 The topic of Schlicht's Diplomarbeit was "Die Einbeziehung des technischen Fortschritts in die Produktionstheorie" ("The inclusion of technical progress in production theory").Two years later, he completed his doctorate, writing his thesis on "Eine neoklassische Theorie der Vermögensverteilung" ("A neo-classical theory of wealth distribution").Schlicht finished his habilitation in Regensburg in 1976.