Welcome to the Berlin School of Economics

The Berlin School of Economics offers career development programs in economics, accounting, finance and management at the PhD and Postdoc levels in a single and unique structure. It combines two pre-existing, very successful career development programs: the Berlin Doctoral Program in Economics and Management Science (BDPEMS) and the Berlin Economics Research Associates (BERA) program. The following major institutions active in economics research in Berlin and beyond cooperate within the Berlin School of Economics:

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PhD Program

The Berlin School of Economics PhD Program offers PhD tracks in Economics, Accounting, Finance and Management. All tracks are highly compatible with each other and allow for numerous specializations. The doctoral program provides outstanding doctoral students with a vibrant, intensively networked research community and a training structure that will develop their talents in a unique combination of high-level academic and applied research.

Research Associates Program

The Berlin School of Economics Research Associates Program recruits its members from the international job market for new PhD graduates. The program provides a mentoring program and multiple support structures for research activities, travel, and skills development for its members.

Berlin School of Economics Code of Conduct

Statement of our commitment to upholding the ethical and professional standards as the basis for our daily and long-term decisions and actions

New Events

Wednesday20.November

05:00 pm - 06:15 pm
Talk by Tristan Oestermann…
Berliner Forschungskolloquium Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte: Tristan Oestermann (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

Topic: Decolonizing Quinine: A Political History…

Thursday21.November

12:15 pm - 01:30 pm
Talk by Michele Bernasconi…
Research Seminar in Economics: Michele Bernasconi (Ca' Foscari University of Venice)

Topic: Why Do Taxpayers Bunch at Notch Points?…

New INSIGHTS pieces

Tuition Fees and Educational Attainment

by Andreas Leibing (TU Dresden and DIW Berlin)

The Hidden Social Cost of Car Use: Prioritizing Physical Activity in Economic Transport Policy

by Inge van den Bijgaart (Utrecht University School of Economics.), David Klenert (European Commission), Linus Mattauch (TU Berlin), Simona Sulikova…

Housing-Consumption Channel of Mortgage Demand

by Gabriel Ahlfeldt (HU Berlin), Nikodem Szumilo (UCL), and Jagdish Tripathy (Bank of England)

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