The Berlin School of Economics unites Berlin’s career development programmes at the PhD and Postdoc levels in a single and unique structure. It combines two pre-existing, very successful career development programmes: the Berlin Doctoral Programme in Economics and Management Science (BDPEMS) and the Berlin Economics Research Associates (BERA) programme. The following major institutions active in economics research in Berlin and beyond cooperate within the Berlin School of Economics: The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, TU Berlin, University of Potsdam, ESMT Berlin, the Hertie School, the Rockwool Foundation Berlin, and WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
At the Hertie School, Prof. Dr. Christian Traxler is a member of the Berlin School of Economics board.
The Berlin School of Economics offers four tracks: PhD in Economics and three business tracks (PhD in Accounting, PhD in Finance and PhD in Management).
PhD candidates of Berlin School of Economics who have a Hertie School faculty member as their first supervisor are usually matriculated at the Hertie School, and receive their degree from the Hertie School.
The application deadline to the Berlin School of Economics PhD Program for an intake into the program in October 2025 is January 15, 2025!
