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.

Doctoral programs

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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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CDSB doctoral candidate Patricia Breuer received Best Conference Paper Award of the German Academic Association of Business Research

Congratulations to CDSB doctoral candidate Patricia Breuer ...

Outstanding! CDSE doctoral student Christina Meyer receives Gerhard Fürst Award

Congratulations to CDSE doctoral student Christina Meyer on ...

CDSB Alumnus Alexander Hillert started new Professorship in Finance and Data Science

Hillert started the Professorship at the Leibniz Institute ...

CDSB Alumna Elisa Casi-Eberhard received the Karin-Islinger-Award for her dissertation on Tax Transparency

CDSB Alumna Elisa Casi-Eberhard who currently holds a ...

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Rankings

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

#1 in Germany

for Business, Economics and Social Sciences – QS University Rankings 2019

#1 in Germany

#4 in Europe and #33 worldwide in Business and Economics – Times Higher Education Ranking 2019 (ranking by subject)

#1 in Germany

for Business Administration and Political Science and #2 in Finance and Communication – Shanghai Ranking 2019

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Mannheim Graduate School (GESS) @GESSuniMannheim

2022-08-04 11:10

No better way to start August than by congratulating CDSS alum, Dr. @moritzingendahl, on his new position at @ruhrunibochum! We hope you have a wonderful first day, Moritz! https://t.co/CBrHS1pOfx

Mannheim Center for Data Science (MCDS) @MaDataScience

2022-08-04 10:32

MCDS and @eu_engage jointly offer a new lecture series on the topic of “Data Science in Action” in fall semester 2022. Lectures will be held in English online via zoom every Thursday from 12 to 1.30 pm. More information & registration under https://t.co/M00i2YZsLL https://t.co/oLpvE73bKw

Levin Kubeth @LevinKubeth

2022-07-29 20:08

Wie twittern deutsche Politikerïnnen? Der Politikwissenschaftler @marius_saeltzer hat 1,2 Millionen Tweets zur Bundestagswahl analysiert. Ein Interview über Parteitreue, Negative Campaigning und den Datenschatz für die Wissenschaft. @derspiegel

https://t.co/xwYSAtHJ5A https://t.co/G7ldiODOml

Marius Sältzer @marius_saeltzer

2022-07-29 20:08

Mein kurzes Interview mit @LevinKubeth @derspiegel zur Twitternutzung deutscher PolitikerInnen.

https://t.co/s7IZwbkcYW