Effect of capital structure on firm performance
Effect of interest rate on economic growth or development
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Some good topics for a PhD in Economics or Financial Economics include:
1. Behavioral economics: studying how psychological factors influence economic decision-making and behavior.
2. Development economics: analyzing the economic development of countries, including factors such as poverty, inequality, and globalization.
3. Health economics: examining the interaction between healthcare policies and economic factors, such as the cost and availability of healthcare services.
4. Environmental economics: exploring the relationship between economic activities and the environment, and developing policies to promote sustainability.
5. Financial economics: researching financial markets and institutions, and analyzing the factors that drive asset prices and investment decisions.
6. Labor economics: studying the labor market, including issues such as employment, wages, and discrimination.
7. International economics: analyzing international trade, finance, and migration, and examining the impact of globalization on economies.
8. Macroeconomics: studying the broader economy, including topics such as monetary and fiscal policy, inflation, and economic growth.
9. Microeconomics: analyzing individual economic behavior and decision-making, including topics such as game theory and market structure.
10. Public economics: exploring the role of government in the economy, including taxation, expenditure, and regulation.
My advice to you is that the environment differ from one country to another. The aims of research are to solve problems. What are the problems you identified in your environment as regards economics and International dealings? Search literature from goggle scolar on international dealings. The topic can be from other researchers' work or modify the topic to suit your idea.
The first thing is to have an interest in a particular area. You have to look for issues in the area where you can research on and equally see the relevance of the topic to suit your interest.
National Development and Economic Growth.
Economic issues and Government policies,
Hello Abdul Wasi Gowhar. You wrote: "I have dedicated two months to selecting a suitable topic; however, I have not been able to identify a promising one." This gives the impression you have been following a process. Rather than simply suggesting topics, I would recommend fine-tuning that process.
First, decide on an area of interest within these broad subject areas (e.g., for economics, micro vs macro, applied vs theoretical, positive vs normative, development economics, energy economics, etc). This, as noted by Christopher C Kelly, must be aligned with your future career goals (academia vs industry) and it is of critical importance since you would need to be sufficiently interested in that area to sustain your motivation levels several months down the line. Sometimes topic selection may also be driven by things like funding opportunities and availability of supervisory capacity at the institution where you are undertaking or intend to pursue your PhD. Accordingly, you could look at the topics that the funding bodies are currently supporting or ask your current/prospective supervisors what areas they are currently working on and/or are happy to supervise. Crafting your so-called "topic" would be a pointless exercise if you cannot get a supervisor at your (preferred) institution and/or you cannot secure funding for your studies, especially if you are not self-sponsored.
Second, explore the extant literature on the selected area(s) (see comments by Sarafa Agbogun and Romoke Margaret Adewumi). Most studies would highlight limitations (conceptual, theoretical, methodological, etc) and provide a scope for future work or areas needing further investigation. This would help you to identify the gap(s) in the literature.
Third, and as part of the second step above, visit the websites of leading journals/funders in the subject area and watch out for call for papers or call for projects. Such calls are usually centred on contemporary topics and issues (gaps) within the field. While your intention is not necessarily to respond/submit to the calls, you will have a good perspective on the current discourses in the area.
Fourth, frame your topic (tentative) towards addressing the identified gap(s) [which aligns with your career goals, matches your (prospective) supervisor(s) interest, holds the prospect for securing funding, etc]. This would be your working topic, which could be further refined as you gain more insight into what researching that topic would entail in terms of data requirements, analysis, etc.
Note that the above could be performed iteratively and so you need to give it time. The timeline may not be as definitive as the "two months" you indicated in your request.
Finally, this is wish you good luck in your quest! Let us know how you get on.
All scholars have really exhausted what you need to know about what you should research within the context of your concern. What I sent you earlier was the general topics that you can look around then bring them to your context geographically, continentally and environmentally.
All the best!
Every individual has his/her interest areas, by critical review of literature of interest area you will find gaps for research/ problems need research. selection of topic should come from the scholar and it should be his area of interest. The scholar will have to go with the topic for two to three years. he/she will enjoy working on his area of interest otherwise feel boring.
With the acknowledged confusion of experts in monetary policy there's a lot of scope for research in that area.
As you're adding an economics degree to previous work in finance, you may be interested in studying the use of 10-year bond market yields in determining interest rates. This link is spurious: traders searching for optimum immediate returns do not effectively indicate long-term future interest rates: the Fed watches the traders who watch the Fed's thought and moves on rates. Should this really be taken seriously as an indicator?
Meanwhile, China does set long term rates (e.g. 5-year loan prime rate) using lending data from banks providing capital in the real economy, not traders making bets in secondary trading markets. The difference in the intellectual foundation of monetary policy between these approaches is enormous.
Perhaps this specific area is not of interest to you but there is enormous scope for questioning the foundations of monetary policy: central bankers are almost crying out for help!
for a good topic; you look in the area of sustainability, the informal economy. Because ESG is a contemporary issue in today's world.
Here are some promising and relevant topics for a Ph.D. in Financial Economics , so it's essential to consult with professors and experts for the most up-to-date information:
1- Behavioral Finance: Explore the psychological factors influencing financial decision-making, such as investor biases, market sentiment, and the implications for asset pricing and market efficiency.
2- Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology: Investigate the economic and financial aspects of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and decentralized finance (DeFi) systems.
3- Empirical Market Microstructure: Study the microstructure of financial markets, examining topics such as high-frequency trading, order flow, and market liquidity.
4- Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing: Investigate the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into financial decision-making and its implications for asset pricing and investment strategies.
You can explore sustainable development goals, the contribution of the informal economy, and FinTech. These are good marketable areas. worth for PhD
dear Gowhar
Here are some economic titles
1- The role of foreign direct investment in stimulating economic development in developing countries.
2- Evaluating economic policies to enhance environmental sustainability and achieve economic growth.
3-Behavioral economics: the study of consumer behavior and its impact on market and economic decision making.
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You can wrote on themes like:
New Economy world, under wars influences:
IT impact on financial company structure;
Climate changes and business management company models, globally or case- your country.
With Success!
Economic policies and structural transformations in the economy: a case study on achieving sustainable development
Globalization and its impact on national economies: an economic analysis of challenges and opportunities.
Behavioral economics and economic decision making: a theoretical and applied study
The impact of tax policies and government expenditures on economic growth: an international study
- Economic development
- Economic policy and planning
- Impact of globalization on economy
- Money and rates of interest
- International finance
additional topics that you might find interesting:
- The impact of a local culture on entrepreneurial action
- The role of a family in funding the start-up of a business
- The economic development and transaction costs
- The evolution of consumption in the USA over the last decade
- Risk-taking by mutual funds as a response to incentives
- Financial economics for infrastructure and fiscal policy
- Managerial economics and financial accounting as a basis for business
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Best way to chose the topic first of all you have to do self analysis in which area you have interest and command as well.
In second step search some good impact factor journals to know about the research trend in your desired area from which you will be able to know about recent research in your desired area. Thirdly read some research papers related to this and highlight the weakness of these research papers that will be your strength.
Here are some trending topics in economic and finance
Financial inclusion
Investor behavioral centiments
Sustainable development
Gareen finance
Blue economy