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Klaus F. Zimmermann elected Fellow of the prestigious International CORE Academy of Sciences and Humanities

This is to notify that Klaus F. Zimmermann has just been elected as a Fellow of the International CORE Academy of Sciences and Humanities in the Social Sciences Division. Zimmermann is also Professor Emeritus of Bonn University and Maastricht University, … Continue reading

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Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2026 for Klaus F. Zimmermann & the Journal of Population Economics

In 2026, like in the 2025 editorial cycle, Klaus F. Zimmermann and the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) are again honored with the Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards, receiving both the Editorial Contribution Award and the Author Service Award. … Continue reading

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Ranked among the World’s Top Economists in 2026

Research.com, a ranking platform for researchers, has just released the 2026 edition of its World Ranking of Best Scientists in Economics and Finance. Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU MERIT & Professor Emeritus of Maastricht University) is ranked 315 worldwide and holds … Continue reading

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Springer Nature SDG badge 2025 for the Journal of Population Economics supporting the Sustainable Development Goals

Again in 2025, over half of the articles published in the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) are related to one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To celebrate this impact, the journal website displays again the Springer Nature SDG badge … Continue reading

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Journal of Population Economics continues to provide excellent services to its authors

The Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) was just ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. This is the highest ranking a journal can achieve, reserved for a select group of journals demonstrating truly exceptional global … Continue reading

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Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List 2026 upgrades the Journal of Population Economics from A to A*. Not a marginal move.

March 26, 2026. The Journal of Population Economics is now ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. This is the highest ranking a journal can achieve, reserved for a select group of journals demonstrating truly exceptional global … Continue reading

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Ein literarischer “Random Walk” angesichts des Schicksals

Premiere von “Jacques der Fatalist und sein Herr” nach Denis Diderot im Bonner Theater am 28. Februar 2026. Lektüre und Aufführung ein großer Spaß….. A literary “random walk” in the face of fate: Premiere of “Jacques the Fatalist and His … Continue reading

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Global Insights: EU-Bonds. Is Europe Playing With Fire? Expanding EU-level issuance is justifiable.

Is Europe Playing With Fire? Nearly two dozen noted observers offer their views on EU-Bonds in the latest issue of The International Economy. The magazine of international economic policy. (For a free link to the entire debate see below.) GLO … Continue reading

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Konrad Adenauer 150

January 5, 2026: 150th birthday of Konrad Adenauer, legendary first Chancellor of Germany. In the famous In the famous Bundestag debate on the ratification of the Germany Treaty on December 3, 1952, when I was just one day old, he … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays & Season’s Greetings!

Happy holidays, best wishes for a wonderful, much better New Year, and thank you for supporting us in 2025. Drachenburg Castle near Bonn, December 20, 2025

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