PhD Studentship in Financial Markets, Innovation and the Real Economy, Economics Department

Centre for Innovation, Knowledge and Development (IKD), FP7 Finance, Innovation and Growth (FINNOV)

Faculty of Social Sciences, Based in Milton Keynes

circulation date : 07/07/2009

closing date : 23/07/2009

Applications are invited for a Chartered PhD Research Studentship. The studentship is tenable from 1 October 2009 and will cover all fees for three years plus an annual stipend. It is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University and hosted by the Centre for Innovation, Knowledge and Development (IKD). The studentship is associated with a European Commission FP7 project called Finance, Innovation and Growth (FINNOV), led by Professor Mariana Mazzucato (IKD Director) and will involve research on how financial markets are related to the real economy, asking fascinating policy relevant questions like:

Do financial markets encourage or discourage technological and organisational innovation?

What is the relationship between economic growth (micro/macro) and the structure of financial markets and institutions?

Preferred background in any of these areas: economics, econometrics, finance

Finance, Innovation and Growth (FINNOV)
www.finnov-fp7.eu