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.
The economist Philipp Strack, who received his diploma from the University of Bonn and his doctorate from the Bonn Graduate School of Economics, has been awarded the John Bates Clark Medal by the American Economic Association. The Clark Medal awards American economists under the age of forty who have made a significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge. It is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in the field of economics and is second only to the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Many of the winners have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize later in their careers. Although the Clark Medal is advertised as a prize for US-American economists, it is sufficient for candidates to be working in the USA at the time of the award; US-American citizenship is not required for consideration.
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.
Die Preise für Wohnimmobilien sind 2023 so stark gefallen wie noch nie seit Beginn der systematischen Immobilienpreiserfassung in Deutschland vor rund 60 Jahren. Dies gilt für alle Wohnsegmente, also Eigentumswohnungen, Ein- und Mehrfamilienhäuser. Das zeigt das jüngste Update des German Real Estate Index (GREIX) mit Daten für das 4. Quartal 2023, in dem sich der Preisverfall aber nicht mehr in der Breite fortgesetzt hat. Der Greix ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt der Gutachterausschüsse für Grundstückswerte, des Exzellenzclusters ECONtribute der Universitäten Bonn und zu Köln sowie dem IfW Kiel. Dabei werden die Kaufpreissammlungen der Gutachterausschüsse, die notariell beglaubigte Verkaufspreise enthalten, nach aktuellen wissenschaftlichen Standards ausgewertet. Alle Daten für momentan 19 Städte sind frei verfügbar unter www.greix.de.
Do climate change deniers bend the facts to avoid having to modify their environmentally harmful behavior? Researchers from the Department of Economics of the University of Bonn and the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) ran an online experiment involving 4,000 US adults, and found no evidence to support this idea. The authors of the study were themselves surprised by the results. Whether they are good or bad news for the fight against global heating remains to be seen. The study is being published in the journal “Nature Climate Change.”