Economics & Public Policy research area

Choose start date:

Start date:
September 2025

Duration:
Five to six years

Deadline:
Applications are now closed

Fee:
Fully funded

Location:
London, UK

Conduct research that informs policy and practice at global, national and local levels

The economics faculty sit within the Department of Economics and Public Policy. Faculty research interests cover a wide range of topics, including the economics of the environment, innovation, health, development, infrastructure and cities, energy and housing.

You may also be co-supervised by faculty in other departments in the School, depending on your research interests.

Research centres and partnerships

The Business School is home to several research centres and institutes, offering a diverse of activities that bring together academics and specialists.

Digital Transformation and Innovation in Healthcare

Health Economics & Policy Innovation

Focussing on the incentives that drive productivity, innovation and health-related behaviours, and factors that determine the success of health policies designed and implemented by governments.

Climate Innovation- Accelerating to Net Zero Emissions

Climate Finance and Investment

Works to unlock solutions within capital markets to address the challenges posed by global climate change.

Grantham Institute

The Grantham Institute sits at the heart of Imperial College London's work on climate change and the environment. They drive forward discovery, convert innovations into applications, train future leaders and communicate academic knowledge to businesses, industry and policymakers to help shape their decisions.

Gandhi Centre for Inclusive Innovation

Linking innovation and entrepreneurship in companies and institutions globally, through thought leadership, research, technology and next-generation innovation models.

Discover our research centres

Teaching experience

PhD students on the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) scholarship will undertake 150 hours of teaching assistant duties from year three of the programme. There will be opportunities for PhD students to engage in teaching activities within the Business School’s programmes, such as MSc Economics & Strategy for Business, our MBA suite, and our BSc Economics, Finance & Data Science.

Name	Thesis title	Supervisor
Quentin Coutellier	Economics of energy demand: evaluation of smart meter policies, technologies and consumption behaviour in the domestic sector in the UK	Dr Mirabelle Muuls and Dr Ralf Martin
Alexa Segal	Targeting childhood obesity policy: an ecological and human capital framework	Professor Franco Sassi and Professor Marisa Miraldo
Tamar Gomez	Essays on economic development, violence and infrastructure	Dr Mirabelle Muuls and Professor Carol Propper