The SSE PhD program in Finance is a North American-style program with around 35 doctoral students.
The SSE PhD program in Finance is part of a joint undertaking: the Stockholm Doctoral Course Program in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (SDPE).
In their first year, students take required courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics, and statistics/econometrics.
In their second year, students specialize in Finance and choose additional courses from a wide variety of courses taught by both SSE and Stockholm University.
Leading researchers from around the world also visit the SSE frequently and teach mini courses. In the final two to three years of graduate study, each student does dissertation research under the supervision of a SSE faculty member. Journals that graduate students have recently published in include the Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Finance and Journal of Financial Intermediation. Recent graduates hold positions as Assistant Professor at NYU Stern, University of Notre Dame, University of Colorado, University of Zurich and Copenhagen Business School.