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2. Ph.D. Program
3. April Admission
4. Defense of a Ph.D. Degree

When the Ph.D. dissertation meets any of the following criteria, a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (Ph.D. in Economics) will be conferred to the applicant.

• A part of the dissertation is published in or has been submitted to and accepted by a peer-reviewed academic journal that is highly reputed in Japan and overseas.
• A part of the dissertation has received a high evaluation, and it is acknowledged that the dissertation including that content is highly likely to be accepted by a peer-reviewed academic journal that is highly reputed in Japan and overseas, or that it can be published as an academic research publication that has a highly specialized value.
• The dissertation includes content equivalent to that described in the above and is considered to have made an important contribution to the relevant research field.