A Macquarie University Research Excellence PhD scholarship is available in the Department of Economics in the field of cultural economics. The successful candidate will work on a project “Investment Appraisal in the Cultural Sector: Accounting for Economic and Cultural Value”. This research is aimed at extending the techniques of cost-benefit analysis to account for market and non-market values and cultural value in investment appraisal in the cultural sector. The project will develop new analytical methods and apply them to one or more case-studies in the fields of the arts, heritage and/or cultural development.
MQRES Scholarships are available to Australian and international students. Applicants should have completed an Australian four-year undergraduate degree in Economics or a closely related discipline with first class honours, or demonstrate equivalent research qualifications (such as a Masters course with substantial research component) from an Australian or overseas University. A background in quantitative analytical methods in economics will be an advantage.
MQRES scholarships pay a stipend, currently $A19,616 per annum, tax exempt (2007). The Division of Economic and Financial Studies will top-up the stipend to a maximum $A32,500 per annum for the successful applicant. The tenure of the scholarship is 3.5 years full time, subject to satisfactory progress. Tuition fees will be funded for the scholarship tenure. Eligible domestic students will receive Research Training Scheme (RTS) placement for their tuition. International award holders will have their full tuition fee and Overseas Health Care costs paid under the award.
For further information and discussion regarding the project, candidates are encouraged to contact the supervisor Professor David Throsby, telephone +61-2-9850 8474 or email dthrosby@efs.mq.edu.au.
Application forms (see below), and conditions for MQRES awards, are available from the Higher Degree Research Office by phoning (02) 9850 7663, by e-mailing hdrschol@vc.mq.edu.au
Applications should be forwarded to:
The Scholarship Officer
Higher Degree Research Office
Cottage C4C
Macquarie University
NSW 2109
Australia
