News — Department of Economics

Congratulations! Jan Hendrik Scherer graduated from the Bonn Graduate School of Economics.

EDP Jamboree 2025 in Bonn²

The annual EDP Jamboree took place this year in Bonn and proved to be a great success. Over two days, doctoral researchers from across the European Doctoral Programme (EDP), Louvain, PSE, EUI, Bonn, presented their work and engaged in lively academic discussions. The presentations were of high quality and sparked stimulating exchanges among participants, contributing to the vibrant intellectual atmosphere of the event.

ERC Starting Grant for Amelie Schiprowski³

The Department of Economics congratulates Jun.-Prof. Dr. Amelie Schiprowski: She has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant worth €1.5 million. The European Research Council (ERC) uses this funding line to support researchers at the beginning of their careers. The grant will enable her to carry out her own research projects on the topic of career entry in tight labor markets over the next five years.

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European Doctoral Program Jamboree 2025 in Bonn⁴

We are pleased to announce that the 2025 edition of the European Doctoral Programme (EDP) Jamboree will be hosted by the Bonn Graduate School of Economics with support by ECONtribute. The event will take place in on September 11–12, 2025. The venue is the Reinhard Selten Room 0.017, Juridicum, Adenauer Allee 24–42, 53113 Bonn.

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Benjamin Born joins the Department of Economics⁵

On September 1, 2025, Benjamin Born joined the University of Bonn as Professor of Macroeconomics. He has held faculty positions at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and at the Universities of Bonn and Mannheim, and earned his PhD from the Bonn Graduate School of Economics.

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How can labor market integration be achieved? New podcast episode⁶

What effects does migration have on the German labor market? Can it help to close the skills gap? And why is Germany unpopular, especially among highly qualified workers?

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Teaching awards 2024/25⁷

Every year, the Rectorate of the University of Bonn and the Department of Economics award teaching awards to lecturers who have made outstanding achievements in teaching. The teaching awards recognize and highlight excellent teaching at the University of Bonn. There are four award categories for economics courses, which take into account the different framework conditions and requirements for teaching in terms of the number of participants, compulsory or elective courses. One teaching award is presented by the Rectorate, the other three by the Department of Economics.

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Statement on the award of an honorary doctorate to Paul von Hindenburg in 1926⁸

Statement by the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Bonn on the awarding of an honorary doctorate to Paul von Hindenburg in 1926.

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