Warum ist der Gender Gap in mathematisch-technischen Berufen heutzutage immer noch so groß? Was haben Schulleistungen damit zu tun? Und wie lässt sich die Lücke endlich schließen?

Am gestrigen Girls' Day öffnete der Exzellenzcluster ECONtribute des Fachbereichs Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Universität Bonn seine Türen für vierzehn junge Schülerinnen, um sie für die Welt der Forschung und der Volkswirtschaftslehre zu begeistern. Die Veranstaltung war ein voller Erfolg und bot den Teilnehmerinnen eine Vielzahl von Einblicken, Aktivitäten und Gesprächen, um ihr Interesse an diesen spannenden Feldern zu wecken.

In the current QS ranking by subject, the Department of Economics is in 56th place worldwide and 3rd place in Germany. The rankings are determined based on four or five indicators depending on the subject, including academic reputation, employer reputation, citations and international research and publication networks. 1,559 universities from around the world are compared based on various indicator criteria. 

Economist Philipp Strack, who is a University of Bonn graduate and additionally took his doctorate at the Bonn Graduate School of Economics, has received the John Bates Clark Medal—considered the second most prestigious award in the field of economics after the Nobel Prize. The medal is awarded by the American Economic Association (AEA) to economists under age forty living in the United States who have made significant scholarly and research contributions in the field of economics.

Bei einer möglichen Entschärfung einer Weltkriegsbombe am 8./9. April 2024 in Poppelsdorf müssen Teile des Stadtgebietes evakuiert werden. Eine Anreise zum Juridicum über Poppelsdorf ist dann beeinträchtigt.

It’s that time again! On Saturday, July 6, 2024, the graduating class of 2023/24 will celebrate the successful completion of their studies at the Unifest. Online registration for the celebration is now open. We ask that all attendees register by May 31, 2024.

Ist die Schuldenbremse noch zeitgemäß? Verhindert sie wichtige Investitionen in Klimaschutz und Infrastruktur? Oder hilft sie dabei, die richtigen Prioritäten zu setzen

A recent study by Peter Andre (Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE in Frankfurt), Teodora Boneva (University of Bonn), Felix Chopra (University of Copenhagen) and Armin Falk (University of Bonn) demonstrates for the first time that a broad majority of the world’s population supports climate action and is willing to incur a personal cost to fight climate change. The findings, published in Nature Climate Change, are based on a globally representative survey conducted in 125 countries, involving approximately 130,000 individuals. According to the study, 69 percent of the world's population is willing to contribute one percent of their personal income to the fight against climate change – a significant contribution to climate action.