PhD in Public Economics

Are you passionate about providing new knowledge on behavior, inequality and economic policy? CEBI at the University of Copenhagen invites ambitious candidates to join our PhD program, starting 1 September 2026./nAs a PhD scholar at CEBI, you will be part of a leading research community, tackling important questions such as: What drives disparities in economic outcomes and opportunities across societies? How do policy interventions reshape economic and social outcomes? And what role do behavioral factors play in sustaining or reducing inequality?/nWith access to Denmark’s globally unique data resources, you’ll explore these issues in depth, combining insights from many fields including Public Economics, Labor Economics, Econometrics, Behavioral Economics, and Political Economy. Supported by the Danish National Research Foundation, CEBI merges administrative data with behavioral experiments and surveys to offer an unmatched empirical foundation for your research./nCEBI is looking for an excellent new PhD student who has competencies in these areas and is interested in doing empirical research on economic behaviour and inequality.