| Phone: | (+49 531) 391-2595 |
| E-Mail: | markus.ludwig@tu-braunschweig.de |
| Hours: | On appointment |
| Address: | Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Spielmannstraße 9, 38106 Braunschweig |
Markus Ludwig is Professor of Economics, especially Empirical Economics and Econometrics at the TU Braunschweig. In his research he uses econometric methods to address research questions related to long-run growth and economic history; health, climate change and development; economic integration as well as political economy.
Before joining the TU Braunschweig in 2019, Markus Ludwig was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bayreuth and at the University of Basel where he also received his PhD in 2014. He is a CESifo Research Fellow and member of the Research Group on Development Economics of the German Economic Association.
Working Papers
“The Dawn of Civilization: Metal Trade and the Rise of Hierarchy”, with Matthias Flückiger, Mario Larch, and Luigi Pascali, CEPR Working Paper DP18767 (revise and resubmit American Economic Review)
“Salinization and Development”, with Hanh My Le (revise and resubmit Journal of the European Economic Association)
“The Structure of Online Social Networks and Social Movements: Evidence from the Black Lives Matters Protests”, with Matthias Flückiger (accepted Journal of Public Economics)
“The relationship between the youth-led Fridays for Future climate movement and voting, politician and media behaviour in Germany”, with Marc Fabel, Matthias Flückiger, Helmut Rainer, Maria Waldinger, Sebastian Wichert, CESifo Working Paper No. 9742 (cond. accepted Nature Human Behavior)
Selected Articles in Refereed Journals