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Name

Dissertation Title

Chair / Co-chair

Placement

Current Position

2024

Arnold, Fabian	Essays in Energy Economics: Incentives and Consumer Response	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / Oliver Ruhnau
(*) Hansen, Philipp Christian	Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Financial Risk	Jörg Breitung / Dominik Wied
Harrs, Sören	Essays on Economic Decision-Making in Times of Crisis	Bettina Rockenbach / Frederik Schwerter
Hidalgo Villacís, Eduardo Iván	Essays on the Economics of Indigenous Peoples and Violence in Latin America	Erik Hornung / Susanne Prantl
Lencz, Dominik	Essays on the Market Design and Regulation in Energy Economics	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / Christian Tode
Markefke, Theresa Freya	The Role of Institutions, Firm Wage Policies, and Working Time for Labor Market Prospects of Employees - Essays in Labor Economics	Michael Krause / Christian Bredemeier
Melentyeva, Valentina	Essays in Labor and Gender Economics	Sebastian Siegloch / Anna Bindler / Holger Stichnoth
Müller-Rehm, Rebekka	Essays on Institutions in Health Care and Labor Markets	Michael Krause / Christian Bredemeier
Reinhardt, Jan Lukas	Essays on Social Cohesion	Bettina Rockenbach / Axel Ockenfels
Schlund, David	Essays on the Economics of Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / Oliver Ruhnau
Schmidt, Stefan Alexander	Essays in Behavioral Economics	Martin Sutter / Axel Ockenfels
Schuster, Florian	Public Policy in Financial Markets and Government Finances	Felix Bierbrauer / Andreas Schabert
Wildgrube, Theresa	Essays on the Economics of Carbon Pricing	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / Felix Bierbrauer
Wysietzki, Marco	Essays on Public Economics	Felix Bierbrauer / Andreas Schabert
Zinke, Jonas	On Market Designs for the Transition of Power Systems towards Climate Neutrality	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / Oliver Ruhnau

 

2023

Gramb, Marius	Essays on Microeconomic Theory	Christoph Schottmüller / Alexander Westkamp	Quantitative Risk Manager, Roland Rechtsschutz	Quantitative Risk Manager, Roland Rechtsschutz
Monteiro, Sofia Gabriela Youngleson	The Behavioural Economics of Interventions for Healthier Beliefs, Choices and Outcomes	Matthias Sutter / Bettina Rockenbach	Postdoc, Kiel Institute for the World Economy	Postdoc, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Priyam, Shambhavi	Essays in Behavioral Development Economics	Matthias Sutter	Young Professional - Economist, The World Bank	Young Professional - Economist, The World Bank
Lucas Radke- Arden	Essays in Monetary Economics	Johannes Pfeifer / Michael Krause	Economist, Deutsche Bundesbank	Economist, Deutsche Bundesbank
Recker, Clemens	Essays on selected regulatory issues of liberal professions	Achim Wambach / Michael Krause	Strategie & Transformation, Ministerium der Finanzen des Landes Nordhein Westfalen	Strategie & Transformation, Ministerium der Finanzen des Landes Nordhein Westfalen
Sarin, Maivand	On Discrimination and Responsible Consumption: Essays in Behavioral Economics	Bernd Irlenbusch / Oliver Gürtler	Management Consultant, DHL Consulting	Management Consultant, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Stein, Caroline	HOW SOCIAL NORMS AND ETHICS SHAPE ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR - Three Essays in Experimental Economics -	Bernd Irlenbusch / Matthias Sutter	Data Analyst, Neue Zürcher Zeitung	Data Scientist, FUNKE
(*) Stenz, Hartmut Jakob	Topics in the statistical analysis of rare events and high- dimensional data sets	Jörg Breitung / Rainer Dyckerhoff	Lecturer, Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung	Lecturer, Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung
Struth, Lennart Niklas	Essays in Organizational Economics	Oliver Gürtler / Christoph Schottmüller	Associate Consultant, b.telligent	Consultant, b.telligent
(*) Zenzes, Johanna Maria	Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Behavioral and Environmental Risk Factors on Infants’ Health at Birth: A Causal Machine Learning Approach	Tom Zimmermann / D. Wiesen	Assistant Professor of Econometrics, University of St. Gallen	Assistant Professor of Econometrics, University of St. Gallen

2022

Bocklet, Johanna	Essays on the Market Design of the EU Emission Trading System	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / Felix Bierbrauer	Senior Research Consultant, EWI - University of Cologne	Manager Politics and Regulation, E.ON Germany
Breuer, Kevin Leonard	Essays on Market Design	Axel Ockenfels / Alexander Westkamp
Chen, Yiqiu	Essays on Incentives in Matching Markets	Alexander Westkamp / Christoph Schottmüller	Data Scientist, HOSPITALITY.digital	Data Scientist, HOSPITALITY.digital
Farukh, Razi	Essays on Credence Goods with Applications to Health Care and News Markets	Matthias Heinz / Johannes Münster
Hinkel, Niklas	Quantitative Essays on Resource and Energy Economics	Van Anh Vuong / Marc Oliver Bettzüge	Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied System Analysis	Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied System Analysis
Kaldorf, Matthias Chriostopher	Essays on Macroeconomics, Collateral, and Default Risk	Martin Barbie / Andreas Schabert	Economist, Deutsche Bundesbank	Economist, Deutsche Bundesbank
Möller, Markus	Essays on Matching Markets	Alexander Westkamp / Christoph Schottmüller	Visiting Scholar, Boston College	Postdoc, University of Bonn
(*) Reh, Laura Annabelle	Dynamic Modeling and Forecasting of Financial Portfolio Weights	Roman Liesenfeld / Jörg Breitung	Treasury Risk Analysis and Data Science, Bayer	Treasury Risk Analysis and Data Science, Bayer
Salicath, Daniel	Working Title: Essays in Behavioral Economics	Matthias Sutter / Bettina Rockenbach	Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods	Senior Advisor, Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration
Vogel, Marius	Essays in Public Economics	Felix Bierbrauer / Johannes Münster	Advisor, Wissenschaftsrat	Tax Policy Advisor, Fraktion DIE LINKE. im Bundestag
Wicknig, Florian	Essays in Monetary and Financial Economics	Andreas Schabert / Michael Krause	Economist, Deutsche Bundesbank	Economist, European Central Bank

 

2021

Cam, Eren	Essays on the Economics of Energy Systems and Markets	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / D. Lindenberg	Senior Research Consultant & Head of Energy Commodities	Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency
Fugger, Carina	Experiments on Climate Change Mitigation	Achim Wambach / Oliver Gürtler	Specialist - Strategy and Transformation, Zurich Insurance	Specialist - Strategy and Transformation, Zurich Insurance
(*) Hartkopf, Jan Patrick	Modeling and Forecasting of Realized Covariance Matrices of Asset Returns using State-Space Models	Roman Liesenfeld / Jörg Breitung	Risk Model Developer & Project Lead, parcIT GMBH	Senior Data Scientist, AXA
Hartmann, Anna Anja Brigitte	Essays on Macroeconomics and Labor Markets	Michael Krause / C. Bredemeier
Hintermayer, Martin Otto	On the Theory of Emissions Trading - Applications to the EU ETS	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / Felix Bierbrauer	Senior Consultant, Roland Berger	Chief of Staff Regulated & Infrastructure, Roland Berger
Just, Lisa	Essays on Electricity Market Design and the Regulation of Distribution Networks	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / Christoph Schottmüller	Senior Research Consultant, EWI - Universität zu Köln	Senior Research Consultant, EWI - Universität zu Köln
Mertesacker, Sebastian	Essays on the Empirical Analysis of Residential Energy Demand	Van Anh Vuong / Johannes Münster	Analyst, Frontier Economics	Economic Consultant, Frontier Economics
Schmidt, Lukas	On Market Designs for Emission Reduction - Interplay of Carbon and Power Market	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / P. Cramton
Schneider, Cornelius Johannes Franziskus	Three Essays on Experimental Public Economics	Felix Bierbrauer / Ch. Engel	Postdoc, University of Mannheim	Postdoc, University of Mannheim
(*) Umbach, Simon Lineu	Macroeconomic Forecasting and Evaluation with Supervised and Neutral Network Reinforced Factor Models	Jörg Breitung / R. Kruse-Becher	Data Scientist, AXA	Head of Data Analytics, AXA

 

2020

Ackfeld, Viola Sophia	Essays on Repugnancein Economic Transactions	Prof. Dr. Axel Ockenfels /
Bernau, Patrick	Learning. Giving. Teaming Up. Essays in Economic Decision Experiments	Prof. Dr. Matthias Sutter /
Föll, Tobias	Essays in Labor Economics and Labor Market Policy	Prof. Michael Krause, PhD /
Kerkhof, Anna-Kristina	Essays in Media Economics	Prof. Dr. Johannes Münster /
Kutzker, Tim	Specification Testing in Econometric Models	Prof. Dr. Dominik Wied /
Löbbing, Jonas	Essays on Economic Inequality	Prof. Dr. Peter Funk /
Loenser, Christian	Essays on Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation	Prof. Dr. Andreas Schabert /
Verrina, Eugenio	Essays on Moral and Ethical Behavior in Experimental Economics	Prof. Dr. Bettina Rockenbach /

 

2019

Becker, Fabian	Essays On the Optimal Interplay of Early and Late Education Subsidies and Taxation	Alexander Ludwig / Martin Barbie
Beiler, Hendrik	Essays on the Economics of Entrepreneurship	Susanne Prantl / D. Sliwka
Mass, Helene	Robust Behavior in Auctions	Achim Wambach / Felix Bierbrauer	Postdoc, University of Bonn	Assistant Professor, University of Vienna
(*) Otto, Sven	Three Essays on Structural Stability of Time Series Models	Jörg Breitung / Dominik Wied	Postdoc, University of Bonn	Assistant Professor, University of Cologne
Peter, Jakob	Essays on Structural Stability of Time Series Models	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / D. Lindenberger	Senior Manager, Enertrag AG / CAPHENIA GmbH	Secretary General, Expertenrat für Klimafragen
Praxmarer, Matthias	The role of social cues and social reference points in economic decision-making	Mathias Sutter / Bettina Rockenbach	Senior Research Fellow Behavioral Economics, Max Planck Society	Controlling, Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG
Saxler, David	Bahavior in Everyday Life. Experimental evidence on collaborative cheating, social responsibility and risk aversion	Bernd Irlenbusch / M. Heinz
Schulte, Simon	Essays on Supply Diversification of the European Natural Gas Market	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / D. Lindenberger	Manager & Head of Gas Markets, EWI - University of Cologne	Head of Business Development - Hydrogen Germany, Uniper
(*) Stark, Florian	Detecting Structural Breaks in Factor Copula Models and in Vectors of Dependence Measures	Dominik Wied / J. Steinebach
Thenée, Frederik	Essays on Entry Costs and the Firm Population	Susanne Prantl / M. Heinz	Postdoc, University of Cologne
Tonke, Sebastian	Using Behavioral Interventions to Foster Resource Sustainability	Bettina Rockenbach / Matthias Sutter	Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Society	Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Society
Untertrifaller, Anna	Coorperation, Diligence, and Ethical Behavior: Four Essays in Experimental Economics	Matthias Sutter /  Bettina Rockenbach
Viehmann, Johannes	Essays on market design and strategic behavior in short-term power markets	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / F. Höffler
(*) Wigger, Christoph	Essays on the Impact of Skilled Immigration on Innovation	Susanne Prantl / Jörg Breitung

 

2018

Asfuroglu, Dila	Essays on Inflation in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries	Andreas Schabert / Michael Krause	Instructor, Bogazici University	Assistant Professor, MEF University
(*) Bekierman, Jeremias	Modeling and Forecasting Asset Volatility	Roman Liesenfeld / D. Hess	Manager, Deloitte	Senior Manager, Deloitte
Bendel, Daniel	Essays on Monetary Policy, Banking and Business Cycles	Andreas Schabert / M. Scheffel	Data Scientist, eyeo	Lecturer, University of Witten Herdecke
Fischer, Mira	Essays in Behavioral Economics of Education: Experimental and Empirical Studies on Information	D. Sliwka / Bernd Irlenbusch	Postdoc, WZB Berlin Social Science Center	Postdoc, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Flore, Raphael	Optimal Financing Structures	Felix Bierbrauer / M. Hellwig	Economic Consultant, Frontier Economics	Economic Consultant, Frontier Economics
(*) Kemper, Thorsten	Child Leisure Activities and Skill Development	Peter Funk / Jörg Breitung
Löffler, Max	Essays in Public and Labor Economics	Felix Bierbrauer / A. Peichl	Economist, ifo Institute	Assistant Professor, Maastricht University
Obermüller, Frank	Essays on the Efficient Integration of Renewable Energies into Electricities	F. Höffler / Marc Oliver Bettzüge	Economist, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW)	Manager, optEnergy Consulting
Paulus, Simon	Essays in Energy Economics	Van Anh Vuong / Marc Oliver Bettzüge
Schielke, Anne Lydia Gisela	Providing and Conserving Collective Goods	Bettina Rockenbach / Johannes Münster
Ungerer, Martin	Four Essays on Inequality and Migration	D. Jaeger / Michael Krause	Big Data Analyst, Deutsche Bahn Fernverkehr AG	Advanced Researcher and Graduate Study Coordinator, ZEW
Wagner, Johannes	Essays on Renewable Energy in Liberalized Electricity Markets	F. Höffler / Marc Oliver Bettzüge
Weiser, Florian	Four Essays in Imperfections in Energy Markets	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / F. Höffler
Zoller, Claudia	Essays on fairness, coordination, and diligence - Experimental evidence from children and young adults	Matthias Sutter / Bettina Rockenbach	Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute	Research Advisor, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre

 

2017

Boonmanunt, Suparee	Time preferences, conservation and the role of groups: Experiments in Thailand	Bettina Rockenbach / Matthias Sutter	Lecturer, Mahidol University	Assistant Professor, Mahidol University
Busch, Christopher	Essays on Individual Labor Income Dynamics	Michael Krause / Alexander Ludwig	Assistant Professor, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics	Associate Professor, LMU München
Kaufmann, Christoph	Essays in Monetary and International Macroeconomics	Andreas Schabert / Michael Krause		Senior Financial Stability Expert, EZB
Knaut, Andreas	Essays on the Integration of Renewables in Electricity Markets	F. Höfler / Marc Oliver Bettzüge
Münstermann, Leonard	Invaliditätsversicherung zwischen Markt und Staat - ein konstitutionenökonomischer Reformvorschlag	Achim Wambach / H. Schradin	CEO & Founder, Ausus Office Services	CEO & Founder, Ruhrwelt Grundbesitz GmbH
Paschmann, Martin Heinrich	Five Essays on the Economics of Short-term Power System Flexibility	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / Van Anh Vuong	Data Scientist, REWE Digital GmbH	Director Data Strategy, AI & Data Science, Douglas
(*) Pokotylo, Oleksii	Depth- and Potential-Based Supervised Learning	K. Mosler / Jörg Breitung	IT Consultant, Accenture	Software Engineer / Data Scientist, PwC Deutschland
Pollak, Andreas	Essays on Mechanism Design & Industrial Organization	Axel Ockenfels / Oliver Gürtler
Schielke, Anna Lydia Gisela	Providing and Conserving Collective Goods	Bettina Rockenbach / Johannes Münster
Sommer, Eric	Essays in Empirical Public Economics	Felix Bierbrauer / A. Peichl	Research Associate, IZA Institute of Labor Economics	Research Fellow, IZA Institute of Labor Economics
(*) Vogler, Jan	Analysis of Latent Gaussian Models with Spatial Dependence	Roman Liesenfeld / Dominik Wied
Waligora, Marcin	Behavior in Rent-Seeking Contests: The Role of Beliefs, Bounded Rationality, Envy, and Group Identity	Bettina Rockenbach / Sliwka	Analyst, Frontier Economics	Manager, Frontier Economics

 

2016

Arentz, Christine	Bürgerprivatversicherung: Weiterentwicklung und Wege zu ihrer Implementierung im deutschen Gesundheitssystem	Achim Wambach / H. Schradin	Research Assistant, UNECE & Bundesbank	Professor, University of Applied Sciences Cologne
(*) Bazovkin, Pavlo	Geometrical Methodsin Multivariate Risk Management: Algorithms and Applications	K. Mosler / Jörg Breitung
Feldhaus, Christoph	Social Context and Behavior under Uncertainty	Axel Ockenfels / Bernd Irlenbusch / Kölle		Academic Council, Ruhr University of Bochum
Fugger, Nicolas	Essays on Procurement Design	Achim Wambach / Axel Ockenfels	Researcher, ZEW	Professor, University of Köln
Hummel, Caroline-Antonia	Challenges of Fiscal Federalism: The Fiscal Effects of Equalization, Credit Access and Transfer Dependency	Clemens Fuest / Felix Bierbrauer
Kajackaite, Agne	Economics of Ethical and Prosocial Behavior: Experiments on Social Responsibility, Ignorance, and Cheating	D. Sliwka / Bernd Irlenbusch	Postdoc, University of Southern California	Senior Assistant Professor, University of Milan
Kruse, Jürgen	Empirical Essays on Energy, the Environment, and Innovation	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / C. Growitsch
Läufer, Ines	Zur Absicherung des Prämienrisikos im Krankenversicherungssystem der USA vor und nach dem Affordable Care Act	Achim Wambach / H. Schradin	Advisor, Bundesgesundheits- ministerium	Head of Department Inhouse Consulting, Landschaftsverband Rheinland
Lichter, Andreas	Essays on the Economics of the Labor Market	Michael Krause / G. Pfann	Research Associate, IZA Bonn	Junior Professor, HHU Düsseldorf
Rauch, Anna	Empirical Essays on Fiscal Federalism	Felix Bierbrauer / A. Peichl
(*) Tischler, Benjamin	Four Essays on the Economics of Oil and Gas Markets	Van Anh Vuong / Jörg Breitung		Team leader, AI4Energy

 

2015

Danilov, Anastasia	Social Norms and Behavior in Teams. Evidence from Economic Experiments	D. Sliwka / Bettina Rockenbach		Assistant Professor, Einstein Center Digital Future, Humboldt University of Berlin
Gössl, Florian	Essays on competiton policy	Achim Wambach / Oliver Gürtler / Johannes Münster	Corporate Development Consultant, AXA	Head of SME Property, AXA
Heuermann, Karen Charlotte	Topics in Behavioral Economics – Cooperation in Social Dilemmas and Intertemporal Decision-Making	Bettina Rockenbach / M. Nardotto / M. Schröder
Mans, Johannes	Trust in Markets - Essays on Feedback Systems and Advice Giving	Axel Ockenfels / D. Sliwka	Consultant, Kienbaum	Senior Expert Compensation & Benefits, REWE
Rilke, Rainer Michael	Experiments on Ethical Bahavior Strategic Interactions Cooperation, Honest, and Fairness	Bernd Irlenbusch / E. Hölzl	Assistant Professor, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management	Professor, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Rückert, Désiréé	Essays in Public Economics	Felix Bierbrauer / Johannes Münster	Economist, European Investment Bank (EIB)	Economist, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Schön, Matthias	Life Cycle Economics, Health, and Inequality	Alexander Ludwig / Michael Krause	Economist, Deutsche Bundesbank	Economist, Deutsche Bundesbank
Zeppenfeld, Christoph	Decisions under Uncertainty: Preferences, Institutions, and Social Interaction	Bettina Rockenbach / Achim Wambach	Founder and CEO, SWARM	Senior Operations Manager, evolutiq GmbH
Zhurakhovska, Lilia	Impartial Decision Makers and other Third Parties in Moral and Social Dilemmas An Experimental Analysis	Bettina Rockenbach / D. Sliwka	Assistant Professor, Mercator School of Management	Assistant Professor, Mercator School of Management

 

2014

Burghaus, Kerstin	Endogenous growth, technical change and pollution control: Insights from a Schumpeterian growth model with productivity growth and green innovation	Peter Funk /  Alexander Ludwig	Postdoc, University of Cologne	Economist, ifo Institute
Conrads, Julian	Essays in Behavioral Business Ethics	Bernd Irlenbusch / Matthias Sutter	Senior Consultant, concern GmbH	Professor, THM Business School
Dobroschke, Stephan	Industrieller Elektrizitätskonsum und staatliche Lenkungsoptionen – Eine Bewertung am Beispiel amtlich verfügbarer Firmendaten	Felix Bierbrauer / F. Höffler
Dörrenberg, Philipp	Empirical Essays on Tax Compliance	Clemens Fuest / D. Slikwa	Senior Researcher, ZEW	Professor, University of Mannheim
Elberg, Christina	Essays on the Economics of Electricity Markets	F. Höffler / Achim Wambach		Professor, University of Applied Sciences Dortmund
Jägemann, Cosima	Four Essays in the Economics of Decarbonization and Renewable Energy Support	Marc Oliver Bettzüge / D. Lindenberger	Specialist, Stadtwerke München GmbH	Manager, SWM Reginale Erneuerbare Stromerzeugungsgesellschaft mbH
Jänisch, Janina	Die Berücksichtigung von Waldkohlenstoffspeichern im internationalen Klimaschutz	Achim Wambach / T. Jäger
Kern, Johannes	Four Essays on Decision and Game Theory	C. Alós-Ferrer / Achim Wambach
Kochskämper, Susanna	Das Gesundheitssystem in der Europäischen Union: Perspektiven für eine künftige Ausgestaltung	J. Eekhoff / Achim Wambach
McKenzie, Thomas	Compulsory and Voluntary Contributions to Public Goods: Three Essays on Higher Education, Charitable Donations and Volunteering	D. Sliwka / Bernd Irlenbusch	Lecturer, University of Dundee, Scotland	Professor, CBS International Business School
(*) Mozharovskyi, Pavlo	Contributions to Depth-based Classifications and Computation of the Tukey Depth	K. Mosler / Jörg Breitung	Postdoc, Centre Henri Lebesgue	Professor, Télécom Paris
Neumann, Dirk	Tax -Transfer Systems in Europe: Between Efficiency, Redistribution and Stabilization	Clemens Fuest / Felix Bierbrauer	Postdoc, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)