ESSEC is running a PhD Program in economics together with CY Cergy Paris University and THEMA Research Center. In the first year of the program, students essentially follow the microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, and elective courses of the M2 EA Research master of CY. After submittig their master thesis and passing the preliminary examinations, they continue with the advanced core courses and the electives in their second year.
First-year Academic Program for M2 EA
Textbook for my microeconomics courses in ESSEC:
Introduction to Economic Analysis
by R. Preston McAfee