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As part of the lecture series “Braunschweig Seminar on Economics, Politics & Practice,” another interesting lecture took place on April 9, 2026, at the Haus der Wissenschaft. The speaker was Prof. Dr. Joachim Weimann from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. He spoke on the topic “Climate Policy as a Matter of Destiny and the Role of…

We are offering a second exam review session for Grundlagen der Empirischen Wirtschafts­forschung on April 30. Please register via the Stud.IP profile of Diana Zarbailova under “Terminvergabe”. The registration deadline is April 27 at midnight.

Prof. Dr. Felix Rösel (Technical University of Braunschweig) and Mona Foertsch (ifo Institute Dresden) have published the article “How contagious are health shocks on political outcomes? Evidence from the 1918 Spanish flu in Germany” in the journal "Papers in Regional Science". The paper examines whether and how health crises affect politics.

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On April 9, 2026, as part of the lecture series “Braunschweig Seminar on Economics, Politics & Practice,” Prof. Dr. Joachim Weimann will give a lecture on “The crucial issue of climate policy and the role of narratives” at the House of Science.

In the Summer Semester 2026 (SoSe 26), we will offer three Master’s seminars: "Machine Learning Applications in Economics", "The Economics of Environment and Conflict", "The Rise of Robots and its Economic Impacts". More details will be available at the beginning of March under Studium → Master. Registration via Stud.IP will open on 10 March 2026.

Prof. Dr. Felix Rösel (Technical University of Braunschweig), Viktoria Kleinschmidt (German Centre for Rail Traffic Research, Technical University of Braunschweig), and Stefanie Gäbler (German Centre for Rail Traffic Research) have published an article entitled “Tram networks and urban mobility: Evidence from German cities” in the journal…

As part of the lecture series “Braunschweig Seminar on Economics, Politics & Practice,” another interesting lecture took place on January 8, 2026, at the House of Science. The speaker was Prof. Dr. habil. Michael Broer from Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences (Wolfsburg). He spoke on the topic of “Political reform (un)willingness against the…

From 15–19 December, Diana Zarbailova, a PhD student at our institute, carried out field research in Uzbekistan as part of the project “Quality Infrastructure for Trade.” Working together with CERR, data were collected through meetings and on-site exchanges with textile enterprises, testing laboratories, and accreditation bodies. The findings will…

We wish you a happy and peaceful holiday season and a happy New Year!

On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the FDIBA (Faculty of German Engineering and Business Administration) at the Technical University of Sofia, Jonas Klärchen, research assistant at the Institute of Economics at the Technical University of Braunschweig, delivered the official greeting on behalf of the Technical University of Braunschweig.