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Applications are now open for the PhD Program intake of 2025

The application portal for the doctoral program of the DIW Graduate Center is now open! Graduates can apply until January 15, 2025 for the 2025 cohort (start: October 2025). The program offers structured doctoral training with a full scholarship in the first year and employment in a department in subsequent years. Applicants should have a Master's degree in economics or related subjects. More information ...

Kick-off for the 2024 PhD Cohort at DIW Berlin

We are excited to welcome the new 2024 cohort of PhD students, with some joining through the Berlin School of Economics (BSoE) and others directly through our program. All of them will conduct their research at DIW Berlin, marking the start of their academic journey with us. We wish them all the best as they embark on the path toward earning their doctorates and look forward to supporting their research ...

Graduation Ceremony 2024

On December 5, the Institute and DIW GC celebrated the graduation of 15 of our graduates with a festive ceremony. After an opening speech by Marcel Fratzscher and an inspiring speech by Prof. Dr. Nicolas Ziebarth, Helmut Lütkepohl was also bid farewell to his well-deserved retirement. The Executive Board and Kerstin Bernoth thanked him warmly for his important work in doctoral training and at the GC. ...

Jonas Hannane has successfully defended his dissertation

Jonas Hannane has successfully defended his dissertation on October 8, 2024 at the Technische Universität Berlin. The dissertation with the title "Three Essays on the Economics of Digitization" was supervised by Professor Dr. Tomaso Duso (DIW Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin) and Professor Dr. Hannes Ullrich (DIW Berlin and University of Copenhagen). Jonas was a PhD student at the Firms and ...

New PhD exchange programme

DIW Graduate Center and the Berlin School of Economics have approved an exchange programme with the PhD programme of the Aix-Marseille School of Economics (AMSE). This includes participation in PhD courses for which you will receive accreditation (please note that core courses are not interchangeable) as well as research stays at the AMSE faculty.  If you are interested in joining AMSE for a few months, ...

Peter Krause: A Pioneer in Household Panel Surveys and Quality of Life Applications

Any Questions concerning our PhD Program?

Join our Open Info Hour! Are you considering applying to the DIW Graduate Center's structured PhD program? This is your chance to learn more about our program, ask questions, and connect directly with our team. Discover how you can benefit from excellent academic training, a vibrant research environment, and a full-time scholarship. We look forward to meeting you! Tuesday, December 17, 9:30-10:30 ...

Fabian Seyrich has successfully defended his dissertation

We congratulate Fabian Seyrich on successfully defending his dissertation on 9 July 2024.The title of the thesis was ‘Five Essays in Macroeconomics’ and he was supervised by Prof Dr Alexander Kriwoluzky and Prof Dr Christian Bayer. Fabian will remain with DIW and the Macroeconomics Department for part of the time. From 15 August 2024, he will also take up a new position as Assistant Professor at the ...

Andreas Leibing has successfully defended his dissertation

Andreas Leibing, who works at the Public Economics Department, has successfully The dissertation with the title "Education, Expectations, and the Economy: Four Essays in Education and Labor Economics" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Katharina Spieß and Prof. Dr. Jan Marcus. We congratulate Andreas on his success and wish him all the best for his future career.

Former DIW Berlin President Gert G. Wagner has Passed Away

Gert G. Wagner passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on January 28, 2024, at the age of 71. He led the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) for many years and later served as the Chairman of the Executive Board (President) of DIW Berlin. “DIW Berlin owes a great deal to Gert G. Wagner. For over 30 years, he made irreplaceable contributions to the development ...