Sturm & Drang Prize
The Sturm & Drang Prize has been conferred since 2012 for the best publications by early career researchers at the Faculty of Economics and Business.
For an academic career to progress successfully, excellent publications are an important criterion. To take this into account and offer young scientists an effective and visible platform for presenting their research results, the faculty introduced the Sturm & Drang Prize. Its aim is to honor outstanding scientific achievements by early career researchers at the faculty and in this way draw attention to the considerable potential at Goethe University Frankfurt.
The Sturm & Drang Prize is worth €1,500 and is conferred traditionally as part of the Dies academicus, which takes place this year on November 7, 2025.
Call for Submissions 2025
Dear early career researchers at the Faculty of Economics and Business,
please submit your application for the Sturm & Drang Prize 2025. Unpublished work for which there is a letter of acceptance from a publisher will also be considered, as will co-authored work.
The prize winner must be a member of Goethe University Frankfurt at the time of submission and awarding of the prize.
The prize is traditionally awarded during the Dies academicus, which takes place this year on November 7th, 2025.
Please submit your entries (published paper, consent of co-authors) via E-Mail to: sturmunddrangpreis@wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de
Closing date: August 31, 2025
Good luck!
Ferdinand von Siemens
Deputy Dean for Research
Prize winner 2024
Prof. Dr. Peter Andre wins the 2024 Sturm & Drang Prize for his publication „Shallow Meritocracy”, published in: Review of Economic Studies.
You can find further information about the award winner here. Please click here for the laudatory speech held by Professor Kosfeld and here for the publication.
Jury: Professor Rainer Haselmann, Professor Matthias Schündeln, Professor Ferdinand von Siemens
Past prize winners
Prof. Dr. Peter Andre is the winner of the 2024 Sturm & Drang Prize for his publication „Shallow Meritocracy”, published in: Review of Economic Studies.
You can find further information about the award winner here. Please click here for the laudatory speech by Professor Michael Kosfeld and here for the publication. Jury: Professor Rainer Haselmann, Professor Matthias Schündeln, Professor Ferdinand von Siemens.
Dr. Felix Holub won the 2023 Sturm & Drang Prize for his publication “Social Benefits and Private Costs of Driving Restriction Policies: The Impact of Madrid Central on Congestion, Pollution, and Consumer Spending”. Co-authors are Professor Jose Enrique Galdon-Sanchez, Professor Ricard Gil and Guillermo Uriz-Uharte, Ph.D.
You can find further information about the prize winner here. Please click here for the laudatory speech by Professor Georg Dürnecker and here for the publication. Jury: Professor Georg Dürnecker, Professor Jan Landwehr, Professor Christine Laudenbach, Professor Ferdinand von Siemens.
Dr. Andreas Barth and Dr. Sasan Mansouri, “Let me get back to you”: A machine learning approach to measuring non-answers (co-author: Dr. Fabian Woebbeking)
You can find further information about the prize winners here. Please click here for the laudatory speech by Professor Alexander Hillert and here for the publication. Jury: Professor Daniel Gutknecht, Professor Rainer Haselmann, Professor Alexander Hillert, Professor Ferdinand von Siemens
Dr. Christoph Hambel, “The Social Cost of Carbon in a Non-cooperative World” (co-authors: Professor Holger Kraft and Professor Eduardo S. Schwartz)
Please click here for the laudatory speech by Professor Simone Wies and here for the publication. Jury: Professor Thomas Otter, Professor Simone Wies, Professor Michael Haliassos.
