This makes the Hertie School more influential than a number of large universities, according to the FAZ.
The German national daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) placed the Hertie School’s economists at 11 on their ranking of economics departments at German-speaking universities. With Kerstin Bernoth, Henrik Enderlein, Claudia Kemfert and Christian Traxler the School is regarded more influential than a number of far bigger universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
You can find the full story on the FAZ's website (in German).