News
Independence Movements and Ethnic Politics [23.04.2026]
Our postdoc Gerda Asmus-Bluhm from the Chair of Economic and Social History at the Institute of Economics will present her research, “Independence Movements and Ethnic Politics: The Mau Mau Origins of Ethnic Voting and Distrust in Kenya,” at the Research Seminar in Economics on May 6.more
Lecture with Max Marczinek at the University of St. Gallen [21.04.2026]
Our new research associate at the Chair of Public Economics will be visiting the University of St. Gallen on April 22more
Amenities and Wages over the Business Cycle: Dynamics and Gender Implications [15.04.2026]
On April 22, we will welcome Christian Merkl from Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg to present his research at the Research Seminar in Economics.more
Kickoff of the Research Seminar in Economics’ New Program for the Summer Term [08.04.2026]
For the first event of the new semester, we welcome Bertrand Garbinti from the Institut Polytechnique Paris, who will present the lecture “Tax Design, Information, and Elasticities: Evidence From the French Wealth Tax” on April 15 at 12:00 pm in HS 35 (Kavaliershaus).more
Bureaucracy... No, thanks? [01.04.2026]
In a survey experiment, the Chair of Public Economics 520D (Deprtament of Economics) is gathering opinions on bureaucracy and public administration in Germany.more
New program RESEARCH SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS [31.03.2026]
Top researchers from Germany and abroad will be guests at the Department of Economics in the summer term 2026.more
Nadja Dwenger is a guest on the ZEIT economics podcast “Ist das eine Blase?” (Is this a bubble?). [03.03.2026]
The head of the Chair of Public Economics at the University of Hohenheim talks to the two ZEIT economics journalists Carla Neuhaus and Zacharias Zacharakis about "How can we reduce the burden on the middle class?"more