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PhD in Economics

Programme Mission:
To create scholars equipped with advanced skills in strategic quantitative and qualitative research methods with deep understanding of the core economics issues and the ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders and make significant contributions in the areas of national and international economics.

Field: Industrial Organization Field: Development Economics Field: Macroeconomics and Political Economy
Winter Term: Sept. – Dec Winter Term: Sept. – Dec Winter Term: Sept. – Dec
  1. Theories of Advanced Economic Growth (ECO 821)
  2. Theories of Advanced Economic Industrial Organization (ECO 811)
  3. Advanced Method of Microeconometrics (ECO 802)
  1. Theories of Advanced Economic Growth (ECO 821)
  2. Theories of Advanced Economic Industrial Organization (ECO 811)
  3. Advanced Method of Microeconometrics (ECO 802)
  1. Theories of Advanced Economic Growth (ECO 821)
  2. Theories of Advanced Economic Industrial Organization (ECO 811)
  3. Advanced Method of Microeconometrics (ECO 802)
Spring Term: Jan. – May Spring Term: Jan. – May Spring Term: Jan. – May
  1. Empirical Industrial Organization (ECO 812)
  2. Organizational and Institutional Economics (ECO 813)
  3. Theories of Development Economics (ECO 831)
  1. Empirical Development Economics (ECO 832)
  2. Theories of Development Economics (ECO 831)
  3. Labor Economics (ECO 833)
  1. Macro and Trade Policy (ECO 823)
  2. Political Economy (ECO 822)
  3. Macroeconometrics (ECO 801)

Length of PhD in Economics Programme and Graduation Requirements: The PhD in Economics Programme is a 4 to 5 year degree programme requiring completion of 18 credit hours of coursework (excluding the pre-requisite courses) with a CGPA of 3.0 and a PhD dissertation. 
Credit Hours and Courses: All courses are three credit hours each.
Semester Schedule:  The academic year consists of 2 Semesters (Winter and Spring). The Winter Semester from September – December and Spring Semester from January - May consist of 16 -18 weeks.
Entrance Requirements: Admission to the Lahore School’s PhD in Economics programme is regulated through GRE and HAT 3- Social Sciences, a Lahore School Admissions Test, evaluation of a Research Proposal/Statement of Purpose and an interview process. Candidates with a MS/MPhil or equivalent eighteen years of schooling with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and above are eligible to apply to the PhD in Economics programme.  
Pre-requisites: Applicants to PhD degree program must demonstrate competency, (preferably through 600/700 level coursework) in 4 courses namely 1) Mathematical Economics 2) Econometrics I 3) Theories of Economic Growth 4) Decision Theory: Producers and Consumers or any other courses to cover the deficiency areas to be determined by the admissions committee by joining the Lahore School’s Post Graduate Pre-requisites to PhD Programme. Admission to the Lahore School’s Post Graduate Pre-requisites to the PhD Programme will be decided by the Dean of Faculty.   The time period spent by a candidate for completing the pre-requisite requirement will not be counted toward maximum 8-years allowed for completion of PhD degree requirements. 

The Lahore School of Economics has the right to make modifications in its Policies including Admission Policies, Fees, Courses, Course Sequence, Seminar, Tutorial and Graduation requirements for any Undergraduate/ Graduate Programme.The School also reserves the right to prescribe pre-requisite course work to a candidate exclusive of regular coursework for the MS/MPhil/PhD Program