI), Prague

Boris Knapp

Corvinus University of Budapest

Sigma Samhita

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Paper: Are the more vulnerable doomed? Insights from an Experimental Threshold Public Goods Game

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Job market placement: boris knapp.

Boris will be a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Corvinus University of Budapest. Congratulations!

Job Market Placement: Alexander Hansak

Alexander will be a Post-Doctoral Researcher at CERGE-EI in Prague. Congrats!

Sigma Samhita is on the Job Market

Job Market Paper: Are the more vulnerable doomed? Insights from an Experimental Threshold Public Goods Game

Alexander Hansak is on the Job Market

Job Market Paper: Quantifying the Effects of Basic Income Programs in the Presence of Automation

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Job Market Paper: Fake Reviews and Naive Consumers

Martin Kerndler to graduate "Promotio sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae"

Monday, 12. Juli 2021, 10 Uhr s.t.

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PhD Program: Vienna Graduate School of Finance

Since the fall term 2005/06 our Faculty has been offering a PhD Program in Finance, the Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF ) which is a joint initiative of the University of Vienna, the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and the Vienna Institute for Advanced Studies. This program offers an internationally competitive education for young early stage scientists. It involves regular lectures held by international visiting professors.

Information at the website of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics

Current PhD courses

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PhD Programmes in Statistics and Operations Research

The PhD Programme in Statistics and Operations Research is part of the PhD Degree Programme in Business, Economics and Statistics , hosted at the Department of Statistics and Operations Research.

A precursor of this programme started 2008 and has been titled Abraham Wald PhD in Statistics and Operations Research .

The eponym Abraham Wald studied and taught during 1927-1938 at the University of Vienna. His works in Statistical Decision Theory as well as Linear Optimization and Equilibrium Theory were pioneering.

Registration for courses and examinations ( U:SPACE )

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Research in Economics and Finance (Master)

why study ... research in economics and finance.

This programme, offered jointly by the Departments of Economics and Finance, provides the methodological basis necessary to carry out theoretical and empirical research in economics and finance. This includes the development of new and more advanced methodologies and analytical approaches. Accordingly, the programme places great emphasis on the foundations of both theory and empirics in the two fields. After a joint first semester, students choose to specialise in economics or finance. The programme can be thought of as the first two years of an American-style PhD program, prior to the phase of thesis writing.

Master of Science

Degree Programme Code: 066 953

4 semesters / 120 ECTS credits

Language: English

Selection procedure

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Admission Procedure

Information about the selection procedure

English language requirements

Information on Previous Studies:

In any case eligible degree programmes at the University of Vienna:

Economics (Bachelor)
Business Administration (Bachelor) - only if minor in finance (with courses from mathematics, statistics, econometrics and game theory) and/or economic statistics (with game theory, courses from economics or finance) has been passed

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Orientation course

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Study Programme

All legal provisions and a detailed description of the structure can be found in the curriculum .

Semester 1 - (30 ECTS)

Introductory Econometrics
Macroeconomics for Economics and Finance
Microeconomics for Economics and Finance

Semester 2 - (30 ECTS)

Game Theory
Econometrics II

Economics Specialisation:

Advanced Macroeconomics
Elective Courses

Finance Specialisation:

Advanced Finance

Semester 3 - (30 ECTS)

Seminar in Economics
Seminar in Finance

Semester 4 - (30 ECTS)

Master's Seminar
Master's Thesis

Five Concepts

which you will deal with during your studies:

Econometrics
Business Cycles
Macroeconomics
Individual Decisions
Game theory

... and many more.

Overview of the programme structure & topics

Here you find the current offer of courses for this programme to gain better insight into the topics and structure. For more information please click on the respective level.

After Graduation

Graduates are able to work on economic and financial issues using the methods and instruments of theoretical and empirical economic research. The skills acquired go beyond those taught in a corresponding bachelor's degree. In particular, graduates can independently read and understand the relevant scientific literature as well as question them critically and apply them to specific economic questions. You are familiar with modern theories of economics and finance and can check their statements on the basis of data. Graduates have the knowledge that enables them to take up an economics doctoral program with independent scientific research.

Continuing after Graduation

Center for Doctoral Studies - everything about doctorcal/PhD programmes at the University of Vienna
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Our department hosts about 30 full-time faculty. About half of those are tenured (full professors and associate professors) and about half are non-tenured (assistant professors).

Our faculty hold PhDs from prestigious universities worldwide, such as Harvard, Northwestern, NYU, Yale, EUI, University College London, Università Pompeu Fabra, Mannheim, Tilburg, and University of Zurich.

ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Ana Begona Ania Martinez

Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1090 Wien Room: 04.614

Dr. Omar Bamieh , BS MSE

Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1090 Wien Room: 05.344

Ass.-Prof. Dr. sc. ETH Alexandra Brausmann

Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1090 Wien Room: 05.305

Univ.-Prof. Alejandro Cunat , PhD

Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1090 Wien Room: 05.341

Dipl.-Vw. Dr. Florian Exler

Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1090 Wien Room: 05.309

Assoz. Prof. Daniel Garcia , PhD

Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1090 Wien Room: 05.608

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Statistics and Operations Research

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Courses
ECTS credits required: 30ECTS credits

Lectures or courses

The Department of Statistics and Operations Research (ISOR) offers courses and seminars for doctoral candidates from the fields listed below. Students must choose at least two different fields.
1. Advanced Theoretical Statistics
2. Advanced Applied Statistics and Data Analysis
3. Advanced Stochastic Processes and Models
4. Advanced Optimization

In addition, students of the doctoral programme have to:
submit an application for approval of the intended doctoral project (within the first year after admission to the degree programme);
give a public presentation on their intended doctoral project at the Faculty (held in the framework of the ISOR Colloquium);
submit a progress report to the doctoral advisory board in regular intervals of at least once a year.

Curriculum/Study plan

For all legal regulations and a detailed description of the structure of this degree programme, please refer to the framework curriculum (Rahmencurriculum) and degree specific curriculum)

Doctoral advisory board:

Approval of the intended doctoral project: The application for the approval of the intended doctoral project has to be submitted within the first year of studies to the competent body responsible for study matters including a confirmation of supervision, a research proposal, a time schedule and a list of resources needed. Students have to present the intended doctoral project in the course of the research seminar. If the intended doctoral project is part of a research project that has already been approved externally, the competent body responsible for study matters may approve the doctoral project prior to the presentation at the Faculty.

Doctoral thesis agreement: The doctoral candidate and his/her supervisor have to conclude a doctoral thesis agreement comprising the name of the student, the student ID number and date of birth, the name of the thesis supervisor, the topic of the doctoral thesis, the research proposal, a time schedule, key information about the extent of supervision (particularly about the frequency of the scheduled feedback meetings between supervisor and student) and the declaration of commitment of the doctoral candidate to abide by the rules and regulations of good academic practice.

Doctoral thesis: We encourage the publication of partial results of the doctoral project in academic journals and their presentation at academic conferences prior to the submission of the doctoral thesis.

Public defence: Following the positive assessment of all subjects of examination and of the doctoral thesis, the doctoral candidate has to defend his/her doctoral project in the final oral examination in front of an examination committee.

This doctoral programme lays emphasis on statistics and operations research as a science. Graduates of the master’s programme in Statistics are eligible for admission to the doctoral programme. Qualified graduates of other degree programmes may be admitted under certain conditions (the relevant director of studies will be able to provide information for graduates of other degree programmes).

A substantial part of the PhD programme is based on independent research. Therefore, the motivation to discover something new is an important factor for successfully completing this programme.

Information about the admission are available on the website of the StudiesServiceCenter .

Contact & help

For questions regarding the PhD programme, please contact:

info.doktorat @ univie.ac.at ssc.wiwi @ univie.ac.at

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Economics (PhD)

Gain a strong foundation in economic theory and quantitative methods in applied fields of economics.

Why choose this program?

The Department of Economics has wide-ranging research strengths with specialties of labour, health and social policy, development, and macroeconomics.

Dal economics graduates work with universities, government agencies and the private sector.

Possible careers include:

Economic Analyst

Policymaker

Admission requirements

You'll need to meet the Faculty of Graduate Studies minimum requirements as well as any program-specific admissions requirements before you can apply.

Financial information

At Dalhousie, we want our students to focus on their studies, rather than worry about their personal finances. We offer competitive tuition rates and funding programs to support graduate students in almost all of our degree programs.

Program options

Thesis : Pursue independent and original research guided by a supervisor to develop and defend your thesis.

Standard program duration:

5 years or longer

Enrolment options:

Delivery format:.

All graduate programs at Dalhousie are collaboratively delivered by a home Faculty and the Faculty of Graduate Studies .

Contact an admissions advisor

Questions about admissions or the application process get in touch with the program..

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 902-494-2026

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While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this page, in the event of a discrepancy, Dalhousie's Academic Calendars are the official reference.

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Open positions at the University of Vienna

The University of Vienna offers both predefined PhD projects (within the framework of externally funded projects) and the possibility to apply for a PhD position either at the faculty or at one of the Doctoral Schools with your own PhD project. The requirements and deadlines for open PhD positions can be found on the individual websites of the Doctoral Schools as well as at the Job Centre of the University of Vienna. As there are different ways to get funding for your PhD project, we recommend that you to check the different channels for vacancies listed below.

Vienna Doctoral School of Ecology and Evolution

Vienna Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences

Vienna BioCenter PhD Program, joint doctoral school of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna

Vienna Doctoral School in Cognition, Behavior, and Neuroscience - from Biology to Psychology and the Humanities (CoBeNe)
Doctoral School Microbiology and Environmental Science

Vienna Doctoral School in Physics

Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry

Vienna International School in Earth and Space Sciences

Vienna School of Mathematics | Joint Doctoral School mit der TU Wien

UniVie Doctoral School Computer Science

Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences

Vienna Graduate School of Economics

Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF)

Vienna Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies

Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy

Vienna Doctoral School of Theology and Research on Religion

Advanced Research School in Law and Jurisprudence

For University funded prae doc positions check additionally the vacancies in the Job Center

For external funding we recommend to check

Doctoral fellowship programme of the Austrian Academy of Science
Further useful database: grants.at/en

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Core Programme
ECTS credits required: 15ECTS credits

3 of the following courses:

● Philosophy of Science
● Experimental and Simulation Methods
● Management Control
● Multivariate Business Statistics
● Management Decision Making
● Structural Equation Modeling
●Advanced Microeconomics
●Econometrics
● Advanced Regression Analysis 15

Elective Program Benötigte ECTS credits required: 15	ECTS
mindestens 3 Kurs sind aus folgender Liste, der von der Fakultät angebotenen Kurse nach Massgabe des Angebots zu wählen:	15

Elective Program
Benötigte ECTS credits required: 15

ECTS

mindestens 3 Kurs sind aus folgender Liste, der von der Fakultät angebotenen Kurse nach Massgabe des Angebots zu wählen:

In addition, students of the doctoral programme have to:
submit an application for approval of the intended doctoral project (within the first year after admission to the degree programme);
give a public presentation of the intended doctoral project at the Faculty;
submit a progress report to the doctoral advisory board in regular intervals of at least once a year;
write the doctoral thesis;
complete the public defence.

Curriculum/Study plan

For all legal regulations and a detailed description of the structure of this degree programme, please refer to the framework curriculum (Rahmencurriculum) and the degree specific curriculum .

Doctoral advisory board:

The PhD programme in Management has a strong quantitative emphasis. The courses of the core programme enable students to specialise in analytical or quantitative-empirical methods. Therefore, analytical thinking is helpful in completing the courses. A substantial part of the PhD programme is based on independent research. Therefore, the motivation to discover something new is an important factor for successfully completing this programme.