The PhD programme is articulated in three years. The total credits to be earned amount to 180. During the first year, the PhD student has to earn 60 credits. In order to achieve so, he/she is required to:
1. Fill up educational gaps (please check the list of economic manuals students must be familiar with).
2. Attend the ten PhD lecture blocks (from February to November) dealing with: data analysis and statistical techniques; poverty, inequality and their interaction with growth; development microeconomics; development macroeconomics; public economics; agricultural economics; industrial economics with a special focus on small and medium enterprises; international economics; and research methodology. A minimum attendance of 75% of all lectures is expected.
3. Pass the final examinations concerning the ten blocks of lectures mentioned above (40 credits).
4. Draft the first research paper (10 credits), which is assigned by April. The paper has to be delivered by the end of September.
5. Start working on the second research paper to be assigned by the end of October. This paper has to be completed and delivered by the end of February of the following year.
6. Present by the beginning of October the first research paper in a public meeting with predetermined discussants.
7. Attend the specific seminars and workshops dedicated to country case studies and the analysis of specific issues. Also attend hands-on training courses organised by the Department of Economic Studies or carried out in cooperation with national and international organisations.
8. Support the activities of the PhD programme and assist in the different courses of the Department of Economics at Florence University (10 credits).
During the first year, the PhD student has to earn 60 credits. In order to achieve so, he/she is required to:
1. Fill up educational gaps (please check the list of economic manuals students must be familiar with).
2. Attend the ten PhD lecture blocks (from February to November) dealing with: data analysis and statistical techniques; poverty, inequality and their interaction with growth; development microeconomics; development macroeconomics; public economics; agricultural economics; industrial economics with a special focus on small and medium enterprises; international economics; and research methodology. A minimum attendance of 75% of all lectures is expected.
3. Pass the final examinations concerning the ten blocks of lectures mentioned above (40 credits).
4. Draft the first research paper (10 credits), which is assigned by April. The paper has to be delivered by the end of September.
5. Start working on the second research paper to be assigned by the end of October. This paper has to be completed and delivered by the end of February of the following year.
6. Present by the beginning of October the first research paper in a public meeting with predetermined discussants.
7. Attend the specific seminars and workshops dedicated to country case studies and the analysis of specific issues. Also attend hands-on training courses organised by the Department of Economic Studies or carried out in cooperation with national and international organisations.
8. Support the activities of the PhD programme and assist in the different courses of the Department of Economics at Florence University (10 credits).
The admission to the second year is decided by the Board of lecturers of the PhD programme.
During the second year the PhD student has to earn 60 credits, and for this reason he/she is required to:
1. Finalise and present the second research paper by the end of February (10 credits).
2. Prepare by the end of February a preliminary thesis proposal that has to be handed to the PhD Director and to the thesis supervisor as well. The preliminary proposal draft needs to be delivered by March (10 credits).
3. Prepare and complete the third research paper (10 credits) to be assigned by the end of April. This paper is meant to be the introductory and methodological section of the PhD thesis and has to be presented by the end of July. In addition, the PhD student may have the opportunity to undertake a first field trip, which should be related to the PhD thesis, either in a developing country or in a developed countrys academic institution.
4. Finalise the thesis proposal, submit it to the PhD Director and to the supervisor, and discuss the thesis proposal by October (20 credits).
5. Carry out, if necessary, a fieldwork research in a developing country related to the PhD thesis.
6. Support the activities of the PhD programme and assist in the different courses of the Department of Economics at Florence University (10 credits).
The admission to the third year is decided by the Board of lecturers of the PhD programme.
During the third year the PhD student has to earn 60 credits, and for that reason he/she has to:
1. Carry out, if necessary, a fieldwork research in a developing country related to the PhD thesis.
2. Draft the PhD thesis, which has to be submitted and presented to the board of lecturers by October (i.e. two months before the end of the PhD programme). Finalise and submit the dissertation in its final form to the PhD programme Director and the PhD programme Secretariat by the end of the third year (50 credits). Extensions to this deadline can be granted for valid reasons only.
3. Support the activities of the PhD programme and assist in the different courses of the Department of Economics at Florence University (10 credits).