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The Faculty of Economics and Business has again achieved excellent results in this year's edition of the CHE University Ranking and was able to increase significantly the number of placements in the top range, compared to 2020. In comparison to other universities / faculties, students of the Bachelor of Economics and Business Administration particularly value the general study conditions, the...[more]

On February 27, 2023, a project by Bernd Skiera and Jochen Reiner has been awarded the Science Award ("Wissenschaftspreis") 2023 by the EHI Foundation and GS1 Germany. Many sellers spend a lot of money on advertising in the Amazon Marketplace (AM), aiming to increase the visibility of their products. Until now, however, there has been a lack of research evidence on how to optimize this...[more]

Prof. Volker Wieland, Ph.D., Managing Director of the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS) at Goethe University, has been appointed to the "Hessian Council for the Future of the Economy". The Future Council is to develop recommendations for government action in the next legislative period. The first "Hessian Future Report on the Economy" is scheduled to be...[more]

In cooperation with Goethe University Frankfurt, the ASCG opened a Liaison Hub to support the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The objective is to obtain scientific evidence for standard setting activities. The focus should be on sustainability reporting and its harmonization as well as on connectivity with financial reporting. The research cooperation is coordinated by Prof....[more]

Prof. Dr. Peter Gomber, Chair of e-Finance, was elected on January, 23 for three more years as a member of the Exchange Council at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE). The Exchange Council is a key forum for discussing fundamental issues and developments at the FSE. Among other things, the Exchange Council is responsible for the appointment, withdrawal and supervision of the executive management....[more]

Oliver Hinz has achieved an outstanding result in the well-known research ranking that is published every two years by WirtschaftsWoche and that covers business economists working in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The ranking lists the most research-intensive business economists during a five-year period. In the period from 2018 to 2022, Oliver Hinz was placed 11th, among more than 3,250...[more]

The Scientific Advisory Board at the German Federal Ministry of Finance has elected Alfons Weichenrieder, Professor of Economics and Public Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Business and SAFE Fellow, as its Vice Chair for a two-year term beginning January 2023. The advisory board consists of up to 25 experts from the fields of economics and law, acts academically independent, and addresses...[more]