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Individual ASP courses

The Kiel Institute offers external PhD students and professionals the opportunity to participate in advanced courses of its high-level ASP Kiel Ph.D program. The courses are at the frontier of current economic research and are taught by leading economists in their field. Participation in these courses is a great way to be inspired by renown scholars who work at the research frontier and to learn new methods and skills. Over the years, hundreds of external participants have attended our ASP courses, in particular PhD students from all over the world, as well as professionals from international institutions, ministries, central banks, think tanks or the financial sector. All courses are taught in English and at our institute facilities in Kiel.

Fees and logistics:

  • The fee for individual courses is 1,800 Euros. Doctoral students can get a discount of EUR 900.

  • Kiel doctoral students can join or advanced courses as part of their PhD curriculum.

  • We can offer subsidized housing for selected few external participants at our “Haus Weltclub”, with preference given to students and a price per stay between EUR 200 and EUR 230 for a nice and clean 11-13sqm room with shared but lockable bathroom.

All applications for individual courses shall be submitted by clicking on the button below. For any questions or comments please do not hesitate to write us at advancedstudies@kielinstitut.de

  • 03 – 05 Mar

    2026

    Advanced Studies Program

    Data Science for Economics Researchers – Julian Hinz

    Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft

  • 11 – 12 Mar

    2026

    Advanced Studies Program

    Macrofinance – Moritz Schularick

    Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft

  • 18 – 22 May

    2026

    Advanced Studies Program

    Empirical Methods for Business-Cycle Analysis – Christan Wolf

    Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft

Past Courses

  • 16 – 20 Jan

    2023

    Advanced Studies Program

    Applied Microeconometric Methods – Sourafel Girma

  • 12 – 16 Dec

    2022

    Advanced Studies Program

    International Trade: Monopolistic Competition and Gravity – Dennis Novy

  • 14 – 18 Nov

    2022

    Advanced Studies Program

    Forecasting Methods with an Application to GDP – Jens Boysen-Hogrefe

  • 26 – 30 Sep

    2022

    Advanced Studies Program

    Exact date tba - Advanced perspectives in the analytics and policy design of international migration - Oded Stark

  • 12 – 16 Sep

    2022

    Advanced Studies Program

    Answer Macro Questions with Micro Data and Methods – Xavier Jaravel

  • 29 Aug  – 

    02 Sep

    2022

    Advanced Studies Program

    Macroeconomics in Open Economies – Federica Romei

  • 18 – 24 Aug

    2022

    Advanced Studies Program

    Python and Machine Learning for Economists – Michael Rose

  • 08 – 12 Aug

    2022

    Advanced Studies Program

    The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality – Oded Galor