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Dissertation Ideas for Economics Doctoral Students

Advance the frontiers of economic research with original contributions in theory, empirical methods, and policy impact.

📘 Introduction

Columbia’s Ph.D. in Economics is designed for students aiming to become academic researchers, policy experts, or economic strategists. These dissertation topics offer breadth across labor, macro, development, econometrics, and applied public finance.

📊 Suggested Doctoral Research Topics

Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models with Climate Risk

Labor Market Impacts of Universal Basic Income: A Structural Approach

Game-Theoretic Modeling of Central Bank Policy in Currency Crises

Machine Learning-Augmented Estimation of Poverty Indices

Causal Analysis of Tax Reforms on Small Business Growth

Quantifying the Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Interventions

Financial Frictions and Housing Market Volatility: A DSGE Perspective

Field Experiments on Nudging Savings Behavior in Developing Nations

Inequality Aversion in Macroeconomic Policy Preferences

The Role of Informal Finance in Urban Microenterprises

Empirical Analysis of Labor Supply Elasticities Among Remote Workers

Network Effects in International Trade and Supply Chains

Monetary Policy Spillovers in Open Emerging Economies

Bayesian Vector Autoregressions for Inflation Forecasting

Spatial Econometrics of Urban Economic Growth Patterns

Estimating Productivity Gaps Using Firm-Level Panel Data

Experimental Economics of Risk Preferences in Post-Conflict Regions

Impact of Trade Liberalization on Gender Wage Disparities

Time-Varying Natural Rates of Interest Across Developing Nations

Credit Constraints and Innovation in SMEs: A Quantitative Survey

Political Uncertainty and Investment Trends: A Natural Experiment

Health Economics: Insurance Coverage and Labor Force Participation

Tax Evasion Dynamics in Informal Economies: A Game-Theoretic Model

Evaluating Digital Currency Policy Through General Equilibrium Models

Rural Electrification and Economic Mobility: A Causal Study

Education and Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from Panel Data

Economics of Misinformation: Policy Evaluation via Market Models

Foreign Aid Allocation and Voting Patterns in the United Nations

Demographic Transition and the Future of Pension Systems

Green Bonds and Market Signaling: An Empirical Analysis

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