For PH.D. candidates

To obtain the Ph.D., you should have three research papers, one of which should be published in refereed journals.

Here is the expected schedule:

• • Publish your master's thesis (Year 1).

    • It depends on the journal, but it is normal for the peer review process to take a year or more (and much longer for top-ranked journals). So you should submit your first paper during your second year at the latest. 

  • Work as RA for one of my ongoing project to improve the coding skills (Year 1-3 or 1-2)

  • Work with me for one of my early-stage projects as a coauthor (Year 2-3).

  • Conduct your own research topic that concludes your Ph.D. study (Year 2-3).

The prerequisites are

• • graduate-level econometrics and microeconomics,

  • perfect understanding of "selection bias",

  • strong knowledge on mathematics and statistics, and

  • strong skills in writing codes for data management and estimation.

Students are expected to obtain these skill and knowledge in our master's program and my regular meeting.

I require the same level of knowledge to all the applicants to our Ph.D. program (and actually I have rejected hundreds of applications due to the lack of these required knowledge), because otherwise it is super difficult to complete the Ph.D. thesis in three years.