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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Hot of the press – GESS 2022 awards are in

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Ira's got no beef with her best poster award! Congratulations to CDSS doctoral student Ira Herwig

Ira received one of this year's European Health Psychology ...

New video of GESS Dean of Graduate Studies and CDSE Academic Director, Professor Antonio Ciccone discussing latest research

New video of GESS Dean of Graduate Studies and CDSE Academic ...

Carol Seregni started an Assistant Professorship in Accounting at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Many congratulations to Carol Seregni on starting an ...

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

Twitter

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Leo Schmallenbach @LSchmallenbach

2022-09-23 14:22

Super proud to be among the @GESSuniMannheim award winners 2022 together with Himani Singh and Mona Reber for our paper „Knowledge recombination in teams with women vs men stars“ 🌟

Thank you @GESSuniMannheim and congratulations to all other awardees 🍾🍻🥂 https://t.co/hgzWI9GJRd

Mannheim Graduate School (GESS) @GESSuniMannheim

2022-09-23 12:10

📣 New article alert 📣
Congratulations to CDSS doctoral candidate Laura-Ashley Fraunfelter and co-authors on their newest publication! They provide a systematic review and meta-analysis of empirical findings to better understand the link between fear generalization and anxiety. https://t.co/TJJr2MjISJ

Malte Grönemann @GroenemannMalte

2022-09-23 11:37

My first self-designed seminar "Introduction to Urban Sociology" was awarded by @GESSuniMannheim! Sweet, sweet recognition... https://t.co/VLneOi8iaa

Mannheim Graduate School (GESS) @GESSuniMannheim

2022-09-23 11:08

... of the 2021 German Federal Election', Politische Vierteljahresschrift.

Teaching Awards:
CDSB: Leonie Gehrmann
CDSE: Yulia Evsyukova and @DavFMueller
CDSS: @GroenemannMalte and Clara Husson

Congratulations to all award winners! (4/4)