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This year, the Faculty of Economics and Business has yet again achieved excellent results in a survey performed and published by Universum, a company specialized in employer branding. Students praise the attractive location, the excellent education, the good employment opportunities, and the international reputation. Regarding the average student satisfaction with their university (on a scale...[more]

For his paper "Bayesian Estimation of DSGE Models with Hamiltonian Monte Carlo," Ph.D. student Balint Tatar received the Honorable Mention Award at this year's International Association for Applied Econometrics conference. The association honors young scientists for special research results they present at the annual conference. His co-author is the IMFS graduate Mátyás Farkas, an...[more]

Dr. Simon Heß, postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Development Economics, was awarded the “Young Researcher Award for Excellence in Policy Relevant Research on Developing Countries” by the Research Group on Development Economics of the Verein für Socialpolitik. The prize recognizes dissertations that combine original research with practical relevance. The prize is awarded with the support of...[more]

Globally, states are seeking to improve their economies’ innovation capacities in order to close technology gaps with competitors. This is all the more relevant for emerging countries such as China in their attempt to avoid the “middle-income trap”. Indeed, China has recently experienced a significant rise in innovation capacities. In order to better understand the sources of this rise, the...[more]

In a SAFE White Paper, financial and legal researchers show that the looser regulations for banks in the Corona crisis conceal the actual risks in bank’s balance sheets - in the long term, this will unsettle investors and jeopardize financial stability Easing the burden on banks in the Corona crisis so that the economy remains liquid is the declared goal that the European Central Bank (ECB),...[more]

Deutsche Börse AG's Capital Markets Academy offers participants an innovation in digital training: In the certificate course "Exchange Trader Cash Market", acquired knowledge can be applied directly in a very realistic stock exchange simulation now. For this purpose, the Capital Markets Academy uses the trading simulation LiveX developed by the University of Frankfurt. LiveX provides...[more]

Now it is official: The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Goethe University has once again received accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). This is the third time since 2005 that the Faculty has achieved the coveted "AACSB accredited" quality seal, which recognizes its excellent standing in the German and international...[more]