PhD Course in Development Economics and Local Systems - DELoS

PhD Course in Development Economics and Local Systems - DELOS

The PhD Program in Development Economics and Local Systems (DELoS) is a new doctoral program launched in academic year 2020-21 by the University of Florence focusing on development economics and local development. For contents and organization, please visit the Program webpages.

The current DELoS PhD Program inherited the tradition of previous PhD programs having the same focus, such as the PhD in Development Economics and Local Systems, jointly offered by the University of Trento and Florence between 2015 and 2020, and the PhD in Economics, offered by the University of Florence between 2010 and 2014.

The PhD in Economics was established by joining the following two PhD Programs:

• Politica ed Economia dei Paesi in Via di Sviluppo (Less Developed Countries Economics and Policy), offered by the University of Florence between 1997 and 2009;
• Economia e Gestione delle Imprese e dello Sviluppo Locale (Economics and Management of Local Deevelopment and Firms), offered by the University of Florence between 1999 and 2009.

Procedures for the admission test:

written test and oral test pursuant to art. 12, paragraph 1, lett. a) of the DR Regulation n. 670 of 4 July 2013.

As regards the written test, candidates will be asked to develop a theme by choosing one of the proposed tracks corresponding to each of the two curricula.

Exam topics related to the Pharmaceutical Sciences curriculum

The written test will be characterized by the development of a theme on a topic of design and synthesis, or molecular modeling or pharmaceutical analysis or pharmaceutical technology of pharmacologically active molecules of natural and synthetic origin.

The oral exam will focus on the discussion of the topic carried out by the candidate as well as on the discussion of any research project that the candidate may present at the time of the oral exam.

For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.

The PhD program includes two curricula, focusing on the following topics:

Development economics:

• analysis of poverty and inequality, labour markets and informality, population and household economics, agriculture and rural development, gender economics, social protection, conflicts
• macroeconomics of development, financial crises, global economic integration and regulation
• international trade, international finance, global value chains, migration, international cooperation and foreign aid
• natural resource management, sustainable development, climate change, shocks and resilience
• evaluation of the impact of policies and programs, program and project management

Local development:

• industrial and spatial economics and policy, entrepreneurship
• business economics and management, organization theory
• economics of innovation, inter-organizational network analysis
• industrial district and cluster theory, urban and regional economics, sustainable local development patterns
• culture, creativity and innovation in local systems
• firm internationalization, multinational networks, global value chains

Several scholarship options are available, please visit the university website for more information.

For more information about tuition fee, please visit the university website.