News — Department of Economics

Maxi Günnewig receives award for digital finance research¹

Maxi Günnewig has been awarded the Philipp Sandner Award in Digital Finance Research from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and WM Gruppe. He received the 10,000 euro prize for his work on smart banks. The award was presented at the Crypto Assets Conference on 26 March 2025.

Girls' Day sparks interest in Economics²

On Girls' Day on 3 April, organized by the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute and the Department of Economics at the University of Bonn, fourteen young schoolgirls took an exciting look at the world of research and economics.

Schaden Fake News der Wirtschaft? Neue Folge des ECONtribute-Podcast³

Gefährden Fake News nicht nur die Demokratie, sondern schaden auch der Wirtschaft? Lässt sich das überhaupt messen? Und wieviel ist Menschen der Schutz vor Falschinformationen wert?

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Two BGSE Students selected for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2025⁴

The 8th Lindau Nobel Meeting in Economic Sciences takes place from 26–30 August 2025 and welcomes around 20 Economics Nobel Laureates in Lindau to exchange ideas with the next generation of leading Young Scientists from all over the world. BGSE students Lina Uhe and Moritz May have been selected and will have the opportunity to join the event.

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Department of Economics in 2nd place in QS Ranking⁵

The international ranking provider Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published this year's subject ranking. In the ranking of economics/econometrics, the Department of Economics is in 61st place. In a Germany-wide comparison, the University of Bonn's Department of Economics has improved to 2nd place compared to the previous year.

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Registration is open! Join Manchot Lecture, featuring Dirk Bergemann⁶

The annual Manchot Lecture, featuring Dirk Bergemann, takes place on May 06, 2025, starting at 16:00 at the Universitätsclub Bonn. This event, open to the public, welcomes all individuals interested in contemporary economics research.

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Der Wirtschaftswahlkampf (2/2)⁷

Warum ignorieren sämtliche Parteien die Zukunft des gesetzlichen Rentensystems? Was hat die Umstellung von HartzIV zum Bürgergeld ökonomisch gebracht? Und welche Wirtschaftsreformen sind wirklich realistisch?

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Anne Hannusch joins the Department of Economics⁸

Prof. Anne Hannusch completed her Ph.D. at Emory University in 2018. During her Ph.D., she visited the University of Pennsylvania and the Research Department of the European Central Bank. Prior to joining the University of Bonn, Hannusch was a junior professor at the University of Mannheim.

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