Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences

The Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) at the University of Mannheim provides graduate training in empirical and quantitative methods as well as their application to business, economics, and the social sciences.

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The Center for Doctoral Studies in Business (CDSB) administers the PhD program at the Business School of the University of Mannheim, which is triple accredited by AACSB, EFDM (EQUIS) and AMBA.

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From initial idea to joint publication – CDSS doctoral students Oke Bahnsen and Ulrich Müller tell all

Political scientist Oke Bahnsen and psychologist Ulrich Müller had a bright, interdisciplinary idea early on in their doctoral studies. They applied and won the CDSS Young Scholar Award and now we are very happy to celebrate the resulting joint paper 'State anxiety by itself does not change ...

CDSS Alumna Hadar Nesher Shoshan appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Mainz

Many congratulations to Hadar Nesher Shoshan who is taking up an Assistant Professor position at the University of Mainz. Her research focuses on individuals at work considering interpersonal relationships in and outside of the workplace, emotions and emotional labor at work, employee well-being ...

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to CDSB Alumna Prof. Dr. Elisa Casi-Eberhard

Congratulations to CDSB alumna Prof. Dr. Elisa Casi-Eberhard who has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship to study information exchange and tax revenue extraction in the project TAXFAIR at the NHH Norwegian School of Economics and the International Monetary Fund. For ...

ERC Starting Grant awarded to CDSS Alumnus Lars Leszczensky

The Interplay of Children’s and Parents’ Networks in Shaping Each Other’s Social Worlds European societies are becoming increasingly diverse, for instance in ethnic and religious terms. Though many people are likely to maintain and establish friendships from childhood through to adulthood with ...

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Our 11 full-time three to five year doctoral programs provide access to world-class teaching and a vibrant and international faculty at the forefront of cutting-edge research.

#1 in Germany

in Accounting and Finance, Business and Management and #2 in Politics, Economics and Econometrics – QS University Rankings 2022

#1 in Germany

in Social Sciences, Business and Economics – Times Higher Education Ranking 2022 (ranking by subject)

#1 in Germany

in Finance and Political Science and #2 in Business Administration and Economics – Shanghai Ranking 2022

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Mannheim Graduate School (GESS) @GESSuniMannheim

2022–12-05 11:32

@hadarnes @UBMannheim All the very best for what lies ahead, Hadar! 🍀

Mannheim Graduate School (GESS) @GESSuniMannheim

2022–12-05 11:29

📣 New article alert 📣
In a newly published @FrontPsychol article CDSS doctoral candidate @okebahnsen and co-authors examine whether experimentally induced anxiety affects political attitudes. Congratulations to the authors! 👏 https://t.co/psMMEdt5tv

Mannheim Graduate School (GESS) @GESSuniMannheim

2022–12-05 11:14

@moritzingendahl @WileyPsychology Congratulations to all of you! 👏

Mannheim Graduate School (GESS) @GESSuniMannheim

2022–12-02 16:00

To REGISTER, please complete the registration form on the Information Session’s website: https://t.co/YWFFJSyLXg
Deadline is 11 December 2022. (4/4)