Economic Policy and Globalization

The aim of the PhD Programme in Economic Policy and Globalization is to assist students in becoming researchers of economic policy challenges in the age of globalization. The main focuses of the program are development studies, fiscal and monetary policies and global business networks.

The PhD Programme in Economic Policy and Globalization is a specialization within the Doctoral School of Economics. In research, students specialize from the first semester. In terms of courses, students specialize after the first year. The first year courses are the same for all specializations.

The PhD Programme in Economic Policy and Globalization is aimed particularly at students who:

Are interested in becoming researchers of development economics, globalization and macroeconomic policies.
Are interested in quantitative research methods,
Have prior knowledge of international economics (world economy) and are enthusiastic to learn more about the global economy, macroeconomic and development policy
Have prior knowledge or willing to learn about the approaches and methods of mainstream economics and political economy.

The PhD programme in Economic Policy and Globalization offers:

Insights into economic policy challenges of globalization from macro-level perspective. Discussion of national and multilateral monetary and fiscal policies, development policies and the regulation of global business.
Insights into quantitative research methods. Lecturers and supervisors in the programme are experienced in these research methods. Introduction to the political economy approach of global economic processes.
A thorough understanding (and critique) of the theories and methods of mainstream economics.

The structure of the PhD Programme in Economic Policy and Globalization

During the 4 year programme students are required to:

accomplish courses (min. 90 credit points);
carry out research activity (112 credit points);
publish scientific papers (min. 10 credit points during the programme, at least 60 points for the successful thesis defence).

		Course	Credit points	Semester
Theoretical courses (90-102 credit points)	Compulsory courses for all programmes (54 credit points)	Macroeconomics	6	1st semester
		Basics of Research Methodology	6	1st semester
		Theories in Economics	6	1st semester
		Introduction to Quantitative Research	6	1st semester
		Microeconomics	6	2nd semester
		Communication of Science	6	2nd semester
		Multivariate (Advanced) Statistics	6	2nd semester
		Introduction to Qualitative Research	6	2nd semester
		Publication seminar	6	3rd semester
	Programme-specific compulsory courses (30 credit points)	Economic Policy	6	4th semester
		Globalization	6	3rd semester
		Monetary and Fiscal Policy	6	4th semester
		Econometrics	6	3rd semester
		Industrial policy, innovation	6	4th semester
	Elective courses* (6-18 credit points)	Modern monetary theory and praxis	3	6 to 18 credits in the 1-4. semesters
		Common Policies	3
		Competitiveness in the EU	3
Individual research work (112 credit points)	Research forums	Research forums of the Doctoral School in Economics (each semester)	72	Compulsory in all semesters
Individual research work (112 credit points)	Research workshops	Research Workshop in Economic Policy and Globalization	40	Compulsory in semesters 5th to 8th
Publishing (10-60 credit points)	At least 10 credit points by the end of the 8th semesters; all together 60 points for the thesis defence
Teaching (0-32 credit points)	Optional in semesters 1 to 8

During each semester at least 20, at most 45 credit points shall be accomplished. By the end of the 4th semester 90 credit points out of theoretical courses (including all compulsory courses) shall be accomplished. By the end of the training programme 240 credit points shall be accomplished.

* Numerous further eligible courses are available; the listed courses are considered to be the most relevant eligible courses for the Programme in Economic Policy and Globalization

Academic staff

The program-specific courses of the PhD Programme in Economic Policy an Globalization, as well as the supervision and coordination of the related research topics are mainly carried out by the colleagues of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and our invited lecturers.

Szanyi Miklos

Miklós Szanyi, programme coordinator, professor

I have decades’ long experience in world economy research with primary focus of developmental aspects and the role of global business. My aim is to find plausible solutions for adjusting national development interest with global business interests. In doing this, I mostly rely on political economy approaches.

Keywords: development economics, globalization, multinational enterprise, industrial policy

Courses:

Globalization
Economic policy

Beáta Farkas, professor

My research topic is the models of capitalism focusing on the European Union and the Central and Eastern European countries. I apply institutional analysis to study industrial policies in geopolitical context.

Keywords: institutional analysis, comparative political economy, industrial policy

Courses:

Theories in economics
Industrial policy, innovation

Voszka Éva

Éva Voszka, professor emeritus

My research focuses on the relationship between the state and businesses, including industrial policy as an important topic. I try to study Hungarian, European and world processes of industrial policy in a historical perspective, combining economic theory with political economy approaches and empirical sociology.

Keywords: government interventions, state aid, industrial policy

Courses:

Industrial policy, innovation

Dr. Kiss Gábor Dávid

Gábor Dávid Kiss, associate professor

I have research experience on the field of monetary policy and capital markets, and my aim is to identify financial contagion patterns on currency, bond and stock markets.

Keywords: monetary policy, quantitative easing, contagion, divergence, network theory

Courses:

Econometrics

Gergely Gánics

My research focuses on econometrics, in particular macroeconometrics and forecasting.

Keywords: monetary policy, econometrics, forecasting

Course:

Monetary and fiscal policy

Attila Havas

My research focuses on economics of innovation, national and sectoral innovation systems, theory and practice of innovation policy, technology foresight, and social innovation.

Keywords: economics of innovation, innovation systems, innovation policy, foresight, social innovation

Courses: