PhD Seminar of the Department of Economics

Aims of the seminar series:

The purpose of this seminar is to provide PhD students and early-career researchers (post-docs, assistant professors, etc.) with a dedicated space to present their ongoing academic research. The aim is to allow participants to engage with an academic audience in preparation for future presentations at external conferences and seminars, or for submission to scientific journals and books. These seminars offer a valuable opportunity to receive constructive feedback from peers and senior researchers, with the goal of improving both the quality of the research and the clarity of its presentation.

Agenda

Seminars usually take place on Thursdays from 4.15 to 5.30 p.m. in room G314, PER 21. Announcements are made on the Monday before the seminar takes place, and a detailed schedule is available on this website. Please direct enquiries to Elsa Gautrain.

 

PhD Seminars 2026

  • March

    March 19,
    Presenter: Sarina Joy Oberhänsli, UniFR
    Title: "Difference-in-Differences for Mediation Analysis using Double Machine Learning?"

  • April

    April 2,
    Presenter: Andreas Stoller, UniFR

    April 23,
    Presenter: Souparna Maji, UniFR

  • May

    May 28,
    Presenter: Gildas Magbondé, UniFR

Contributions

This seminar is intended for PhD students and early-career researchers (post-docs, assistant professors, etc.) in economic and social sciences. Each session lasts approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, with presentations typically lasting 45 minutes to allow time for questions during the talk and a 15-minute discussion.

Presentation slots can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Priority is given to PhD students and early-career researchers (post-docs, assistant professors, etc.) in the Department of Economics at the University of Fribourg, but junior researchers from other Swiss and international universities are also welcome to present their work. Presentations should be based on research at an advanced enough stage to allow a clear presentation of the research question, methodology, and main results.

All presentations must be in English, and slides must be in English as well. Participants may present thesis chapters or research papers in progress. While the seminar primarily focuses on academic research presentations, alternative formats may be considered if they better suit the speaker's needs.