PhD – Economics – Denmark

The Department of Economics at Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a number of vacant PhD scholarships in Economics. The expected start date is September 1, 2026.

The Department of Economics provides research, teaching, and knowledge exchange within the core areas of economics, i.e., microeconomics, macroeconomics, and quantitative methods. The Department is especially active in business-related, applied economic research, and comprises two research centres: Copenhagen School of Energy Infrastructure (CSEI) and Pension Research Centre (PeRCent).

The PhD projects should relate to the core research areas of the Department of Economics:

• Behavior, Incentives and Economic Design
• Design Employment and the Functioning of Labor Markets
• Economic research that makes use of AI or machine learning techniques, as well as methodological issues related to AI (e.g. the fairness and transparency of algorithms)
• Energy, Environment and Resources
• Firm Behavior, Innovation and the Functioning of Markets
• Globalization, Migration and Urbanization
• Growth, Unemployment, and Inflation
• Quantitative/Empirical Methods and Data Science
• Welfare: Education, Health Care and Pensions

Requirements

To be considered the applicant must

• have a basic education at master’s level (corresponding to the 3 + 2 Bologna process).
• have received the grade of 10 (or equivalent) for the master’s thesis according to the Danish 7-point grading scale.
• have a weighted grade point average of at least 8.2 on the Danish 7-point grading scale for the bachelor’s and master’s degree combined or alternatively a weighted grade point average must be at least 9.5 for the master’s degree alone. If the grade point average is not met, documentation for being in the top 40% of the class is also accepted.
• have completed the master’s programme before starting the PhD programme at CBS.
• master academic English at a high level in writing and speaking.

Benefits

A PhD scholarship runs for a period of three years, and includes teaching obligations corresponding to 416 work hours. The scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national Danish collective agreement. The monthly salary is currently approximately  DKK 29,691,75 up to DKK 36,180 depending on seniority and a pension contribution totaling 18.07%. The scholarship includes tuition fees, office space, course and travel costs.

Organisation/Company – Copenhagen Business School.

Field of research – Economics.

Research profile – First Stage Researcher (R1).

Country – Denmark.

Application deadline –27 Feb 2026 – 23:59 (Europe/Copenhagen).

More information: Euraxess