Within the scope of the Braunschweig seminar series, leading scientists are invited to share with the public insights on current economic and social policies. The series offers a forum where participants from the academia, politics and the general public can jointly exchange ideas. The series is supported by the German Federal Bank head office in Bremen, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
| Time/Location | Topic | Guest | Institution | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.06.2025, 18:30, Haus der Wissenschaft (Braunschweig) | Welthandel im Wandel: Von multilateraler Liberalisierung zum Zollkrieg | Prof. Dr. Mario Larch | University of Bayreuth | Registration |
We are pleased to welcome you to Braunschweiger Seminar! Participation is free. Please note that we have limited capacities. Please register for the seminar.
| Date | Talk | Speaker | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.01.2025 | The German car industry - A successful business model comes under pressure | Thomas Puls | IW Köln |
| 07.11.2024 | 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall: is the gap between East and West shrinking or growing? | Prof. Dr. Joachim Ragnitz | ifo Institute Dresden |
| 13.06.2024 | Pension policy with a future: the expert council's reform proposals | Prof. Dr. Martin Werding | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung |
| 04.04.2024 | China's development projects in the Global South: What are the economic and political consequences? | Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs | Universität Göttingen, Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft |
| 02.11.2023 | Innovative start-ups: Success factors and challenges | Prof. Dr. Hanna Hottenrott | Technische Universität München |
| 04.10.2023 | Wait for the doctor to come? Need for reform in outpatient care | Prof. Dr. Ansgar Wübker | Hochschule Harz, RWI Essen |
| 22.06.2023 | Patient hospital - Is the revolution coming? | Dr. Adam Pilny | Institute for Health Care Business GmbH |
| 09.06.2023 | How much does climate change cost us? | Dr. Leonie Wenz | Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) |
| 24.11.2022 | Energy crisis und Inflation – Fiscal policy options for action | Prof. Dr. Jens Boysen-Hogrefe | ifw Kiel |
| 27.10.2022 | Public debt and fiscal rules | Prof. Dr. Niklas Potrafke | ifo Institut, LMU München, CESifo |
| 07.07.2020 (Canceled) | Climate, Coal & Capital | Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer | Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), TU Berlin |
| 21.01.2020 | Carbon-Impact and Carbon-Prices | Prof. Dr. Karen Pittel | ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, LMU München |
| 26.11.2019 | Investment strategies of private housholds and accumulation of capital | Prof. Dr. Marcel Prokopczuk | Universität Hannover & Hannover Center of Finance e.V. |
| 05.11.2019 | Inequality and social justice in Germany. Between wish, perception and reality | Dr. Judith Niehues | IW Köln |
| 30.04.2019 | How "social" is the social insurance? Paradoxic distribution effects of statutory pension and health insurance | Prof. Dr. Friedrich Breyer | Universität Konstanz |
| 22.01.2019 | Trumpolitics&Trumponomics - A danger for Europe? | Prof. Dr. David Stadelmann | Universität Bayreuth, CREMA, Walter-Eucken-Institut der Universität Freiburg |
| 13.11.2018 | Lie - white lie - Statistics: How much truth is in the prejudice? | Prof. Dr. Walter Krämer | Technische Universität Dortmund, Vizepräsident der NRW Akademie der Wissenschaften |
| 17.04.2018 | The tragedy of the commons in the eurozone | Prof. Dr. Frank Westermann | Universität Osnabrück, ifo Institut & CESifo |
| 23.01.2018 | Economics of Terror | Prof. Dr. Tim Krieger | Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, ifo Institut & CESifo |
| 11.07.2017 | Challenges and impacts of low interest rates | Prof. Jörg Rocholl, PhD | President, ESMT European School of Management and Technology, Professor of Finance, BMF-Beirat |
| 09.05.2017 | Migration and fears of globalization in times of economic policy without criticality values (video) | Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann | Princeton University, Bonn University, President GLO, UNU-MERIT, Academia Europaea |
| 24.01.2017 | Is the middle class really a driver of innovation? (video) | Prof. Dr. Michael Berlemann | Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg, ifo Institut & CESifo |
| 28.06.2016 | How will the euro continue? | Prof. Dr. Stefan Homburg | Leibniz Universität Hannover & CESifo |
| 12.04.2016 | The nationwide minimun wage in Germany (video) | Prof. Dr. Marcel Thum | Technische Universität Dresden, ifo Institut & CESifo |
| 12.01.2016 | Beyond the GDP? What politics can learn from new measures of economic welfare. (video) | Prof. Dr. Andreas Knabe | Universität Magdeburg & CESifo |