ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS

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Academic year 2025/2026
School of Advanced Studies
Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" di Chieti - Pescara
EQF level: 8
XLI° cicle
Field of study: economics
Place of teaching
pescara (PE), italy
Languages in which the course is held
Italian
Cost
Not specified
Scholarships
6 
Deadline (Expired)
20 August 2025

Course contents

The PhD program in "Economics and Statistics" arises from the need to offer advanced educational and research capabilities explicitly designed to contribute to the study and interpretation of the profound economic, technological, and social changes underway. In a context already characterized by a persistent widening of economic and social disparities and growing concern about the environmental sustainability of existing production and consumption models, the pandemic crisis has caused further exacerbation, accelerating pervasive processes of ecological transition and digital transformation. The pursuit of objectives such as environmental preservation, combating climate change, and promoting the responsible use of natural resources, supported also by the large-scale integration and adoption of advanced digital technologies (which aim, through artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, robotics, blockchain, etc., to improve efficiency, productivity, and quality of life through automation, connectivity, and facilitated access to information), entails radical and permanent systemic impacts. Understanding these impacts requires moving beyond traditional economic interpretative models and quantitative analysis tools in favor of innovative, diverse, and interdisciplinary approaches that can grasp the complexities and interconnections between various socio-economic dimensions (environmental, social, institutional, economic-financial, and technological).
These processes of change involve a set of actors, resources, productive sectors, technologies, levels of government, and social interactions characterized by relationships and links (technological, social, cultural, institutional, and territorial) that tend to co-evolve over time. Therefore, the study of these phenomena and their socio-economic implications, the generation of robust scientific evidence, and the preparation of useful and transferable research results—to businesses, financial institutions, and policymakers—are activities that require, from their inception, the adoption of a holistic, interdisciplinary, and participatory perspective in which sustainability and inclusivity are guiding principles. In this context, the demand for highly trained professionals, such as PhD holders, equipped with theoretical and applied skills and knowledge capable of addressing socio-economic and environmental challenges with the necessary ecosystem approach, will grow rapidly at all levels: businesses, institutions, public bodies, research centers, and the education system. A mandatory three-months period of international visiting is required.

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Teaching

Place of teaching
pescara (PE), italy
Languages in which the course is held
Italian

Admission requirements

Type of degree required
2nd Level Degree
Field of study
education, humanities and literature
Foreign language skills
English
Other educational requirements
- Scan of a valid identity document
- CV European format (including publications) in italian or english language
- Diploma supplement or list of exams with grade
- Research proposal in italian or English language - max 10000 characters spaces included
- Only one research proposal can be uploaded.

Admission

Deadline
20 August 2025
Available places
6
Admission
Admission selection
The examination consists of the: - assessment of academic qualifications (maximum mark: 40/100); - assessment of the oral examination/interview (maximum mark: 60/100). The oral examination/interview consists of a discussion on: (a) the Master’s degree thesis; (b) a given topic in one of the foreign languages above (see the section entitled “Foreign languages”) randomly chosen among several ones selected by the examination board; (c) the research proposal. Candidates asking for a remote interview (via Ms Teams platform) will be contacted in due time via e-mail by the examination board in order to properly schedule the interview. The minimum mark required to be admitted is 60/100.
Cost
Not specified
Scholarships
6
n. 1 funded by the University
No. 2 positions for company employees at Coldiretti Abruzzo on the topic “New Frontiers in Agricultural and Environmental Economics”
No. 3 scholarships funded by the Abruzzo Region – Social Department – Local Authorities – Culture, under PR FSE+ ABRUZZO 2021–2027, in the following areas:
“Personalized medicine, highly efficient pharmaceutical and personal care processes and products”, with a 6-months mandatory placement at the company “Mediass S.p.A”
“Environment and sustainability, product innovation, technological innovation to improve the quality and safety of food products, marketing and communication innovation”, with a 6-months mandatory placement at the company “Coldiretti Abruzzo”
-“Seizing the benefits of digitalization for citizens and businesses, sustainable growth and competitiveness”, with a 6-months mandatory placement at the “Municipality of Sulmona”

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