News
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
Tenure Track Professor (W1) of Economics: Digital Economics [02.03.2026]
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences invites applications for the position of a Tenure Track Professor (W1) of Economics: Digital Economics at the Institute of Economics to be filled as soon as possible. This is a grade W1-professorship for which recruitment payments can be offered.more
Closing of the Research Seminar in Economics for the winter term 2025/26 [26.01.2026]
On January 21, we welcomed Bruno Caprettini from the University of St. Gallen to the final lecture of the Research Seminar in Economics. His presentation, “You Only Weave Twice: Industrial Espionage and Growth in XIX Century France,” concluded the winter term Research Seminar. Afterwards, there was an open discussion with drinks. Participants looked back on the topics covered...more
New CESifo Working Paper: Building Capacity in the Public Administration [21.01.2026]
CESifo Working Paper No. 12345 (December 2025) "Building Capacity in the Public Administration: Evidence from German Reunification" by Nadja Dwenger (Chair of Public Economics) and Anna Gumpert (University of Tuebingen).more