Prospective Students
The Strathclyde Applied Economics CDT offers prospective students not only the opportunity to excel in academic research, but also to realise the full impact of that research beyond the confines of academia. You will receive support from two expert supervisors and have access to the expertise and contacts of colleagues in the Fraser of Allander Institute that interact at the interface of research and policy/industry on a daily basis. We can also support you to work alongside a collaborative partner.
We encourage applications from students whose research interests overlap with our own. Check out faculty members research interests on our staff pages. We encourage you to get in touch with appropriate members of staff to discuss your research ideas.
To apply for a PhD in the Strathclyde Applied Economics CDT, please visit the PhD information page, and make sure you read all the relevant information there before applying.
Current Students
At any one time we have around 30-40 students in the CDT, with around 10 new students per year. Students are funded from a range of sources, including the ESRC via SGSSS; the Strathclyde Research Studentship Scheme; Commonwealth PhD Scholarships; home Government funding; etc. Current members of the Strathclyde Applied Economics CDT are:
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Applied Microeconomics, including Policy Evaluation |
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Chirsty McFadyen |
An investigation of the labour market transitions of low paid workers |
Stuart McIntyre; Tricia Findlay (WEO) |
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Gennaro Rossi |
Education and Human Capital Accumulation - Evidence from Scotland |
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Jonathan Kemp |
An exploration of how promotions create and/or destroy brand value, using examples from the soft drinks industry |
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Konstantinos Koutsouradis |
Variations in healthcare utilisation and spending a spatial econometric approach |
Stuart McIntyre, Alec Morton (ManSc) |
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Mark Bamber |
A framework to assess the relationships between foreign direct investment, inflation, job creation and economic growth in small island states |
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Ross Mackenzie |
The Impact of Migration: Differences Between Scotland and the Rest of the UK |
Marco Alfano; Graeme Roy |
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Sam Grant |
An evaluation of the impact of the UK’s Universal Credit welfare reform |
Joseph Rowntree Foundation |
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Sascha Mull |
How are energy and utility companies able to compete successfully within the digitalized Smart Energy market |
Karen Turner (Centre for Energy Policy; Kai Rommel (ISM Dortmund). |
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Lateef Akanni |
The Effects of the National Living Wage on Health Outcomes supervised |
Otto Lenhart; Alec Morton (Man Sci) |
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Mhairi Love |
Essays on the impacts of recent welfare reforms on women's fertility choices and labour market outcomes | ||
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Stephen Boyle |
An evaluation of economic policy in Scotland |
Graeme Roy; Graeme Acheson (AccFin) |
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Yuriy Zhukov |
The Loyalty Penalty: impacts on consumers and policy responses |
Alex Dickson; Marco Fongoni |
Competition Markets Authority |
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Hasanuzzaman Syed |
Losses from work-related Injury and Illness in Bangladesh: the importance of treatment delay | ||
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Praveen Venkatesh |
Competition policy for digital markets | ||
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Zhan Shi |
Childhood education and skill development: evaluating the effects of policy and school environments | ||
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Grant Nippler |
Welfare Policies and Chld Wellbeing |
Agnese Romiti; Graeme Roy |
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Cesarine Boinet |
Socioeconomic and gendered differences in early parental investments | ||
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Development Economics |
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Gabriel Aboyadana |
Health in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Marco Alfano; Alex Dickson |
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Edeo Kalo |
An investigation into the drivers of food price volatility in East Africa |
Grant Allan; Marco Alfano |
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Bayesian Econometrics |
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Aristeidis Raftapostolos |
Bayesian Econometrics with emphasis on Macroeconomic Applications |
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Georgeos Kontogeorgos |
An investigation of monetary policy rules under model uncertainty |
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Paponpat Taveeapiradeecharoen |
Robustness of Prior Selector in Modern Bayesian Econometrics: An Investigation on Large Dimension Bayesian VAR and Other VARs |
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Seyma Vahap |
Using Bayesian econometrics to model the financial crisis |
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Wonolope Khumpradith |
On the dynamics of volatility spillovers between foreign exchange and stock markets in developed and ASEAN+3 economies |
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Michael Grammatikopoulos |
Forecasting with Bayesian Machine Learning Methods, part-time by external study |
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Tony Chernis |
Essays in Applied Macro-Econometrics |
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Applied Macroeconomics, including Macroeconomic Modelling, Climate Change and Energy |
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Jon McFarlane |
Building and using a framework to analyse the economic impacts of policies targeted at the tourism economy in Scotland |
Visit Scotland |
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Maria Clemens |
Climate modelling, economic modelling and water resource management |
Scott McGrane; Christopher White (Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
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Orla Watson |
An Examination of the Role of Natural Capital in Macroeconomic Modelling |
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Slawomir Dzido |
Financing the Climate Transition: The Role of Macroeconomic Policymakers |
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Geoffroy Duparc-Portier |
Incorporating Behavioural Economics theories into CGE models |
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Iswat Oladele |
The Impact of Macroprudential Policies on Financial Stability: Evidence from West Africa |
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Yushan Mo |
Can local areas gain new jobs when new high-tech businesses are attracted? |
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Prince Vitenu-Sackey |
The impact of economic policy uncertainty and economic freedom on sustainable development: the intervening role of innovation capability |
Joe Byrne; Sharada Davidson |
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Completed Students
Read some blogs written by some of our recent students on their PhD experience: Daniel Borbely; Sharada Davidson; Jinkai Zhang.
Below is a list of some of our recently completed students along with their current positions.
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Daniel Borbely |
Essays on the impact of changing tax rates and welfare spending |
Julia Darby; Graeme Roy |
Lecturer in Economics, University of Dundee |
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Anastasia Charalampidou
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Three essays on government intervention in the oil and gas industry |
Giuseppe De Feo |
Senior Policy Advisor at the Scottish Government |
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Sharada Davidson |
Econometric Modelling in a Changing, Globalised World |
Lecturer in Economics, University of Strathclyde |
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Marco Fongoni |
Asymmetric Reciprocity, Reference Wage Formation, and the Theory of Wages and Unemployment |
Lecturer in Economics, University of Strathclyde |
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Dare Owatemi |
Real options and strategic interactions in imperfectly competitive markets |
Transfer Pricing Economist at HM Revenue & Customs |
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Matthew Robertson |
Essays on the economics of information |
Alex Dickson; Giuseppe De Feo |
Lecturer in Economics, University of Coventry |
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Jinkai Zhang |
An investigation of stock market volatility in Chinese stock markets and the effects of institutional investors |
Julia Darby; Hai Zhang (Acc and Fin) |
Quantitative Developer and Researcher at ClearMacro, London |
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Ali Taleb |
Investigating the impacts of R&D spending on renewable energy |
Marco Alfano; Alex Dickson |
Research Assistant, European University Flensburg, Germany |
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Rohan Sachdev |
The new fiscal powers of the Scottish Parliament and their impact on public services and the Scottish economy |
Grant Allan; Graeme Roy |
Research Economist, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Northern Ireland |
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Abraham Ajayi |
Petroleum Revenue and Economic Growth in Nigeria |
Roger Perman; Nikos Danias |
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Imran Khan |
Investigating the impacts of globalization on gender empowerment and economic growth |
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Benjamin Ng'mor |
International Trade in the African region |
Postdoc internship, Word Trade Organisation |
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Orion Meyer |
The transition to a low carbon future: Ex post evaluations of the economic impacts of energy technologies |
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Saeed Zaman |
Essays on Macroeconomic Time Varying Cointegration Using Bayesian Inference |
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Ping Wu |
Essays on applications of time varying cointegration |
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Ayse Yaylali |
The Role of Economic Institutions and Institutional Reforms on Economic Growth and Development |
Alex Dickson; Marco Alfano |
