Economics, Finance and Accounting research and PhD programmes

Our research is broadly focused in our five research groups: Economic Development and Institutions, Empirical Finance, Accountancy and Corporate Governance, Macroeconomics and Banking. Academic staff involved within these programmes investigate unemployment, debt and financial instability, focus on how a country’s economic performance is affected by its institutions, use state-of-the-art econometrics to analyse issues with crucial business or policy implications, and address economic issues related to European integrations.

Research opportunities for students 

Research students are welcomed to Brunel as valued members of our thriving, research-intensive community. Browse PhD opportunities below and find out about the funding available for students.

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Research in Economics, Finance and Accounting

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Economics, Finance and Accounting Research Papers

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The Shadow Economy, Tax Behaviour and Institutions

Research centres and groups in Economics, Finance and Accounting

Accountancy and Corporate Governance

Accountancy and Corporate Governance

Accounting and Finance research with special interest in financial statement relevance, asymmetric information, and corporate governance.
Banking

Banking

Our group provides world-leading research on banking and financial regulation issues which is highly impactful in influencing policy makers.

Economic Development and Institutions

Economic Development and Institutions

Research activities in this area cover economic development, institutional economics, political economy, labour economics, behavioural economics, economics of conflict, economic and political aspects of European integration.
Empirical Finance

Empirical Finance

We use state-of-the-art econometrics to analyse issues with crucial business or policy implications, providing assistance to policy makers and market participants
Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

Our focus is on how individuals, businesses and societies can tap into creative and entrepreneurial flair to develop innovative solutions, in order to not only create economic value, but also solve social and environmental problems.
Institute of Communities and Society

Institute of Communities and Society

The Institute focuses on the social, community, and cultural aspects of pressing contemporary issues including migration and movement, social unrest, intersectional inequalities, and institutionalised poverty.
Law, Economics and Finance

Law, Economics and Finance

The Centre for Law, Economics and Finance aims to advance the wider societal impact of our research by engaging with policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholder.

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics

The focus of the centre is to conduct first-rate research into macroeconomics aspects of a range of issues such as unemployment, debt and financial instability.

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Courses

Economics and Finance PhD

Health Economics PhD
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Fully-funded studentships

Our funded studentships become available at different times of the year. Please keep checking our page regularly to see the latest funded opportunities. We also advertise all our funded studentships as soon as they become available on the @BrunelResearch twitter account.

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