PhD in Economics - Finance in Houston United States | Rice University

The Economics Department has partnered with the Jones School of Business to introduce a Ph.D. in Economics featuring a specialized Finance track. This initiative acknowledges the strong ties between both disciplines, enabling dedicated students to leverage the combined expertise of both departments for more targeted research. Participants must fulfill the doctoral criteria for both Economics and Finance departments, ultimately producing a single dissertation that integrates approaches from both fields. This concentration option is open to students enrolled in either the Economics Ph.D. program or the Finance specialization within the Business Ph.D. program.