Ph.D. in Economics programme offered by the Department of Economics, Pondicherry University is a very popular programme at the national level. The programme receive students from all over India. The students get opportunity to work in numerous areas of research interest with faculty members of the Department having diversified expertise. Many scholars who have received Ph.D. Degree from the Department are presently working in many reputed academic and government institutions. Such institutions include IITs, Central Universities, Government of India, the Reserve Bank of India, etc.