Comparative Analysis of Institutions, Economics and Law

About this programme

The IEL - Institutions, Economics and Law International Ph.D. is an educational and research three-year programme offered by the University of Torino and based in Torino at Campus “Luigi Einaudi”. Different departments of the university (Economics and Statistics, Law, Economic, Social, Mathematical and Statistics Sciences and Regional and Urban Studies and Planning) contribute to the programme. This aims to train PhDs in the economic analysis of law and institutions from the viewpoint of economics, which is the main discipline of the programme. At the end of the three-year period and through the writing of the research thesis, the PhDs will have acquired the theoretical and methodological tools to analyze the role of institutions in the economy and systems and legal phenomena from the point of view of economic analysis. Topics such as the efficiency of judicial systems, the protection of copyright and the relationship between legal systems and economic growth are examples of specific topics researched by law and economics.

Facilities
Students will follow the courses at Campus “Luigi Einaudi” of the University of Torino. The Campus hosts the departments of Economics and Statistics and that of Law, both part of the programme. In addition, the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society of the University is located in the same Campus.

Students enrolled in the second and third year will also receive access to collective offices in the Campus, where they will be able to use the online resources (e.g. datasets and online journals) subscribed by the University of Torino. In addition, the “Norberto Bobbio Library”, the largest library of the University, is located at the Campus.

Participation to the seminars and workshops organised by the Department of Economics and Statistics is encouraged.

Limited funds are available for covering fees and expenses of conferences and summer schools.