Data Science in Economics
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The Chair of Data Science in Economics at the Faculty of Economics at Ruhr University Bochum works on analyses with structured and unstructured data sets, Big Data, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, as well as on research questions on Digital Transformation, Innovation, Regional, Labour and International Economics and other fields of application in Economics.
In research and in the courses taught at the Chair, we are programming in Python, R, Stata, among others.
Contact
For any questions about the Chair's lectures, seminars, or other events, please always contact us at
ls-dsecon@ruhr-uni-bochum.de.
Only if you want to make specific inquiries, please contact the relevant person directly.
Courses in the winter term 2025/2026
Please see the course information on this website, in the university calendar and in Moodle.
Exam date "Machine Learning and Programming in Python"
The exam will take place on February 26th 2026, from 10 am to 12 pm.
Resit exam date "Grundlagen in Data Science"
The resit exam will take place on February 23rd 2026, from 2 to 4 pm.
Bachelor & Master theses in the winter term 2025/2026
The Chair of Data Science in Economics offers the opportunity to write a Bachelor or Master thesis in the winter term 2025/2026.
If you are interested in writing a Bachelor thesis at the chair, please select us as your first preference in the online application system (via the WiWi-BOS Moodle course). It is recommended to have attended at least one of our courses (lecture or seminar). Please note the deadlines for the registration process. Further information can be found on the homepage of the Prüfungsamt. If you have been accepted for a Bachelor thesis at our chair, please contact us within the deadlines set by the Prüfungsamt and let us know which topic/s you would be interested in. You are also welcome to send us your own topic suggestions.
For Master theses, please contact us directly via email at ls-dsecon@rub.de. You can let us know which topic/s you would be interested in. You are also welcome to send us your own topic suggestions. It is recommended to have attended at least one of our courses (lecture or seminar).
For further questions, do not hesitate to contact us at ls-dsecon@rub.de.
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Publications
Krenz, A. (2025). Does Gender matter for Export Behavior? Evidence for German Companies, International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-05-2024-0179.
Krenz, A. and Strulik, H. (2025). Male excess mortality during the epidemiological
transition: theory and evidence from India, Journal of Population Economics, 38-67, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-025-01124-0.
Krenz, A. and Strulik, H. (2025). Automation and the Fall and Rise of the Servant Economy, European Economic Review, vol. 172, 104926.
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