Economics scholarships in the Adam Smith Business School

Economics at the University of Glasgow invites applications for fully funded PhD studentships for doctoral research.Applications are sought from exceptionally well-qualified individuals to be supervised by the members of staff below in the specified areas given.

Professor Sayantan Ghosal
Area: Microeconomics. Topics of particular interest are: behavioural economics and financial crisis.
Please see above for Professor Ghosal's background.
Professor Takashi Hayashi
Area: economic theory. Topics of particular interest are: decision theory, game theory, social choice, mechanism design, welfare economics, general equilibrium, economic thought.

Professor Takashi Hayashi (PhD, University of Rochester) held a position at the University of Texas at Austin before joining the University of Glasgow. (Personal website)

Professor Herve Moulin is the Donald J Robertson Chair of Economics.
Area: microeconomic theory. Topics of particular interest are: mechanism design, social choice and game theory.
Before joining the University of Glasgow, Professor Moulin has taught at the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et Administration Economique in Paris, University of Paris at Dauphine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Duke University, and Rice University. Professor Herve Moulin's research has been supported in part by seven grants from the National Science Foundation (USA). He has written five books and over 100 peer-reviewed articles.

Professor Charles Nolan is the Bonar MacFie Chair in Economics.
Area: macroeconomics. Topics of particular interest are: the interaction of monetary and fiscal policy and finance and macroeconomics.
Professor Nolan worked for eight years as an economist at the Bank of England, has formerly taught at the University of Reading, University of Durham, and University of St Andrews. He is a member of the European Monetary Forum.

The awards
All the awards include an annual bursary equivalent to the RCUK rate (£13,863 for 2014/15), fees at the standard Home/EU or International rate, and a research support grant. The exact award varies between the scholarships. For details please visit

Applicants
Potential applicants should have a minimum of a 2.1 undergraduate degree and have/expect to achieve a Masters degree with excellent grades in a relevant subject from a UK university or comparable qualifications from another recognised university.