Department of Economics

The University of Bonn’s Department of Economics is one of the strongest research departments in the field of economics in Europe. Through research and teaching, we aim to contribute to addressing major societal challenges and to provide impulses for effective and evidence-based economic policy. Our focus is on the education of young economists from the bachelor's to the doctoral level.

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Teaching awards 2024/25⁴

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 1926⁵

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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Bundesbank Science Prize 2025⁶

Ms. Paula Jacobs received the Bundesbank Science Prize 2025 for excellent theses for her Master's thesis “Above and Below Zero: Bank Lending in a Post-Negative Policy Rate Era.” The prize was awarded on June 24, 2025 by the President of the North Rhine-Westphalia Head Office of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Mr. Christian Otto, at the Juridicum in Bonn. This year's prize was endowed with 2,000 euros. We would like to congratulate the winner!

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Just Graduated: Maximilian Grimm⁷

Congratulations! Maximilian Grimm graduated from the Bonn Graduate School of Economics.

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Events

Friday Sep 19, 2025 until Sep 20, 2025

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European Economic Theory Conference (EETC)⁹

Bonn

Whole Day

The European Economic Theory Conference (EETC) brings together researchers in economic theory across Europe and beyond. The EETC welcomes submissions in all ...

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Studying

The Department of Economics offers the degree programs BSc "Economics", BA "Economics" (2-subject or accompanying subject) and MSc "Economics".

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PhD

Are you aiming for a doctorate? The Bonn Graduate School of Economics offers an English-language Doctoral Program (PhD) with an integrated Master in Economic Research for students from all over the world.

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Institutions

Excellence Cluster

The ECONtribute Excellence Cluster in Economic Sciences conducts research on markets in the area of intersection between business, politics and society.

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Collaborative Research Center

The SFB TR 224 deals with equal opportunities, market regulation and financial market stability as societal challenges.

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Graduate College

The Research Training Group conducts research on the macroeconomic consequences of inequality and how fiscal, financial and monetary policies should take inequality into account.

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Institutes

The department is organized in a departmental structure encompassing scientific and teaching areas and is divided into five institutes for teaching and research.

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