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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News

New episode of the ECONtribute-Wirtschaftspodcast

What are the effects of transparency regulations on politicians’ outside income? Do they influence their behavior? And how do voters react to lucrative side jobs?

The Department Mourns Loss of Professor Bernhard Korte

The Department of Economics is saddened to learn of the passing of one of its members, Professor Bernhard Korte, who died last Saturday, April 26, aged 86.

Maxi Günnewig receives award for digital finance research

Maxi Günnewig has been awarded the Philipp Sandner Award in Digital Finance Research from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and WM Gruppe. He received the 10,000 euro prize for his work on smart banks. The award was presented at the Crypto Assets Conference on 26 March 2025.

Girls' Day sparks interest in Economics

On Girls' Day on 3 April, organized by the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute and the Department of Economics at the University of Bonn, fourteen young schoolgirls took an exciting look at the world of research and economics.

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Events

Tuesday May 13, 2025

Job Market Information Event for Economists

via Zoom

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

What happens after graduation? What career opportunities are there? Where can I work? - These and other relevant questions about the job market for economists ...

Tuesday May 13, 2025

Information on the Internship in the free Elective Area

via Zoom

06:15 PM - 07:00 PM

Are you considering completing an internship during your studies as part of the compulsory elective area? You can find out when the best time is and what ...

Monday May 19, 2025

Faculty Career Day - Job Application Training

via Zoom

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Online workshop: Job application training Speaker: Birgit Klaus Birgit Klaus is an expert in career entry. She specializes in advising students at the ...

Wednesday May 21, 2025

Faculty Career Day - Trade Fair Event

Parkplatz hinter dem ...

10:00 AM - 03:00 PM

The Faculty Careers Day will take place on 21.05.2025 from 10 am to 3 pm. In the exhibition tent in the parking lot behind the Juridicum, many interesting ...

Events

Studying

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

Study Programs

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.

PhD Program

Institutions

Excellence Cluster

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

ECONtribute

Collaborative Research Center

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

CRC TR 224

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.

RTG 2281

Institutes

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

Institutes