Congratulations! Lorenzo Ranaldi graduated from Bonn Graduate School of Economics.

Starting in the 2026/27 winter semester, the Department of Economics, in collaboration with the Institute of Computer Science, will expand its academic offerings to include a bachelor’s program in Economics and Computer Science. The program combines a solid foundation in economics with modern methods of computer science, thereby responding to the growing demands of a data-driven and digitalized economy

The Department of Economics and the Bonn Graduate School of Economics (BGSE) are introducing the Cläre Tisch Dissertation Prize in Economics, a new annual award recognizing outstanding doctoral research conducted within the BGSE. The prize will be presented for the first time at this year's Manchot Lecture.

Research thrives on interdisciplinary exchange. With this in mind, the Department of Economics and the Department of Law of the Faculty of Law and Economics once again came together on 10 June 2026 for their joint Faculty Research Day. A networking reception held afterwards offered participants the opportunity to continue scholarly discussions and foster connections across the faculty.

As part of its annual Teaching Awards Ceremony, the Faculty of Management and Economics also recognizes exceptional tutorial teaching by awarding prizes to the most outstanding and dedicated tutors. At the Faculty Celebration held this year, Constantin Bona and Anna Sabine Stölben were honored with the Best Tutor Award for the Summer Semester 2025 and the Winter Semester 2025/26, respectively.

Mothers in Western Germany work, on average, around two months less per year than mothers in Eastern Germany. More than three decades after German reunification, this indicates that significant differences in mothers’ work behavior persist. These findings come from a new study by Zainab Iftikhar (University of Bonn), Bastien Chabé-Ferret (Middlesex University), and JungJae Park (Yonsei University), which was funded by the EPoS Economic Research Center at the Universities of Bonn and Mannheim.

The Rectorate of the University of Bonn and the Faculty of Law and Economics award annual teaching prizes to lecturers who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in teaching. These awards recognize and highlight excellence in teaching at the University of Bonn.

People around the world are more cooperative than we believe. This is shown by a new study in the renowned scientific journal Science, authored by Prof. Peter Andre (Goethe University Frankfurt), Prof. Teodora Boneva (University of Bonn), Prof. Dr. Felix Chopra (Frankfurt School of Finance), and Prof. Dr. Armin Falk (University of Bonn).