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PhD in Economics at the University of Zurich

The Zurich Graduate School of Economics  at the University of Zurich, ZurichGSE in short, was launched in its current format in 2009. It offers a set of courses taught (in English) by internationally renowned academic faculties at the University of Zurich and world-class research opportunities. A specific feature of the doctoral program is a close attachment between graduate students and advisors and a strong team spirit among students. The goal of the program is to produce independent young researchers who can obtain academic jobs in the best universities, central banks, and international organizations.

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PhD in Neuroeconomics at the University of Zurich

The Marlene Porsche Graduate School of Neuroeconomics was launched in 2017, enabled by a donation by the Marlene Porsche Foundation. The interdisciplinary degree program in the cutting-edge field of Neuroeconomics has a strong scientific focus, with the goal of enabling students to become independent researchers of the highest caliber. Its faculty consists of internationally renowned scholars with expertise in behavioral economics, neuroimaging, neuropharmacology, brain stimulation techniques, and computational modeling.

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PhD in Economics

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Welcome to the University of Lausanne and thank you for your interest in our PhD program in Economics. As the academic home of some of the most eminent economists of the last two centuries such as Léon Walras and Vilfredo Pareto, the University of Lausanne has a distinguished history of scholarship in economics and aspires to remain a leading center for economic research and learning.

The aim of our PhD program in Economics is to attract excellent students with a Masters degree in economics or a related field and help them to develop their potential to become independent economists who thrive in the academic, public and private sector. While our PhD students are a culturally diverse group and represent many nationalities, they all have a strong methodological background and share a passion for research.

Speaking to the quality of our PhD program, many of our students succeeded at publishing their research in leading international peer-reviewed journals. Moreover, many of our alumni work at highly regarded organizations in the academic, public, and private sector. Examples of recent placements comprise the Universities of Essex, Vienna, and St. Gallen, the European Central Bank, the Swiss National Bank, the federal and cantonal administrations, and various multinational corporations such as Crédit Suisse, Nestlé and KPMG. 

Successful completion of the PhD program in economics generally requires four to five years of full-time studying and research. During the first year of the program, students will complete the  Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students in Economics  offered by the Studienzentrum Gerzensee or—in exceptional cases—a program deemed equivalent by the CPhD. PhD students will then participate in additional more-specialized PhD-level training courses and pursue their own research (with the occasional skiing, hiking or swimming breaks, of course, to keep a clear mind). In addition, PhD students will regularly participate in high-quality seminars and workshops, and present their own work during dedicated PhD training events. Admission to the program is granted once a year based on a centralized and competitve admission procedure (see also the additional information below)

With a current staff of more than 15 professors and many post-doctoral and doctoral researchers, the Department of Economics covers a wide range of topics in macroeconomics, microeconomics and econometrics. Reflecting a strong focus on academic excellence, members of the department regularly publish in leading international peer-reviewed general-interest and field journals in economics and its bordering disciplines. Moreover, they often work on research projects funded through prestigious national and international grants and prizes. What is more, with over 80 full-time faculty members, the Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC Lausanne) also features significant expertise in the related areas such as finance and management. Students benefit from this expertise not only as a resource for advice but also for guidance on their research projects and future career plans. As an English-speaking, cosmopolitan school, HEC Lausanne is always looking to expand its research program and cultural richness. Thus, we invite applications from all corners of the globe.  

Important information for future applicants:

• The only deadline for application is  January 31st  of each year. Only applications submitted electronically through the application website  will be considered for admission. Note also that we cannot provide any information on the prospects of admission or admission guarantees in the interim.
• Only admitted PhD students will receive supervision from our faculty. We  do not  offer supervision guarantees to prospective applicants for scholarship purposes (e.g. for Swiss Confederation Bursaries applications). 
• The majority of our PhD candidates   will receive funding   through appointments as teaching and research assistants. Although we do not offer stipends, funding conditions via teaching and research assistantships are very generous in international comparison.

Please feel free to contact us for further information.

The Doctoral Commission for Economics

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The Graduate Programme in Economics and Finance (GPEF) rquipts students to excel academically in Economics, Econometrics, and Finance with a specific emphasis on policy relevant theoretical and empirical research.

GPEF graduates frequently secure prestigious positions both in academia and beyond. The GPEF Ph.D. programme provides a strong foundation for launching an international academic career. Recent academic placements include Erasmus University in Rotterdam, King's College in London, Northeastern University in Boston, Drake University, Goethe University in Frankfurt, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Lausanne, Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University, and University of Zurich.

The GPEF offers a structured PhD programme tailored towards a high-quality and internationally oriented education in economics, econometrics and financial research. Graduates frequently secure very prestigious academic and non-academic positions. The University of St.Gallen is one of the most renowned universities in the fields of finance, economics, and business in Europe.

"After spending a few years in management consulting, I wanted to deepen my understanding of banking, asset pricing, and corporate finance. The PhD programme in finance gave me an opportunity to delve into research interests in these subjects. Ultimately, the programme prepared me for competing with top graduates from around the world. It gave me the theoretical and empirical foundations to apply my knowledge to important academic and policy questions."

"I joined the GPEF after working in the financial sector. My motivation was to build expertise in macroeconomics and to get closer to policy institutions. The  programme provided me with rigorous foundations in economics during the course phase. As a doctoral student, I could also benefit from the accessiblity of the faculty members. The programme entails various interactions with faculty and distinguished speakers. I had sufficient time for my research and could also engage in teaching activities. I am still in contact with the faculty and continue to value what the programme gave me."

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Department of Economics

Phd program.

The Department of Economics runs a small but high-quality PhD program. PhD students can attend first-year courses at the Study Center Gerzensee, together with PhD students from other Swiss universities.

Many of our previous PhD students have spent one or two semester of their graduate studies abroad, at universities such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Brown University, etc.

The Department of Economics has an excellent track record of placing graduates in research-oriented positions in government agencies and the private sector. Graduates that seek to pursue an academic career often get very good placements as well. List of Recent Placements.

During the coursework stage, doctoral students shall attend courses in the amount of at least 24 ECTS. The students must successfully complete a sequence of first-year PhD courses offered by the Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students in Economics at Gerzensee or by another program recognized as equivalent by the PhD program committee.

In addition, the students are required to obtain at least 6 ECTS from advanced PhD courses offered by the department of economics. Each year, the department offers at least one advanced PhD course in each of thefollowing areas of research: macroeconomics, microeconomics and quantitative methods.

Doctoral Thesis

The doctoral thesis is evaluated and graded by the dissertation committee, which consists of the main advisor and at least a second reviewer who is not a member of the department.

The PhD program at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences leads, after successful completion, to the title Doctor rerum oeconomicarum, Dr. rer. oec.

Further information on the struture of the PhD program and the doctoral thesis can be found in the  Guidelines for PhD Students .

Admission requirements

The admission requirements are given by the Reglement über das Doktoratsstudium (german only).

• The applicant must find a main advisor in the Department of Economics who is willing to supervise her/his dissertation.
• The applicant must have obtained a Master's degree in Economics (or a similar degree) from a recognized university. Furthermore, a minimum overall grade of the Master's degree must have been achieved. For applicants with a Master's degree from the University of Bern the minimum grade is 4.75. Students with a Master's degree in another field can be admitted if they have completed at least 60 ECTS in Economics, or if they complete the missing credits from the Master program in Economics. In the latter case, the PhD program committee decides on the coursework that needs to be completed.

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Doctoral studies in economics.

Doctoral studies in economics include advanced micro- and macroeconomics, econometrics, computational economics, environmental and resource economics, the design of institutions, and policy dynamic macroeconomics.

In order to be eligible for doctoral studies in economics, prospective doctoral candidates must apply for an open position at a CER-ETH chair .

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Doctoral studies in Economics

The doctoral programme addresses graduates of promising talent and keen to launch into a high-profile career. From time to time the Faculty advertises doctoral student positions regulated by contracts (with teaching assistant or graduate researcher status). This is the framework in which PhD students set out on their research paths.

PhD programmes

• PhD in Economics
• PhD in Econometrics and Statistics
• PhD in Finance
• PhD in Management
• Regulations for the Degree of PhD, 1.01.2024 (pdf)
• Regulations for the Degree of PhD, 17.09.2015 (pdf)
• Regulations for the Degree of PhD, October 2002 (pdf)

Why choose the Faculty of Economics

The Faculty of Economics, and USI in general, is a free and open research platform. Its flexible structure allows for decisions to be made swiftly, thus enabling the fluid exchange of ideas.

With an academic staff hailing from different countries and with different backgrounds, the reserach carried out at the Faculty is constantly moving forward and  exploring new frontiers , ready to identify innovative paths and to respond to the complexity and uncertainty of modern globalised economies.

Prospective researchers can find the ideal hub to grow and plant the seeds for a career at institutions such as Oxford , Harvard, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, New York University, Duke University, London School of Economics, EPFL, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Amsterdam, University of Bristol.   The Faculty of Economics and USI more in general can count on a broad national and international research network, and the convenient conditions of the Swiss system , such as useful synergies betwen high-quality public infrastructures – especially the Swiss National Science Foundation  and the  Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse  – and important funding by the private sector. 

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PhD Researcher in Labour Economics

100%, zurich, fixed-term.

The KOF Swiss Economic Institute at the ETH Zurich is the leading institute for applied research in economics in Switzerland.

The labour market division at KOF Swiss Economic Institute is a research division that monitors, analyses, and evaluates the effects of policies, institutions and economic forces on jobs, the workforce, and wages, with the aim of establishing quantitative evidence relevant for policy makers and society at large. Core competencies include the analysis of firms' demand for workers, wage setting and wage inequality, discrimination, and immigration. The team uses innovative large datasets and applies rigorous empirical methods to estimate causal effects.

The successful candidate(s) will be part of the PhD programme of the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics of ETH Zurich, and will be a member of the labour market division at KOF. In addition, the candidate will work closely with Prof. Dr. Dina Pomeranz at the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich and will be able to take classes and attend team meetings in both departments. The department of economics at the University of Zurich one of the highest ranked departments in Europe and provides a vibrant and highly international research environment.

Job description

The successful candidate(s) will conduct academic research within the project “Firms, Workers, and Collective Bargaining in Switzerland” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The project is jointly led by Prof. Dr. Dina Pomeranz (University of Zurich) and Dr. Michael Siegenthaler (KOF). Using large-scale linked register and survey data and self-collected data on collective bargaining agreements in Switzerland, the primary research goals of this project are the following:

• What are the effects of minimum wages set in collective bargaining agreements on workers’ wages, employment, and job mobility? Are there wage spillovers to uncovered firms? What are the effects of collective bargaining on wage inequality overall?
• What is the effect of collective bargaining agreements on firms’ profitability, productivity, and prices. Does it affect their flexibility in response to large shocks?
• Do firms comply with the wage regulations in collective bargaining agreements? What is the effect of controlling wage and working conditions on the enforcement of collective bargaining agreements?

As the ideal candidate for this position, you

• are excited about research that aims to solve real-world problems. You finished your degree with excellent grades. You are motivated to conduct high-quality research. You care about having a positive impact with your research
• are excellent at quantitative reasoning. You understand what data can and cannot tell, can communicate that to others, and know when to apply which method. You have a rigorous statistics training in causal inference, and a strong command of Stata and/or R
• have, at the time of appointment, completed a Master’s degree in Economics, Political Science, Data Science, or a related field. You have a strong interest in labour market topics, in particular regarding the effects of collective bargaining and unions in the labour market
• have excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills. You like to collaborate with others and have a compelling writing style in English. Proficiency in one or several languages spoken in Switzerland (French, Italian, and German) is an important asset. 

ETH Zurich offers internationally competitive working conditions. The optimal starting date for this position is August - October 2024  and the duration is initially 18 months with the prospect of a further extension up to a total of six years, depending on age and qualification. 

We offer the opportunity to pursue a high-quality PhD at renowned institutions in a dynamic and collaborative research environment. The position also offers the possibility for an extended research stay at a top university abroad. ETH Zurich has internationally competitive working conditions. The gross salary will be the standard salary rate for PhD students at ETH Zurich.

We value diversity

Curious so are we..

We look forward to receiving your online application until  July 31, 2024,  with the following documents:

• Cover letter that includes a short explanation why you are interested in doing a PhD in economics and working on labour markets and collective bargaining
• Curriculum vitae
• Writing samples in German  or  English (e.g., Master thesis)
• Complete academic record with undergraduate and graduate courses and grades
• Copies of certificates
• Contact information for 2-3 potential letter writers

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered. 

Further information about the Institutes KOF Swiss Economic Institute and Dina Pomeranz’s research can be found on our websites www.kof.ethz.ch and https://www.econ.uzh.ch/en/people/faculty/pomeranz.html . Questions regarding the position should be directed to KOF HR Services  [email protected]  (no applications).

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PhD position in Environmental Economics 60%

Start date: 1 October 2024 or by agreement

The Chair of Environmental Economics, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Frank Krysiak, at the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Basel invites applications for a PhD position. For the first two years, the position is connected to an ongoing research project on e-bike sharing. But the successful candidate is also encouraged to pursue additional research interests of his/her own and build his/her own research agenda during the two final years of the position.

Your position The successful candidate will conduct high-level scientific research towards a PhD, contribute to an ongoing research project on e-bike sharing, and develop and pursue his/her own research agenda. Apart from the e-bike sharing project (POTEBS, together with HSLU), the research group is connected to larger research collaborations in the domain of energy transitions and climate policy (SWEET CoSi) and aims to build up new projects in the domains of circular economy and land use change. In addition to research, the successful candidate will contribute to teaching environmental economics, e.g., by leading exercise sessions. All classes are taught in English. The position is funded for 4 years with an initial contract for 1 year. At the end of the first year, an assessment based on performance and a detailed research proposal for the PhD is made. In case of a positive assessment the contract is expanded to 4 years.

• Applicants should hold a Master's degree in a field, such as economics, sustainable development, management science, mathematics or related disciplines, and be interested in pursuing an academic career
• Applicants should have some training in statistics/econometrics, experience with numerical methods is also an advantage
• Applicants should be interested in developing their own research agenda
• Fluency in written and spoken English is a prerequisite

We offer you The research group Environmental Economics offers the opportunity to conduct high-quality research in an inspiring, innovative scientific working environment and the opportunity for exchange and collaboration with other research groups of the department as well as research partners in Switzerland and abroad. The successful candidate will be part of a research-oriented team with diverse scientific background and a collaborative and supportive atmosphere. The position is fully funded with an internationally competitive salary. Conditions of employment and salary are governed by the personnel and salary regulations of the University of Basel. The Faculty of Business and Economics is committed to increasing the proportion of women and thus strongly welcomes female applicants.

•     curriculum vitae
•     a brief description of research interests
•     transcripts of university course work including grades 
•     if available: one sample of academic writing (master thesis, seminar paper, research paper or similar). 

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PhD Researcher in Labour Economics

About the employer.

ETH Zürich is well known for its excellent education, ground-breaking fundamental research and for implementing its results directly into practice.

The KOF Swiss Economic Institute at the ETH Zurich is the leading institute for applied research in economics in Switzerland.

The labour market division at KOF Swiss Economic Institute is a research division that monitors, analyses, and evaluates the effects of policies, institutions and economic forces on jobs, the workforce, and wages, with the aim of establishing quantitative evidence relevant for policy makers and society at large. Core competencies include the analysis of firms' demand for workers, wage setting and wage inequality, discrimination, and immigration. The team uses innovative large datasets and applies rigorous empirical methods to estimate causal effects.

The successful candidate(s) will be part of the PhD programme of the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics of ETH Zurich, and will be a member of the labour market division at KOF. In addition, the candidate will work closely with Prof. Dr. Dina Pomeranz at the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich and will be able to take classes and attend team meetings in both departments. The department of economics at the University of Zurich one of the highest ranked departments in Europe and provides a vibrant and highly international research environment.

Job description

The successful candidate(s) will conduct academic research within the project “Firms, Workers, and Collective Bargaining in Switzerland” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The project is jointly led by Prof. Dr. Dina Pomeranz (University of Zurich) and Dr. Michael Siegenthaler (KOF). Using large-scale linked register and survey data and self-collected data on collective bargaining agreements in Switzerland, the primary research goals of this project are the following:

• What are the effects of minimum wages set in collective bargaining agreements on workers’ wages, employment, and job mobility? Are there wage spillovers to uncovered firms? What are the effects of collective bargaining on wage inequality overall?
• What is the effect of collective bargaining agreements on firms’ profitability, productivity, and prices. Does it affect their flexibility in response to large shocks?
• Do firms comply with the wage regulations in collective bargaining agreements? What is the effect of controlling wage and working conditions on the enforcement of collective bargaining agreements?

As the ideal candidate for this position, you

• are excited about research that aims to solve real-world problems. You finished your degree with excellent grades. You are motivated to conduct high-quality research. You care about having a positive impact with your research
• are excellent at quantitative reasoning. You understand what data can and cannot tell, can communicate that to others, and know when to apply which method. You have a rigorous statistics training in causal inference, and a strong command of Stata and/or R
• have, at the time of appointment, completed a Master’s degree in Economics, Political Science, Data Science, or a related field. You have a strong interest in labour market topics, in particular regarding the effects of collective bargaining and unions in the labour market
• have excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills. You like to collaborate with others and have a compelling writing style in English. Proficiency in one or several languages spoken in Switzerland (French, Italian, and German) is an important asset. 

ETH Zurich offers internationally competitive working conditions. The optimal starting date for this position is August - October 2024  and the duration is initially 18 months with the prospect of a further extension up to a total of six years, depending on age and qualification. 

We offer the opportunity to pursue a high-quality PhD at renowned institutions in a dynamic and collaborative research environment. The position also offers the possibility for an extended research stay at a top university abroad. ETH Zurich has internationally competitive working conditions. The gross salary will be the standard salary rate for PhD students at ETH Zurich.

We value diversity

Curious so are we..

We look forward to receiving your online application until  July 31, 2024,  with the following documents:

• Cover letter that includes a short explanation why you are interested in doing a PhD in economics and working on labour markets and collective bargaining
• Curriculum vitae
• Writing samples in German  or  English (e.g., Master thesis)
• Complete academic record with undergraduate and graduate courses and grades
• Copies of certificates
• Contact information for 2-3 potential letter writers

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered. 

Further information about the Institutes KOF Swiss Economic Institute and Dina Pomeranz’s research can be found on our websites www.kof.ethz.ch and https://www.econ.uzh.ch/en/people/faculty/pomeranz.html . Questions regarding the position should be directed to KOF HR Services  [email protected]  (no applications).

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If you wish to enrol in the PhD programme in the Faculty of Economics and Business, you must first meet the following requirements:

• Hold a Master degree (regulated by a university), a "licence", a university diploma or a qualification judged equivalent.
• Be eligible for doctoral study in the country where the academic qualification has been obtained.

If you are eligible, search the Faculty website for a professor working in the field of your thesis. Send her/him a complete file by e-mail containing: 

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• Copy of your degrees
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• Two recommendation letters
• GRE / GMAT /TOEFL scores (if available).

If the professor agrees to supervise you, you can complete the admission form of the University of Neuchâtel.

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All those admitted to the University of Neuchâtel with a view to obtaining a doctorate are considered to be doctoral candidates. Doctoral candidates may work as assistants at the same time, in which case the University funds their research.

However, doctoral candidates may simply be registered as doctoral students, receiving no funding for the writing of the thesis.

Finally, they may be funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (abbreviated FNS in French).

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PhD positions in economics, HEC, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

25 october 2023, phd programs, funded, see description, christina seld.

The University of Lausanne has a distinguished history of scholarship in economics and aspires to remain a leading center for economic research and learning. The aim of our PhD program in Economics is to attract excellent students with a two-year master’s degree in economics or a related field and help them develop their potential to become independent economists who thrive in the academic, public, and private sector. Many of our PhD students succeed at publishing their research in leading international peer-reviewed journals, and our alumni easily find work at research-oriented organizations in the academic, public, or private sector ( PhD placements ).

We are currently looking for prospective PhD students in all fields of economics to start their PhD at the University Lausanne in the Fall Semester of 2024. We encourage interested students to consult the department website for the research interests of our current faculty . Prospective PhD students with research interests in the following fields, and who would like to collaborate with the below-mentioned colleagues are especially encouraged to apply:

•Prof. Benhima: development and international macroeconomics,

•Prof. Benigno: macro-finance, international macroeconomics, monetary policy,

•Prof. Brülhart: public, regional, international economics,

•Prof. Eyquem: macroeconomics (policy, labor markets, heterogeneous agents, international),

•Prof. Hakimov: behavioral and experimental economics, market design,

•Prof. Houde: environmental and energy economics,

•Prof. Klaus: game theory, market design, matching theory, social choice theory,

•Prof. Lalive: labor economics, public economics, artificial intelligence,

•Prof. Maurer: health economics, economics of aging,

•Prof. Montez: game theory, industrial organization,

•Prof. Nigmatulina: macroeconomic development, urban and spatial economics,

•Prof. Thoenig: quantitative spatial models, political economy of migration,

•Prof. Scheidegger: computational methods applied to macro and climate economic, deep learning,

•Prof. Zanarone: organizational economics, business economics, contract economics

We especially welcome applications of women and minority students. All PhD candidates receive competitive salaries of more than CHF 50,000 per year through appointments as teaching and research assistants. You will find more information about our PhD program here , and about our department here . The application deadline is January 31st, 2024. Applications must include a current CV, a brief statement of purpose, complete Bachelor and Master transcripts of grades, GRE results ( GRE general test ), and a tentative research proposal (max. 4 pages long, on a topic you would be interested in working on). Only applications submitted electronically through the application website will be considered.

Contact: Doctoral school, PhD in Economics, University of Lausanne, HEC Lausanne, Internef 526, CH-1015 Lausanne: [email protected]

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PhD Positions Opportunity in Economics in Switzerland

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The Chair of Integrative Risk Management and Economics (Prof. A. Bommier) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) invites applications for one Doctoral position in Economics.

WE OFFER: ▪ Supervision of a doctoral thesis related to the research areas mentioned above ▪ Development of an international research record ▪ Opportunity to be part of a vivid research group at a top-ranked economics department ▪ Flexible choice of PhD-level courses at ETH Zurich, other universities or the Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students in Economics at the Study Center Gerzensee ▪ A four-year full-time employment with competitive salary

WE EXPECT: ▪ A background in economics or related fields, with a master’s degree (finished or close to completion) ▪ Solid background in economic theory, mathematics or econometrics ▪ Desire to conduct doctoral research in pension economics, the economics of risk and insurance, economic demography, health economics, public economics, financial economics, environmental economics ▪ Motivation to support chair activities ▪ Fluency in English

Applicants should hold (or have nearly completed) a degree at the Master’s level in Economics or related fields and be willing to work on the economics of risk and insurance, or related fields such as pension economics, economic demography, health economics, public economics or environmental economics. We expect a solid quantitative/mathematical background, related either to economic theory or to econometric methods.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply by mail with the following documents: cover letter, CV, transcript of grades, and a 1-2 pages statement of motivation, including your research interests (a thorough research proposal is not expected at this stage). Please send your application documents to [email protected] using “PhD Application [Surname]” as the subject line of your email. Two letters of recommendation are to be sent directly to us via email to [email protected]. The application deadline is March 31, 2023. The starting date is flexible, but would most likely be September 1, 2023.

Please visit http://www.irme.ethz.ch for further information or  Miss Ha Boi Yen [email protected] (for Vietnamese Applicants ).

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PhD or PostDoc positions in renewable energy systems at the University of Geneva, Switzerland

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Renewable Energy Systems group , led by Prof. Evelina Trutnevyte, at the University of Geneva is looking to fill several PhD or PostDoc positions in the field of renewable energy systems, especially with the focus on energy systems modeling or socio-technical analysis. Located at the Faculty of Science and at the interfaculty Institute for Environmental Sciences, Renewable Energy Systems group has three strategic research themes. First, it uses mathematical modeling and technology assessment tools in order to inform transition to renewable energy systems at all spatial scales, from neighborhoods and cities to countries and continents. Second, the group works with multi-disciplinary methods for improving quantitative long-range energy foresight for decision making under deep uncertainty. Third, the group searches for system-level socio-technical energy solutions that are techno-economically feasible, environmentally desirable, as well as acceptable and realistically implementable in society. The scientific work in the group regularly involves interactions with practitioners outside academia, including policy makers, stakeholders, and the wider public.

The successful PhD or PostDoc candidate(s) will have an opportunity to work on research questions that are designed based on their backgrounds and interests within the on-going projects of the group. The umbrella topics include, but are not limited to: modeling for a transition to high shares of renewable energy, integration of insights from social sciences into techno-economic modeling, probabilistic methods in energy foresight, and spatial energy analysis and modeling. The application case studies will be in Switzerland or Europe. The successful candidate(s) will share the vision of modeling-based multi-disciplinary work at science-society interface that the Renewable Energy Systems group is conducting. The group’s website and publications are examples of such work.

In return, the Renewable Energy Systems group provides a stimulating and innovative research environment to work on some of today’s most pressing societal challenges – energy and climate change. The city of Geneva takes pioneering action in promoting renewable energy as well as hosts multiple international organizations that foster global transition. The Renewable Energy Systems group offers excellent conditions for PhD and Postdoc candidates, including a competitive salary as well as funds for travel to conferences and further education. The city of Geneva consistently ranks among the most attractive cities worldwide to live.

Application process and requirements

In order to qualify for the position, the candidates are required to have:

·      Completed or nearly completed Master’s or PhD degree;

·      Less than 4 years of PostDoc experience (for PostDoc applicants only)

·      Proven knowledge of energy technology, energy systems, energy and climate policy, or socio-technical transitions;

·      Experience with quantitative analysis and ideally familiarity with modeling energy systems at a national or continental scale, e.g. using Python or Matlab;

·      Experience with integration of insights from social sciences into modeling;

·      Peer-reviewed journal publications as first author (for PostDoc applicants only);

·      Excellent English skills in understanding, speaking, and writing;

·      French, German or other European languages are an advantage;

·      Readiness to move to Geneva.

Please send your application to [email protected] . The applications shall include:

·      Motivation letter in English;

·      CV;

·      Recommendation letters or work certificates of two referees; the letters can be submitted by the candidate directly or can be sent by the referees to the email address above;

·      Sample document of academic writing in English, e.g. peer-reviewed publication as first author, Master thesis, semester thesis;

·      Scanned copy of the Master’s degree diploma with grades (for PhD candidates only). In the case of nearly completed Master’s degree, the latest transcript of grades should be submitted;

·      If the size of the email exceeds 10 MB, only the motivation letter and CV shall be included in the email as well as a link for downloading the rest of the documents, e.g. Dropbox.

Please mention the source where you saw this open position.

The first deadline of applications will close on Monday, 5 August 2024 . The starting date will be mutually agreed on. The successful candidates from outside Switzerland and European Union should count with additional 4-6 months for receiving their residence permit. For questions, please send an email to [email protected] .

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Europe’s fintech opportunity

The deteriorating macroeconomic environment in both Europe and the world has hit fintechs hard, with valuations declining and access to financing becoming more difficult. 1 For the purposes of this paper, Europe includes Switzerland and the United Kingdom post-Brexit as well as the EU-27 countries. Viewed from a long-term perspective, however, European fintechs continue to gain in strength and relevance for customers and the economy. In each of the seven largest European economies, as measured by GDP, at least one fintech ranks among the top five banking institutions. 2 Excluding insurance and stock exchanges; valuation of nonlisted European fintechs determined based on latest funding rounds and market capitalization of the largest banks listed in the STOXX Europe 600 banks index as of June 30, 2022; for Switzerland, we used the market capitalization of the largest banks listed in the SMI Expanded index as of June 30, 2022.

About the authors

This article is a collaborative effort by Alessio Botta, Sarina Deuble, Constance Emmanuelli, Fernando Figueiredo, Max Flötotto , Christian Irlbeck, André Jerenz, Timo Mauerhoefer, Tunde Olanrewaju , Alessia Vassallo, Stefanie Vielmeier, and Eckart Windhagen , representing views from McKinsey’s Financial Services Practice.

Strong fintechs offer customers greater choice and convenience. The competition they bring to banking systems is already helping modernize the financial sector ecosystem in several European countries. In this article and the accompanying in-depth report, we focus on three key aspects of Europe’s fintech sector: founding, funding, and scaling—that is, fintechs’ ability to set up in the first place, the ease with which they can access capital, and how well they can grow and thrive.

Our analysis highlights growing fintech activity in every European country. But we also find a wide divergence of maturity and performance among fintech ecosystems by country, with substantial gaps between the top one-third and the rest (Exhibit 1). Two countries in particular stand out for their superior fintech ecosystem performance: the United Kingdom and Sweden.

If fintech ecosystems in all European countries were able to attain the same level of performance as the best in the region, the upside could be substantial. The number of fintech jobs in Europe would grow by a factor of 2.7 to more than 364,000; the volume of funding would more than double to almost €150 billion from €63 billion; and valuations would grow by a factor of 2.3 to almost €1 trillion—almost twice the combined market capitalization of Europe’s top ten banking players as of June 2022.

Fintechs are a force for growth, modernization, and customer satisfaction in Europe’s financial-services sector

Europe’s fintech sector has moved quickly from the fringes of the financial landscape in Europe to its core. In each of the seven largest European economies by GDP—France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom—there is now at least one fintech among the top five banking services institutions, as measured by market value. 3 Excluding insurance and stock exchanges; valuation of nonlisted European fintechs determined based on latest funding rounds and market capitalization of the largest banks listed in the STOXX Europe 600 banks index as of June 1, 2022; for Switzerland, we used the market capitalization of the largest banks listed in the SMI Expanded index as of December 31, 2021. We define fintechs as digital technology-driven financial-services companies (excluding direct banks) that were launched after 2000, have raised funding since 2010, and have not yet reached maturity.

Underlying this significant growth are the contributions European fintechs make to customers, the continent’s financial sector, and the overall economy and society.

For customers. The growing appeal of fintechs is that they create value with superior service at lower costs. For example, international transfers and the end-customer price of stock trades transacted through fintechs can cost just 10 percent of the rates charged by traditional banking services institutions. 4 Average end customer price for international transfers including 90 percent lower foreign-exchange costs at a leading UK-based payment fintech than at incumbents. In Germany, the average end customer price for stock trades is 90 percent lower at a leading German neobroker than at incumbents. A recent McKinsey retail banking consumer survey in seven large European countries found that 32 percent of respondents listed pricing as a primary reason to use fintechs or digital banks—the same percentage as those who cited easy access (Exhibit 2). 5 McKinsey Retail Banking Consumer Survey 2021. The seven countries in the survey are France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Some fintechs offer financial opportunities to customers who may not have been able to access them otherwise, including asset classes such as private-equity funds, venture capital funds, and infrastructure funds that were previously available only to institutions. Other fintechs focus on previously underserved customer segments, such as small and medium-size enterprises.

For the financial ecosystem. Fintechs are a catalyst for disruptive innovation and growth. With their agility and speed, fintechs are well equipped to accommodate many new trends in the financial sector, including embedded finance and distributed-ledger technology (DLT). They tend to launch new products and services much faster than incumbent banks, with an average time to market of two to six months versus 12 to 18 months for incumbents. Fintechs also act as ongoing challengers and front-runners in providing a unique customer experience and lean-banking processes. Today, many leading European banks rely on various fintech partnerships across a wide range of areas, particularly in operations and payments.

For the overall economy. Fintechs are an important source of potential growth. Across Europe, they have created approximately 134,000 jobs. 6 As of June 30, 2022. Vibrant start-up hubs such as Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Lisbon, Madrid, and Paris attract international talent; fintechs in Europe have scaled up their hiring significantly at a time when incumbent banks in Europe have been reducing their workforces. As of June 2022, from a value creation perspective, fintechs in Europe represent a total valuation of almost €430 billion. That is more than the combined market capitalization of Europe’s seven largest listed banks as of June 2022. 7 Dealroom.co.

Fintech performance in Europe varies widely

Our research highlights a huge variance across European fintech ecosystems. For example, the United Kingdom and Sweden significantly outperform their European peers across all critical performance areas. For our analysis of overall performance, we ranked the EU-27 countries, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland based on the performance of their fintech ecosystems along the three growth stages: founding, funding, and scaling. We measured against five KPIs. For founding, we used the number of fintechs founded per million capita in 2021. For funding, we used two KPIs: fintech funding per capita in 2021 in euros and the number of deals per million capita in 2021. Finally, for scaling, we analyzed the number of fintech unicorns 8 A fintech unicorn is defined here as a technology-based company with a valuation exceeding $1 billion. per capita in 2021 and the size of the fintech workforce as a proportion of the total workforce in 2021. We acknowledge that these KPIs do not constitute a comprehensive analysis of all factors that can contribute to overall performance. Nonetheless, they are indicative of the key strengths and weaknesses of fintech performance.

Exhibit 3 provides an overview of fintech performance based on these metrics. As well as showing clear leadership across all the dimensions by the United Kingdom and Sweden, it also highlights a second tier of countries with strong fintech sectors across most of the dimensions we examine: Switzerland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Together with the top-ranked countries, they constitute the top one-third of fintech performers in Europe.

Performance gaps are evident in each of the three stages of founding, funding, and scaling.

Filling the fintech pipeline. More than half of European countries have fewer than ten fintechs per million capita, creating a significant gap. This compares with 30 fintechs per million capita in Ireland and Switzerland and 26 fintechs in the United Kingdom (Exhibit 4). On average, the top five countries (with a GDP of less than $100 billion) have 25 fintechs per million residents.

Funding growth. The countries in Europe that perform the best have among the highest funding per capita (Exhibit 5). In countries that perform less well, including Greece, Poland, and Romania, per capita funding is significantly lower. While some countries have managed to increase per capita funding by as much as a factor of six in the past three years, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Portugal still lag behind their peers significantly because the total volume of funding is still low.

The growth rate in recent years of fintech funding in some countries—such as Germany, Greece, and Ireland—has slowed or even decreased in comparison with markets such as the Netherlands and France. The United Kingdom is the top country in both early-stage (seed and series A) and late-stage (series B+) per capita funding (Exhibit 6). The United Kingdom led the European market with a total volume of approximately €1.3 billion for early-stage funding and €8.3 billion for late-stage funding in 2021. That performance compares favorably with other countries, including the United States: while US GDP is about ten times larger than the United Kingdom’s, US spending on funding is only four times larger.

Scaling fintechs. As a proxy to judge the ability of countries in Europe to scale their fintech ecosystems, we looked at the prevalence of fintech unicorns. The United Kingdom has the best scaling track record by far with 32 unicorns in total—four times as many as France and the Netherlands, the countries with the next largest numbers of unicorns.

How fintech in Europe compares with the United States

Using the same three life cycle aspects of founding, funding, and scaling, a comparison between Europe and the United States is instructive (Exhibit 7). The United States exceeds the European average across all three dimensions and is in the top third across all KPIs, with particular strength in the contribution of US fintechs to the economy and the workforce.

Many factors could help explain this relative strength of the United States compared with the European average. For example, the United States has a large home market, but it also has just one primary language and largely harmonized banking regulation. Market maturity is also stronger than in various European countries, with the venture capitalist (VC) community in general, especially in the tech sector, perfecting funding mechanisms from earliest seed funding through to IPOs. Access to capital can also be easier: US pension funds and other institutional investors provide venture capital in ways that are restricted in some parts of Europe. Nevertheless, some individual countries, including the United Kingdom, outperform the United States in the funding stage, according to our analysis.

Country-specific market conditions explain some of the differences in ecosystem performance across Europe

Closing the gap between leading European countries and those in the bottom or middle third of the rankings requires an examination of the factors inhibiting the sector’s success. Here we focus on six factors that can have an impact on the ecosystem, and for which strategic improvements can make a difference in both the short term and medium term.

Market structure and maturity. These elements can depend partly on culture, language, and history. For example, having a widely spoken language or a common currency and harmonized regulation can help. One differentiating factor is how long a fintech or broader start-up scene has been present, because markets learn and improve over time. Another factor can be the extent to which a second generation of entrepreneurial founders is emerging that can learn from the previous generation and count on them to be mentors, supporters, advisers, or investors.

Access to capital. Fintech funding in Europe has significantly increased over the past five years, but not uniformly. We find that less than 20 percent of all capital raised goes to early-stage financing. More than one-third of European countries—most of which are in Eastern Europe—did not have any late-stage (series B) funding. Significant European money pools such as pension funds and life insurance tend not to be sufficiently tapped because of more restrictive regulations compared with the United States.

Regulatory and legal landscape. Some European countries, such as France and the Netherlands, see their regulators as an important facilitator of innovation. But in general, existing regulatory frameworks to support the establishment, growth, and the value of fintechs have room for improvement. European payment service directives for data exchanges in financial industries may create new opportunities for fintechs. These directives will enable fintechs to access customer data from all financial players in Europe, giving rise to new business models. This has happened in the United Kingdom, a pioneer in open data for finance.

Mobility and acquisition. Europe has a major skills gap  that needs to be closed, and not just for fintechs. 9 David Chinn, Solveigh Hieronimus, Julian Kirchherr, and Julia Klier, “ The future is now: Closing the skills gaps in Europe’s public sector ,” McKinsey, April 27, 2020. Along with an overall shortage of talent, visa requirements and bureaucratic processes for obtaining work permits in some countries can impede talent acquisition, as can high income taxes.

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Requirements for scaling and internationalization. To scale up, fintechs in Europe need to be able to expand beyond their home markets. Even within a single market such as the European Union, differences in languages, regulations, cultures, and sometimes currencies can act as barriers.

Customer openness. Different levels of digital maturity, the lack of broadband infrastructure, and other structural challenges in some countries can limit the reach of fintechs. Customers may also have a limited understanding of risks, including data security. Such issues play out in favor of incumbent banks, which tend to have a higher level of trust among the public than fintechs. Regulatory differences can be factors here, too. For example, customer protection laws are tougher in some countries than in others.

Calculating the upside: Europe’s fintech opportunity promises more jobs, larger funding volumes, and higher valuations

What is the potential upside for European fintechs if the lower-performing countries rose to the level of the top third in region and if the leading third could catch up with the United Kingdom? We have built a model that estimates what could happen to fintech jobs, funding volume, and valuations if all the countries in Europe attained the per capita levels of the best-performing countries.

Exhibit 8 shows the result of this hypothetical exercise. The overall number of jobs could grow by a factor of 2.7, to more than 364,000, and the number of jobs in the “follower” countries—those catching up with the leaders—could increase sixfold. Potential funding would grow by a factor of about 2.3 adding about €84 billion in investments. The relative strength of the United Kingdom is evident here—funding volume for the top third of European countries would grow fourfold if lifted to the United Kingdom’s level. Overall valuations in Europe could grow by approximately 2.3 times to €981 billion.

A focused push along six strategic action areas could help European countries catch up with fintech leaders

For lower- and middle-performing countries, catching up with the leaders will require a clearly defined programmatic agenda. We conclude by examining several of the strategic options that fintechs and their stakeholders in Europe can consider as they look to grow and develop the sector.

Drive the alignment of market structures within the European Union

An overall simplification and harmonization of fragmented national country regulation is already taking place in the European Union, enabling fintechs to understand key pillars of legal frameworks and to focus on regional specifics. Cultural exchange among countries can equip fintechs to understand key customer needs outside their home market. Meanwhile customers may catch up with a more digitalized way of living.

Encourage more diverse, ‘homegrown’ capital

Local political players and regulators have an important role to play in shaping restrictions on institutional investors’ access to growth capital. For example, they could create stronger incentives for venture capital and private-equity investments compared with debt investments. Relaxing investment restrictions for capital accumulation institutions could also make a difference. For example, only about 10 percent of German insurers’ investments are currently in alternative assets such as venture or private capital, 10 “Investing in private markets: A road map for insurance companies,” StepStone, October 2021. whereas in the United Kingdom this share is approximately 30 percent.

Foster regulation with an innovative mindset

The aim here is to create a regulatory framework that fosters innovation and provides companies with the necessary conditions to compete domestically and internationally, while ensuring stability and protection of both investors and customers. Programmatic coordination aimed at strengthening fintech ecosystems is particularly important in this context. Specifically, this can mean minimizing the administrative burden and associated costs for fintechs, adapting regulatory requirements where necessary, and making implementation more customer friendly.

Become a magnet for global talent

Fintechs can do their part by offering attractive jobs with excellent development opportunities. They can also commit to creating a modern work culture that responds to a diversity of backgrounds and needs. For example, the ability to work remotely without an in-person office requirement can be a valuable offering for many prospective employees. Political players and regulators can also help establish modern ways of working within their countries and make the tax framework appealing to foreign talent.

Enable fintechs to thrive in target markets

Fintechs may be able to make more informed decisions about future target markets if all stakeholders—from investors and incumbent banks to public players and regulatory bodies—bundled their insights on foreign markets with the respective foreign regulations and industry requirements in one central hub.

Increase customer choices and access

If fintechs put as much focus on product safety and stability as they do on customer experience, they might be able to avoid some regulatory challenges from the start. For example, they could go beyond established data and customer protection norms and be more transparent about securities and the inherent risk to customers before trading. Political players and regulators could also develop Europe-wide initiatives to make it easier for fintech companies to demonstrate their credibility to customers.

Fintechs have made major inroads into Europe’s banking landscape and are becoming central to its core. That is good news for customers, who will benefit from increased choice, and for financial systems, which will become more competitive and modern. But this is just the beginning; while a few countries have already emerged as European leaders in the fintech space, the potential for growth is strong everywhere in the region. If countries could rise to the level of the best in region, the upside could be significant for the economy as well as for fintechs themselves. What will be critical in the coming months and years is for all stakeholders—including public institutions, established financial industry players, and fintechs—to combine their strengths by setting up the enabling structure and mechanisms the sector needs to reach its full potential.

Alessio Botta is a senior partner in McKinsey’s Milan office, where Alessia Vassallo is an associate partner. Sarina Deuble is a consultant in McKinsey’s Frankfurt office, where Timo Mauerhoefer is an associate partner and Eckart Windhagen is a senior partner. Constance Emmanuelli is a partner in the Paris office, and Fernando Figueiredo is a partner in the London office, where Tunde Olanrewaju is a senior partner. Max Flötotto is a senior partner in the Munich office, where Stefanie Vielmeier is a consultant. Christian Irlbeck is an associate partner in the Düsseldorf office, and André Jerenz is a partner in the Hamburg office.

The authors wish to thank Christopher Blaufelder, Pascal Bretländer, Sven Enkirch, Pierre-Matthieu Gompertz, Reinhard Höll, Laura Hofstee, Himanshu Jatale, Matthias Lange, Deepa Mahajan, Fernando Martin del Agua, Mohcine Ouass, Hiro Sayama, Giuseppe Sofo, Dominik Termathe, and Birgit Teschke for their contributions to this article.

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