Bonn Graduate School of Economics


The Bonn Graduate School of Economics, commonly referred to as BGSE, is the graduate school of the Department of Economics within the Faculty of Law and Economics of the University of Bonn. The BGSE is one of the leading research institutions in the field of economics in Germany. The school offers a master program in economics and a doctoral program with an integrated master degree. Students who want to pursue a doctoral degree can specialize in economic research within the master program and then continue with the dissertation phase. The BGSE is a founding member of the European Doctoral Program in Quantitative Economics. Students benefit from the collaborative research activities of the BGSE with the , Institute for the Study of Labor, the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, the
The BGSE pursues research activities in the following five research areas:
The BGSE has collaborations with the following international partners:
The faculty comprises almost 40 professors and about 50 assistants. Many of them have received major awards, such as:
Director/Speaker of the BGSE is Benny Moldovanu.

Placements

BGSE alumni have obtained prestigious positions at universities in the U.S., in Europe and in Germany. In addition, many now work in the non-academic sector.