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.

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

Peter Andre has been awarded the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for his research expertise in behavioral economics, particularly in relation to human behavior in the context of climate change. The economist, who graduated from the Department of Economics at the University of Bonn and completed his doctorate at the Bonn Graduate School of Economics, is one of ten prize winners in 2025. The Department of Economics at the University of Bonn congratulates Peter Andre on this important award.

The Bonn Graduate School of Economics successfully organized this year’s Manchot Lecture, continuing our tradition of fostering high-level academic exchange in economics. The event drew an engaged audience of around 140 attendees, including students, faculty members, and guests from the broader academic community. The lecture featured an inspiring presentation by Dirk Bergemann, who shared insights on "The Role of Information Design in the Digital Economy", sparking a lively discussion. We sincerely thank Dirk Bergemann for sharing his expertise, and we appreciate the contributions of everyone who took part in the event.

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.

The 2025 EDP Jamboree will be hosted by the Bonn Graduate School of Economics (BGSE) on September 11-12, 2025 in Bonn. The aim of the annual meeting is to bring together doctoral students of the participating graduate schools in Barcelona, Bonn, Florence, Louvain, Paris, and Tel Aviv. The meeting provides an active forum for doctoral researchers to discuss their findings, seek feedback, exchange ideas for future research and promote active collaboration. We welcome submissions and registrations from all EDP students. Board and lodging for registered EDP-students are taken care of by the BGSE. Local Organizers at the University of Bonn:Prof. Dr. Sebastian KubeDr. Silke KinzigManisha Sindezingue For questions please contact: info.bgse@uni-bonn.de Submission Deadline: June 01, 2025 Registration Webpage: https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/bgse/en/reg/2025-edp-jamboree

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. Sign up now for the lecture and the following get-together on May 06! https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/bgse/en/reg/manchot-lecture-2025-bgse-registration (REGISTRATION CLOSED) Bergemann's research is in the area of game theory, contract theory, venture capital, and market design. His most recent work is in the area of auction and information design. His research is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, the Knight Foundation, the Omidyar Network and Google. (excerpt taken from https://economics.yale.edu/people/dirk-bergemann)

The application period has ended as of January 15. We wish the best of luck to all applicants!