Central-German Doctoral Program Economics (CGDE)

The Central-German Doctoral Program in Economics (CGDE) offers an exceptional academic education in economics through research-oriented courses, personal development training, and workshops. The program’s members include the economics departments of TU Dresden, the University of Halle-Wittenberg, the University of Jena, Leipzig University, and the University of Magdeburg, as well as the Ifo Institute for Economic Research Dresden (ifo Dresden) and the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH).

Course Program

The course program comprises First-Year Courses, Special Courses, Personal Qualification Workshops, and the CGDE Doctoral Workshop. First-Year Courses cover Microeconomics (winter term), Macroeconomics (summer term) and Econometrics (winter term). These are taught by internal faculty and are hosted by IWH. Special Courses are held by external researchers, usually cover varying topics, and are hosted by the program’s partner institutions. The annual two-day CGDE Doctoral Workshop offers doctoral students the chance to present their research and receive feedback from senior scholars. The workshop rotates between different institutions.

First-Year Courses

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Special Courses

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Personal Qualification

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Workshops

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Placements (under construction)

Name

First Name

PhD Graduation Year

First Employer

Dany-Knedlik

Geraldine

2018

DIW Berlin

Krause

Thomas

2018

IWH

Langer

Sebastian

2018

Referent für Grundsatzfragen, Mobilitätsstrategien, Nachhaltigkeit der Mobilität, Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Verkehr

Müller

Carola

2018

ECB

Näther

Maria

2018

Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht FINMA

Ochsner

Christian

2018

Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI

Rehbein

Oliver

2018

University of Bonn

Cumurovic

Aida

2019

DIW Berlin - German Institute for Economic Research

Larin

Benjamin

2019

University of St.Gallen

Latsos

Sophia Anastasia

2019

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz

Littke

Helge

2019

Deutsche Bundesbank

Lyu

Jingjin

2019

University of Münster

Plaga

Timo

2019

Chief Economist at Sparkasse Hannover

Pohle

Felix

2019

Moody's Analytics

Rövekamp

Ingmar

2019

European Energy Exchange AG

Schmidt

Kirsten

2019

Deutsche Bundesbank

Becker

Chris

2020

European Energy Exchange

Bershadskyy

Dmitri

2020

Otto-von-Guericke-University

Mertens

Matthias

2020

IWH

Rößler

Martin

2020

BARMER Institut für Gesundheitssystemforschung (bifg)

Weigt

Eva

2020

Silicon Castles GmbH

Wieschemeyer

Matthias

2020

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz

Zwerschke

Patrick

2020

SBW Haus des Lernens AG

Böhm

Hannes

2021

European Commodity Clearing AG, European Energy Exchange AG

Bräuer

Richard

2021

IWH

Knoblach

Michael

2021

Nürnberger Versicherung

Löfflad

Hans Torben

2021

Tech Lead AI Engineers at STACKIT

Mavropoulos

Antonios

2021

LPA CapTech Group

Scherer

Jan-Christopher

2021

ECB

Schult

Christoph

2021

IWH

Stieglitz

Moritz

2021

Deutsche Bundesbank

Wagner

Konstantin

2021

LPA CapTech Group

Claudio

Joao Carlos

2022

Statistisches Bundesamt, Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung

Gantert

Konstantin

2022

Tilburg University

Hölscher

Lisa

2022

Geschäftsstelle des Wissenschaftsrats

Müller

Isabella

2022

DIW Econ

Nawaz

Fahim

2022

Lecturer in Economics, University of Peshawar

Neuschäffer

Georg

2022

About You, Hamburg

Seifert

Friederike

2022

Agency for Strategic Reforms under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Singer

Alexander

2022

Leipzig University

Sondershaus

Talina

2022

Lund University School for Economics and Management

de Boer

Jantke

2023

Juniorprofessur International Monetary Macroeconomics, Ruhr Universität Bochum

Heisig

Katharina

2023

Sächsische Staatskanzlei

McShane

William

2023

The American University of Paris

Staffa

Ruben

2023

DIW Berlin

Waibel

Joschka

2023

Verivox GmbH

Bighelli

Tommaso

2024

Bank of England

Bruch

Jan

2024

European Energy Exchange AG

Dube

Isha

2024

University of Oldenburg

Lamprecht

Julian

2024

Wirtschaftsministerium des Freistaats Bayern

Maghularia

Rita

2024

WifOR

Nauerth

Jannik André

2024

SachsenEnergie

Naumann

Fabrice

2024

Assistant of the Chairwoman of the German Council of Economic Experts, LMU München

Plümpe

Verena

2024

IWH

Sfrappini

Eleonora

2024

University of St. Andrews Business School

Program Management

Program Manager: Dr Andrej Drygalla
Course Organization: Ms Annett Hartung

Program Committee

Professor Dr Uwe Cantner
Professor Michael Koetter, PhD  (Spokesperson)
Professor Dr Michael Kvasnicka
Professor Dr Malte Rieth
Professor Dr Thomas Steger
Professor Dr Marcel Thum

Electronic Mailing List

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Information for Lecturers

A set of basic information about the preparation of the courses can be found here.

Information for PhD Students

Please state in your registration if you require a graded certificate associated with an exam. Preference will be given to doctoral students with exam requirements.