PhD in administration – Applied Economics

Are you planning on an academic career that will make use of your analytical skills and aptitudes for advanced research in applied economics? Be part of a community of professors and researchers with valuable expertise. Do your PhD in a rigorous milieu, renowned for its resources and the quality of support available for junior researchers.

Overview

Your PhD in short

Emphasis on the expertise of the Department of Applied Economics: applied macroeconomics (including applications in finance) and applied microeconomics (including industrial organization, labour economics and healthcare economics)
Access to a wide variety of specialized courses, thanks to collaboration between the Department of Applied Economics and the departments of economics at four universities: Université de Montréal, McGill, Concordia and UQAM.
Full-time program allowing you to complete your studies in 4 or 5 years. 
Tuition fees waived and competitive funding for the first four years of your studies (up to $25,000 per year). 

Program characteristics

  • Doctoral
  • 90 credits
  • Full-time
  • Day
  • On-site
  • Côte-des-Neiges

For a career in academia

Over
80%

of the 22 graduates from this doctoral 
program hold positions as professors 
at Canadian or foreign universities. 
All the others are working in the private 
sector, as consultants, or in 
parapublic organizations.

Varied research interests

  • Environmental economics
  • Health economics
  • Household finance
  • Industrial organization
  • International economics
  • Labour economics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Monetary policy
  • Political economy
  • Retirement and savings

World-class research in applied economics

HEC Montréal offers doctoral students in applied economics an exceptional scientific milieu including two research chairs and four research professorships. Researchers in this specialization work closely with several research groups and knowledge transfer hubs.

Chairs

Research professorhips

Research groups and knowledge transfer hubs

The doctoral program in administration requires a minimum of 90 credits, structured across three phases: preparatory coursework, specialization, and the dissertation.

The program typically spans between three and six years.

Phase I – Preparation (if necessary, maximum 1 year)

The preparatory phase courses allow you to acquire the necessary knowledge before starting the PhD-level courses. These are generally graduate-level courses and do not count toward the program’s total of 90 credits.

Phase II – Specialization (maximum 2 years)

  1. At least 12 seminars among those proposed, respecting the minimum required for each type

  2. Uncredited workshop Responsible Conduct of Research: From Norms to Practice

  3. Comprehensive exam

Phase III – Dissertation (maximum 3 years)

  1. Writing of the dissertation
  2. Public presentation of the dissertation proposal
  3. Defence

Deadlines for submitting admission applications

  • Fall term: no later than January 5th
  • Winter term: no admissions
  • Summer term: no admissions
     
Currently studying in a master's program?

You can apply for admission to a doctoral program, even if you have not yet completed your current program (MSc or MBA). If your application is accepted, your admission will be conditional upon you receiving your degree before the start of the doctoral program, meaning before late August.

Conditions and required documents

Documents required for admission

You will need to provide documents as part of the admission process.

Check the list of required documents

Capacity is limited for certain programs. HEC Montréal does not guarantee that all eligible applicants will be accepted.

Program funding

At least $30,000 per year for your first 4 years of study.

This amount may include various sources of funding: bursaries, remuneration for teaching activities, research activities, etc.

A letter detailing the funding offer will be sent when you are admitted.

Financial support from the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer

Maximum of $5,000 for the duration of studies

Depending on available funding, the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer may grant assistance of up to $5,000 for the duration of your studies. The aim is to support your efforts in scientific research and publication, and to help you in your job search. Learn more about funded activities.

Tuition fees

Fees for research-oriented programs are calculated per term. If you take courses that are not in your program structure, you must pay an additional fee per credit based on the applicable rate (PDF, 105 KB).

Estimated annual fees

Other financial resources

HEC Montréal encourages you to apply for bursaries with Quebec and Canadian funding agencies (annual competitions). Student Services (SAE) offers support for preparing your applications.

For any questions, email analyste.bourses [at] hec.ca (analyste[dot]bourses[at]hec[dot]ca).

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