The university fundamentally dealing with PHD in Economics prepare their students for various careers such as in academia, business and government.

The theory of the major is to train students on modern and quantitative techniques, while the practical part (field courses) is to train and stress the application of theory to relevant economic problems.

Example of the universities offering  PHD in economics include; Shenzhen university, International School of Management, Southern University of Finance and Economics and Shijiazhuang University of Economics.