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Belgium: Doctoral Fellowships, Department of Economics
Written by Suleman Shahid
Sunday, 25 December 2005
Belgium:Doctoral Fellowships, Department of Economics, University of Antwerp
Closing date for all applications is 5pm on Monday 20th February.
Assignment
As of 1 March 2006, three Doctoral Fellowships are available at the
Department of Economics, University of Antwerp, Belgium. The PhD
students will be engaged in one of the following three research
projects:
Industrial organization and banking (supervisor: J. Bouckaert) reference 0510
This doctoral project investigates important existing endogenous
obstacles that continue to impede further banking market integration.
In particular, we will study the role of information asymmetries in its
relation to information exchange between banks, contracts, and
switching costs as barriers to entry.
Competition policy on sports broadcasting (supervisor: S. Kesenne ) reference 0520
This project will study the economic implications of collective versus
individual selling of TV-rights in professional team sports by
comparing costs, prices, total league revenue, distribution and welfare
implications in a monopolized and a competitive market of broadcast
rights.
Pricing, investment and regulation in the transport industries (supervisor: B. De Borger) reference 0530
The project aims at studying pricing, investment and regulatory
policies in the transport sector. Modeling will focus on, among others,
imperfect competition on transport markets, network
congestion, and the separation of infrastructure and operations in some
transport markets. Moreover, the issue of potential tax competition and
tax exporting due to the prevalence of international transport flows on
local networks will be taken into account.
The research projects will be carried out in four years.
The appointments will be for 12 months initially, to be extended with 3
years upon excellent performance, with the aim of obtaining a PhD
degree at the University of Antwerp. The salary will be in accordance
with the University regulations for academic personnel, and will be 1,
590 net per month (first year). Start date is 1 April 2006, or as soon thereafter as possible.
Profile and requirements
Candidates should hold a masters degree in Economics or equivalent and should have obtained outstanding grades.
Background in economic theory. Affinity with econometrics and/or quantitative analysis.
Good knowledge of MS Office, familiar with statistical programs.
Candidates need to be able to communicate well in English.
Interested?
Candidates should mail or e-mail their curriculum vitae, two letters of
recommendation and a one page letter in which they explain their
interest in the position and the field of research. Send the material
or any query for additional information to :
Tinne Borremans, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Applied Economics,
Prinsstraat 13, B - 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
Please include the job reference code(s). We prefer your application to be e-mailed to:
Insert job reference number in subject field!
The University of Antwerp is committed to an equal opportunities policy in the recruitment and selection of staff.
