Institute of Economics

The German Center for Railway Research at the Federal Railway Authority (DZSF), in cooperation with the Technical University (TU) of Braunschweig, is offering a doctoral position on the topic of the economic value of reliability and resilience in rail transport.

The DFG project “Metal Trade, Empires, and War: New Data and Methods in Early Economic History” kicks off today (June 1, 2026) with Prof. Ludwig and our new research assistant, Sabrina Litzenberger, in collaboration with Prof. Rahmstorf from Georg-August University of Göttingen.

On July 1, 2026, as part of the lecture series “Braunschweig Seminar on Economics, Politics & Practice,” Jürgen Matthes will give a lecture titled “Partner, Competitor, and Systemic Rival: How Should We Deal with China?” in the TU Old Building (Altgebäude).

From May 18 to 21, 2026, Prof. Dr. Felix Rösel presented the Institute’s latest research findings at the workshop “Political Economics of Representation” in Vitznau, Switzerland. The high-profile workshop, which drew participants from Harvard, Princeton, and King’s College London, was organized by the University of Lucerne (Prof. Dr. Simon…

On May 22 and 23, 2026, the Bundesbank Workshop for Young Scientists on Applied Economics was held at the Bundesbank in Hanover. Prof. Ludwig from the Department of Economics is one of the organizers inviting doctoral students, postdocs, and assistant professors to present their work at the workshop.

In early May, our colleague Diana Zarbailova attended the KIZ Young Scholar Workshop on Political Economy at the University of Leipzig, which was organized and hosted by Sebastian Blesse and his team (University of Leipzig). Diana Zarbailova presented her paper “Can't Buy Me Love? Cash Transfers and Support for an Autocrat.”