Labour Scarcity and Productivity Growth: Insights from the Last Nordic Plague [13.05.26]
Max Marczinek is a Research Associate at the Chair of Public Economics at the University of Hohenheim. In our Research Seminar in Economics he will present his research on the relationship between labour scarcity and productivity in the context of a 1710s plague outbreak.
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Max Marczinek is a PhD (DPhil) student in Economics at the University of Oxford and a Research Associate at the University of Hohenheim. Later this year, he will join the University of Oslo as a tenure-track Assistant Professor.
His main field of research is International Trade. He is also interested in Growth, Economic History, and Labour Economics. He is further a member of the Industrial Policy Group.
In the summer term, excellent international scientists visit the University of Hohenheim in the research seminar and give lectures on their research. In addition to attending the lecture, there is often a special opportunity during office hours to exchange ideas with the guest, e.g. about their own research approaches.
Master's students are also welcome to take part in the research seminar and talk to the speakers as well as the doctoral students, postdocs and professors at the institute.
The lecture will take place on May 20, 2026 at 12:00 pm in HS 35 (Kavaliershaus).
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