University of Mannheim - GESS - Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences
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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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The Center for Doctoral Studies in Economics (CDSE) administers the PhD program at the Department of Economics of the University of Mannheim.

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The Center for Doctoral Studies in Social and Behavioral Sciences (CDSS) administers PhD programs in Political Science, Psychology and Sociology in close collaboration with the School of Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim.

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CDSS Alumnus Patrick Bayer appointed full professor at University of Glasgow
Patrick will be joining the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow as full Professor in Environmental Sustainability & Democracy in May 2023. Very exciting news – many congratulations!
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Best Student Paper Award for CDSB doctoral candidate Maximilian Beichert and alumnus Dr. Andreas Bayerl
Many congratulations to CDSB doctoral candidate Maximilian Beichert and alumnus Dr. Andreas Bayerl on receiving the Best Student Paper Award at the Workshop on Information Systems and Economics – WISE conference 2022 hosted at Copenhagen Business School for their joint work with Professor Jacob ...
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Prize for the Best Economic Policy Advising Project awarded to CDSB Alumnae
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to CDSB alumnae, Dr. Theresa Bührle and Dr. Leonie Fischer, who were recently awarded, together with Professor Dr. Christoph Spengel, the Prize for the Best Economic Policy Advising Project by the ZEW Sponsors’ Association for their study “Immediate Tax ...
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 ...
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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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