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PhD Placements

WU Vienna is an international center for developing young research talents. Graduates both from the Science Track and the Applied Track successfully apply for competitive pre-doc positions at international and national universities. A special emphasis is put on attracting and promoting female research talents.

Below you find data about recent placements of graduates of the Master's Program Economics in PhD programs.

  • Since 2019,about one in five graduates from the program have successfully applied for a PhD program.

  • Among graduates from the Science Track, about half of the students continue with a PhD.

  • Since 2019, almost half of the placements have been in international PhD programs.

  • A significant share of successful PhD applicants enter PhD programs in related fields such as Management, History, Geography or Socioeconomics.

  • Since 2019, about half of the students entering PhD programs have been female.

Please note that due to data limitations, the actual number of successful applicants to PhD programs is likely to be higher.

Year of GraduationUniversityProgramGender
2011Bonn Graduate School of EconomicsPhD Economicsf
2011London School of EconomicsPhD Economic Historym
2011WU WienPhD Economicsm
2011WU WienPhD Economicsf
2012WU WienPhD Economicsm
2012WU WienPhD Economicsm
2012WU WienPhD Economicsf
2013Humboldt University, BerlinPhD Economicsm
2013The New School of Social Research, NYPhD Economicsm
2013The New School of Social Research, NYPhD Economicsm
2013Tilburg UniversityPhD Economicsm
2013Universität BremenPhD Economicsf
2013University of NottinghamPhD Economicsm
2013WU WienPhD Economicsf
2013WU WienPhD Economicsm
2013WU WienPhD Economicsm
2013WU WienPhD Managementm
2014Cambridge UniversityPhD Economicsf
2014Mannheim UniversityPhD Economicsm
2014WU WienPhD Economicsm
2014WU WienPhD Economicsm
2014WU WienPhD Economicsf
2014WU WienPhD Economicsm
2014WU WienPhD Global Strategyf
2014WU WienPhD Managementm
2015FAU Erlangen-NürnbergPhD Economicsm
2015Universität GrazDr.rer.soc.oec.m
2015WU WienPh.D. Managementf
2015WU WienPhD Economicsm
2015WU WienPhD Economicsm
2015WU WienPhD Economicsm
2016Munich Graduate School of EconomicsPhD Economicsf
2016Universität St. GallenPhD Econometricsm
2016WU WienPhD Economicsf
2016WU WienPhD Economics and Demographyf
2016WU WienPhD International Businessf
2017JKU LinzPhD Economicsm
2017WU WienDr.rer.soc.oec.m
2017WU WienPhD Economicsf
2017WU WienPhD Economicsm
2017WU WienPhD Managementf
2018JKU LinzDr.rer.soc.oec.f
2018JKU LinzPhD Economicsm
2018Sorbonne, ParisPhD Economicsm
2018The New School of Social Research, NYPhD Economicsf
2018TU WienPhD Economicsm
2018Universität SalzburgPhD Economicsf
2018Universität TurinPhD Economicsm
2018WU WienDr.rer.soc.oec.f
2018WU WienPhD Economicsm
2018WU WienPhD Economicsm
2018WU WienPhD Economicsm
2018WU WienPhD Economicsf
2018WU WienPhD Economicsm
2018WU WienPhD Economicsf
2018WU WienPhD Economicsm
2019EDHEC Business SchoolPhD Financef
2019FAU Erlangen-NürnbergPhD Public Sector Economicsf
2019London School of EconomicsPhD Economic Geographyf
2019TU MünchenPhD Mathematicsm
2019Universität BernPhD Public Managementm
2019Universität Duisburg-EssenPhD Socioeconomicsm
2019Universität Frankfurt/MainPhD Economicsm
2019WU WienDr.rer.soc.oec.m
2019WU WienPhD (Geography)f
2019WU WienPhD Economicsm
2019WU WienPhD Economicsf
2019WU WienPhD Economicsm
2019WU WienPhD Economicsf
2019WU WienPhD Economicsf
2019WU WienPhD Economicsm
2019WU WienPhD Economicsf
2019WU WienPhD Managementm
2019WU WienPhD Managementm
2019WU WienPhD Socioeconomicsm
2020Heidelberg UniversityPhD Development Economicsf
2020Munich Graduate School of EconomicsPhD Economicsf
2020Universität Duisburg-EssenPhD Socioeconomicsf
2020Universität DüsseldorfPhD Economicsm
2020Universität St. GallenPhD Econometricsm
2020Universität St. GallenPhD Economicsf
2020Universität WienPhD Demographyf
2020University of Toulouse IPhD Center for Collective Learningm
2020WU WienPhD Economicsm
2020WU WienPhD Health Economicsf
2020WU WienPhD International Business Taxationm
2020WU WienPhD Managementm
2020WU WienPhD Socioeconomicsf
2021Halle University, Halle Institute for Economic ResearchPhD Economicsf
2021MPIDR RostockPhD Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Researchf
2021Universität Duisburg-EssenPhD New Economic Geographym
2021Universität KölnPhD Economicsf
2021University of CopenhagenPhD Economicsf
2021WU WienDr.rer.soc.oec.f
2021WU WienPhD Economicsm
2021WU WienPhD Economicsm
2021WU WienPhD Economicsf
2021WU WienPhD Economicsm
2021WU WienPhD Management (Marketing)m
2021WU WienPhD Socioeconomicsm
2021WU WienPhD Vienna Graduate School of Financem
2022WU WienPhD Economicsm