Department of Economics — Ghent University

Department of Economics

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Education

B achelor of Science in de Economische Wetenschappen
Master of Science in Economics (in English)
Master of Science in de Algemene Economie
Master of Science in Banking and Finance (in English)
PhD in Economics

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News

28 May 2026	14 September - 17 September 2026: Summer School – Hot Topics on Development in the Global South
1 April 2026	New open access book: The Climate, Migration and Health Nexus
4 February 2026	August 24–28, 2026: Empirical Macroeconomics Summer School
4 February 2026	August 19–22, 2026: 53rd EFA Annual Meeting - Ghent
4 February 2026	July 6 – July 10, 2026: Summer School on Cognitive Foundations of Decision-Making
4 February 2026	June 30 – July 3, 2026: ESEE2026 Conference

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PhD defenses

Jun 18

Disentangling the Spaghetti Bowl of Regional Integration

Miller, Justine
Jun 24

The Default-to-Payout Equilibrium. Essays on shareholder power, ratchet behaviour, and investment decline.

Mertens, Bakou

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