Current PhD Students

PhD candidates in the Department of Economics pursue original research across a broad spectrum of economic fields. Each student works closely with a dedicated supervisor as they develop their thesis. You’ll find details below on our current students, their research topics, and supervisory teams.

Name	Supervisor	Research Area
Enrico Cavallotti	Prof Gaia Narciso and Prof Nicola Mastrorocco	Political Economy - Essays in Political Economy: Perceptions and the Role of Media
Simone Cima	Prof Joseph Kopecky	Macroeconomics - Demographics and inequalities
Giorgia Conte	Prof Joseph Kopecky	Quantitative Macroeconomics/Family Economics - Macroeconomic policy and demographics
Naomi Crowther	Prof Carol Newman	Essays in Applied Microeconomics and Development – Post-Conflict Land Restitution and Reintegration, and Gender
Beren Demirölmez	Prof Agustín Bénétrix	International Macroeconomics and Capital Flows – The role of currency exposures on net foreign asset dynamics. Does currency exacerbate or reduce the negative effects of exchange rate shocks?
Barra Mc Carty	Prof Ronan Lyons
Michael McRae	Prof Tara Mitchell and Prof. Carol Newman	Development, Politics and Media
Matteo Pograxha	Prof Davide Romelli	Essays in Media Economics
Louisa Marie Roos	Prof Gaia Narciso	Applied Microeconomics - Feminist and Labour Economics
Elijah Kipchumba	Prof Selim Gulesci	Gender and Intrahousehold Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Flavia Pellegrini	Prof Gaia Narciso	Development Economics - Migration, Social Protection and Climate Change
Hannah Ortega McCormack	Prof Francis O'Toole	Applied Microeconometrics - Political and Public Economics
Nouf Abushehab	Prof Michael King	Essarys in Development Economics
Bhavya Shrivastava	Prof Michael King	Financial inclusion, women empowerment, and social protection