PhD program
Economics

Economics

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

Upon completion of this program, it is expected that doctoral students
will be able to:
ON1 - to develop working curricula, Educational and methodical complex of disciplines in supervised disciplines and other educational and methodical materials, to supervise theses, research work of students and undergraduates;
- improve practical experience, professional qualifications, pedagogical skills;
- to teach economic disciplines on the basis of a student-centered approach, effectively using information, communication and interactive technologies in order to establish a new culture of pedagogical thinking.
ON2 - identify and formulate relevant scientific problems, develop a program of research and development;
- to search, collect, process, analyze and systematize information on the research topic;
- acquire practical research skills;
- substantiate and set out the main provisions of the research topic in publications in domestic and foreign publications, international conferences and seminars.
ON3 - to interpret general scientific and special methods in the study of phenomena and laws of the economic sphere;
- to carry out research of the phenomena, regularities of economy as a whole, financial and economic activity of the enterprises, firms, research organizations, using General scientific and special methods;
- perform economic research, demonstrating the ability to generalize, analyze, perceive information, setting goals and choosing ways to achieve it.
ON4 - to classify modern methods and approaches of macroeconomic research;
- to justify the use of mathematical models for the forecast of the dynamics of Kazakhstan's economy (growth rates, GDP, inflation, unemployment, exchange rate, etc.), the international economy;
- identify the causes of crisis phenomena at the level of the national economy, on a global scale;
- develop models, criteria, indicators for assessing the quality of human capital;
- identify priorities and prospects for the development of training of qualified personnel in the context of globalization in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
ON5 - to explain the reasons for the stable dynamic equilibrium model of economic growth;
- classify and apply economic growth models;
- substantiate the role and importance of public policy to maintain the dynamic balance of the national economy as a whole and its important sectors;
- to analyze and evaluate the methods of classification of industries and industries by the level of science intensity used in the world practice;
- evaluate and apply modern concepts of innovation development and economic growth models.
ON6 - to substantiate the factors of long-term economic growth in various dimensions: economic, environmental, demographic, political, social;
- explain the impact of factors that have recently come into the focus of researchers: culture, income and wealth inequality, armed conflict, ethnic heterogeneity, the quality of the state;
- to demonstrate the knowledge of methodological, theoretical foundations of the theory of sustainable development of countries with different political economic structure.
ON7 - analyze the effectiveness of the current state of enterprises, industries and complexes of the country with the use of modern methods of analysis, processing and transmission of information in the field of statistics and econometric modeling;
- to apply statistical and econometric methods of analysis for the development and preparation required in professional activities policies, development plans, improvement of management, explanation of the relationship of economic phenomena.
ON8 - explain the formulation and formulation of approaches to solving the problem of risk assessment in the management of business structures;
- to substantiate the methodology of business processes development in industry, enterprises, financial institutions, taking into account financial, investment, currency and other risks;
- to analyze the domestic and foreign experience of risk management of economic entities in their own research.
ON9 - demonstrate skills in organizing and presenting statistics;
- to classify the modern methods of the restoration of dependencies;
- to substantiate the importance of models and methods of statistical data processing for use in their economic research in a priori statistical uncertainty inherent in real statistical experiments;
- to analyze statistical hypotheses for use in their own economic research.
ON10 - to substantiate the factors of economic growth and the role of the state in its provision;
- classify the main stages, types and models of economic growth;
- analyze and evaluate the modernization of specific countries and regions;
- to analyze the features and problems of Kazakhstan's economy (industry, agriculture, financial sector, etc.) and to justify the prospects of economic growth in Kazakhstan, increasing their export potential, predicting the situation of the world market.
ON11 - to demonstrate knowledge of the history, features and forecasts of researchers to prove their competence in a specialized field of Economics;
- operate with a large amount of information collected from various sources;
- to substantiate and develop a qualified expert opinion on various aspects of economic activity, using modern research methods;
- summarize the results of the examination in protocols and other documents.
ON12 - to communicate in the creative team, to have a systematic thinking, the ability to train, self-development, making non-standard decisions in a particular situation;
- to cooperate within interdisciplinary teams (ability to communicate with specialists from other fields);
- to insist on your own point of view, to convince opponents;
- demonstrate leadership skills;
- to know one of the foreign languages.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Economics
Speciality Code
8D04102
Faculty
High School of Economics and Business

disciplines

Academic writin
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose of “Academic writing”: The formation of the ability to professionally compile and issue scientific and technical documentation, scientific reports, present the results of research work in domestic and foreign publications, taking into account the specifics of the study of the theory and practice of economic science. The discipline "Academic writing" is aimed at developing doctoral students' ability to professionally compile and execute scientific and technical documentation, scientific reports, present the results of research work in domestic and foreign publications, taking into account the specifics of the study of the theory and practice of economic science.

Methods of scientific research
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose of “Methods of scientific research”: the formation of the ability to use research methods for critical analysis and evaluation of modern scientific achievements, the generation of new ideas in the study of modern economic problems.The discipline "Methodology of economic research" is aimed at developing the ability of doctoral students to independent critical thinking and understanding of key scientific methods and approaches of economic research.

PhD thesis writing and defence
  • Number of credits - 12
  • Type of control - Докторская диссертация
  • Description - The main purpose of "PhD thesis writing and defence": of a doctoral dissertation is the formation of the doctoral students' ability to disclose the content of research work for the defense of the thesis. During the study of course, doctoral student's should be competent in: 1. to substantiate the content of new scientifically grounded theoretical and experimental results that allow to solve a theoretical or applied problem or are a major achievement in the development of specific scientific directions; 2. explain the assessment of the completeness of the solutions to the tasks assigned, according to the specifics of the professional sphere of activity; 3. they can analyze alternative solutions for solving research and practical problems and assess the prospects for implementing these options; 4. apply the skills of writing scientific texts and presenting them in the form of scientific publications and presentations. 5. to plan and structure the scientific search, clearly highlight the research problem, develop a plan / program and methods for its study, formalize, in accordance with the requirements of the State Educational Establishment, the scientific and qualification work in the form of a thesis for a scientific degree Doctor of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on specialty «8D07502 – Standardization and certification (by industry)». During the study of the discipline doctoral student will learn following aspects: Registration of documents for presentation of the thesis for defense. Information card of the dissertation and registration-registration card (in the format Visio 2003). Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the institution, in which the preliminary defense of the thesis took place. Cover letter to the Higher Attestation Commission. Expert conclusion on the possibility of publishing the author's abstract. Expert opinion on the possibility of publishing a dissertation. Minutes of the meeting of the counting commission. Bulletin for voting. A shorthand record of the meeting of the dissertational council. List of scientific papers. Response of the official opponent. A review of the leading organization. The recall of the scientific adviser.

Statistical and econometric analysis
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of the ability to in-depth study of statistical and econometric methods of analysis of specific phenomena and processes in the economy to improve the organizational and economic mechanisms, management methods, develop strategies for the activities of enterprises, organizations and industry complexes. Will be studied: methods of statistical and econometric analysis, graphical analysis of data, cluster analysis, building time series, factor analysis in the study of industries.

Theory of Economic Development
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose of “Theory of economic development (advanced)”: formation of research abilities in the field of modern global trends of economic growth and development based on a systematic approach in the analysis and understanding of economic, environmental, demographic and political processes in countries with different levels of development and in the world as a whole. During the study of course, doctoral students should be be able to: - describe the main factors of long-term economic growth in its various dimensions: economic, environmental, demographic, political, social; - comply with the international factors, such as: culture, non-discrimination, conflict of interests, armed conflict, ethnic minority, quality of the state; - classify ways to analyze economic policy; - demonstrate their knowledge of the methodological and theoretical foundations of the theory of sustainable development of countries with different political and economic systems; - discussion, evaluation, synthesis of new ideas in economic theory of economics. The discipline "Theory of Economic Development" is aimed at developing the ability of doctoral students for independent critical analysis and understanding of new ideas in the field of evaluation of factors affecting the long-term economic development of the country and ways of analyzing state economic policy. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: The main indicators characterizing the development of the country, their classification. Structural differences and general characteristics of developing countries in the context of globalization. Demographics, population growth, poverty. Unemployment: problems, scales and approaches to solving. Criteria for distinguishing the stages of economic development of society. The essence and the main provisions of the modern theory of development. Urbanization and the problem of transformation of the agrarian sector. Environment and development. International migration of the population: features of the XXI century, causes and consequences. Developing countries in the international trade system. Open model of the Kazakhstan economy. International Finance and Developing Countries. Opportunities and prospects for developing economies.

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Macroeconomic analysis
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose of “Macroeconomic analysis”: Formation of the ability to use modern approaches to analyzing the economy and advanced macroeconomic models to critically analyze new ideas in the field of macroeconomics and identify the causes of crisis phenomena at the level of the national economy and at the global level, search for ways to eliminate them. During the study of course, doctoral students be should be able to: - demonstrate a systematic understanding of scientific information in the field of advanced macroeconomics, as well as knowledge and development of its research methods; - explain the theory of real business cycles and the new Keynesian economy; - classify modern methods and approaches of macroeconomic research; - to justify using of mathematical models for forecasting the dynamics of the development of the Kazakhstani economy (growth rates, GDP, inflation, unemployment, exchange rate, etc.) and the international economy in macroeconomic science; - analyze, evaluate, synthesise new ideas in the field of macroeconomics and create their own scientific works using models of macroeconomics. The discipline "Macroeconomic analysis" is aimed at developing the ability of doctoral students for independent critical analysis and understanding of modern approaches to the analysis of the economy both at the national and global levels. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: Models of economic growth open economy and the effectiveness of economic policy. International trade and current account. Currency systems and exchange rates. The impact of economic policy on the real exchange rate. Calvo model. Evaluation of the effectiveness of state macroeconomic policies. Budget restriction of the government. Financing costs and taxation. Theories of real business cycles. Neo Keynesian Phillips curve. Unemployment. Keynesian models of economic growth. Equation of the Keynesian model IS-LM-BP. Monetary policy. Banks. Imperfection of the financial market. Keynesian inflation model. Dynamic stochastic model of a small open economy. DSGE model of several countries.

Model and Methods of Spatial Research and Regional Development
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the discipline is to study the modern methodology of analysis and models of formation of spatial and regional systems, taking into account the challenges of sustainable development. Learning outcomes are abilities: - own research methods and tools for the analysis of regions, spaces and territories, apply the methodology of cluster analysis; - to develop models of spatial analysis taking into account specific research tasks and types of regions; - to develop the principles of formation of regional policy of sustainable development, - to formulate priorities and develop mechanisms for the implementation of regional sustainable development policy. In the course of studying the discipline the following topics will be considered: Paradigms of regional development. Theories of spatial Economics. Models of geographical concentration and spatial economy. Methods of comparative spatial research. Cluster analysis. Typology of regions. Methodology of research of regional challenges, indicators of sustainable development of regional systems Urbanization. City economy. Models of sustainable urban development.

Model of Economic Growth
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose of “Models of economic growth”: formation of the ability to analyze and evaluate economic growth in general, territorial-administrative units and various directions of the country's socio-economic development based on advanced models of economic growth to justify the factors of economic growth and the role of the state in ensuring it. During the study of course, doctoral students should be be able to: - referring to the basic stages of economical roots (R. Solow): Classical society, the stage of development, the modern society, the massive use of massive masses, and the type and model of economic freedom; - to justify the factors of economic growth and the role of the state in ensuring it; - classify the main models of economic growth: Keynesian models of economic growth, neoclassical models, historical and sociological models; - to substantiate the role and importance of the full use of the existing production capacities (production potential) in the economy and their steady increase in order to achieve economic growth; - analyze the features and problems of the Kazakhstan economy (industry, agribusiness, financial sector, etc.) and substantiate the prospects for economic growth in Kazakhstan, increasing their export potential, predicting the global market situation. The discipline of the “Model of Economic Growth” is aimed at developing the ability of doctoral students for independent critical analysis of the current state of the national economy, identifying problems and factors that have the greatest impact on economic growth. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: The essence, structure and background of economic growth. Types and models of economic growth. The role of the state in ensuring economic growth. Features and problems of the Kazakhstan economy in terms of economic growth. Factors of economic growth in the economy of modern Kazakhstan. Prospects for economic growth in Kazakhstan.

Models of Dynamic Balance
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose of “Models of dynamic equilibrium”: formation of the ability to use a holistic system representation of mathematical modeling of economic processes to substantiate the mechanisms of sustainable economic development of industries, enterprises, the financial sector and preventing imbalance and the occurrence of crisis phenomena in important sectors of the economy. During the study of course, students should be able to: - describe the mathematical models of dynamic equilibrium known in macroeconomic science; - explain long-term dynamic equilibrium with the help of models of economic growth; - classify the models of economic growth; - to justify the role and importance of public policy for maintaining the dynamic balance of the national economy as a whole and its important sectors; - conduct analysis, evaluation, synthesis of new ideas in the field of mathematical modeling of economic processes. The discipline “Dynamic Equilibrium Models” is aimed at developing the ability of doctoral students for independent critical analysis and understanding of new ideas in the field of mathematical modeling of economic processes. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: Theoretical bases of the open economy analysis, balance of payments and its equilibrium. Economic growth and dynamic equilibrium in the economy. Instability and balance of macroeconomic development. Methodological foundations of the study of stable dynamic equilibrium. “Golden rule” of accumulation. Chain dynamic analysis. The method of forming interfunctional groups in unstable business organizations on the basis of sociometric and multifactor analyzes. Keynesian models of dynamic equilibrium. Model of dynamic equilibrium of Domar.

Modernization theory and postindustrial devolopment
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of studying the discipline is to obtain systematic knowledge about the civilizational process of humanity development through the paradigm of modernization. Learning outcomes are abilities: - to formulate a holistic picture of the global modernization process; - to analyze, to forecast the consequences of the adopted country modernization projects; - to analyze and to evaluate the modernization of specific countries and regions; - to develop forecast scenarios and target indicators of programs and strategies for modernization. In the program of doctoral studies this subject provides a systematic presentation of modernization theories. within the scope of the subject, the following issues will be considered: the origins of the theory of modernization; the modernization paradigm and the main stages of its development; criticism of the theory of modernization; the classical theory of modernization and the new theory of modernization; modern and post-modern; concept and content of organic and inorganic modernization, pioneering and catching up modernization; theory of modernization and dependent development; primary, secondary and integrated modernization; industrial modernization; types and ways of modernization; paradigm of post-industrial development; a new economy; economy of knowledge, creative economy; information society; digital economy; modernization and methods for its evaluation.

Risk Management in Globalization Conditions
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose of "Risk management in the conditions of globalization”: formation of the ability to in-depth study of the laws of economic development in the context of globalization to form the skills of developing strategies and tactics for managing the risk of economic entities in a competitive environment when conducting their own research. During the study of course, doctoral students should be able to: - develop the risk management system of risk management in Kazakh cases; - identify problems and formulate solutions to identify the problem of risk management under the management of the undertaking; - classify modern methods of controlling the existing subject; - justify the methodology for the development of business processes and business planning in the basic industries and business structures of the Republic of Kazakhstan to improve the competitiveness of the country in the context of globalization, taking into account possible investment, currency and other types of risk; - analyze the domestic and foreign experience of managing risks of economic entities for use in conducting their own research. During the study of the discipline doctoral students will learn following aspects: Risk category as a category of economics and earnings. Fundamental principles of classification of economic risks. Factors that reflect the emergence of the economical rick. Formation and development of the risk-management in the premises. Classification of prejudice risk by the real estate subject. Assessment of risk at management of the property. Domestic and foreign experience of risk management of business entities.

Data for 2021-2024 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: formation of the ability to carry out educational activities in universities, to design the educational process and conduct certain types of training sessions using innovative educational technologies.

Research
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.

Data for 2021-2024 years