Current News and Publications2 September 2024|VWL AktuellesJob advertisement Research AssociateThe Chair of Political Economy of Prof. Dr Dr Lydia Mechtenberg has a vacancy for a research associate (m/f/d) in the project "Big Structural Change (RU BISC)" to be filled as of 01.01.2025. You can find the job advertisement here.Photo: BWFGB/Kirstin Hammerstein24 July 2024|VWL AktuellesDr Michael Paetz receives Hamburg Teaching Award 2024On 16 July, 13 lecturers at Universität Hamburg were awarded this year's Hamburg Teaching Prize at a festive ceremony in the State and University Library. Among the award winners was a lecturer from the WISO faculty, Dr Michael Paetz, who has made it his mission to motivate students to take maths courses on the Economics...Photo: UHH/Lutsch8 July 2024|VWL AktuellesNew research group "Bedeutender struktureller Wandel" approvedHow and why do the perception and acceptance of political rules and institutions change? The new research group "Bedeutender struktureller Wandel" headed by Prof Dr Dr Lydia Mechtenberg (Chair of Economics, in particular Political Economy, Department of Economics) is looking into this highly topical question. Using various...3 July 2024|VWL AktuellesJob advertisement: Student Assistant (m/f/d), International Macroeconomics and Financial MarketsThe chair “International Macroeconomics and Financial Markets“ at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Socioeconomics, at the University of Hamburg invites applications for the following position, to be...9 June 2024|PublikationPosted offers with charitable promises: True preferences and strategic behaviorLange, A. and C. Schwirplies (2024), “Posted offers with charitable promises: True preferences and strategic behavior”, Games and Economic Behavior, accepted.9 June 2024|PublikationOne bad apple spoils the barrel? Public good provision under threshold uncertaintyCarlsson, F.; Ek, C. and A. Lange (2024), “One bad apple spoils the barrel? Public good provision under threshold uncertainty”, Experimental Economics, accepted.Archive of current newsCurrent Seminars9 July 2024|Quantitative Economics ReSemChanging Perceptions and Post-Pandemic Monetary PolicyMichael Bauer (SF Fed), 12:15 - 13:30pm, gives a talk in the Research Seminar "Quantitative Economics". This seminar will take place in person, room 0079, Von-Melle-Park 5, ground-floor.2 July 2024|Quantitative Economics ReSemCan the Fed Control Inflation? Stock Market ImplicationsMichael Hasler (University of Neuchatel), 12:15 - 13:30pm, gives a talk in the Research Seminar "Quantitative Economics". This seminar will take place in person, room 0079, Von-Melle-Park 5, ground-floor.27 June 2024|Interdiscipl. Research SeminarA Defence of Informed Preference Satisfaction Theories of WelfareCANCELLED Roberto Fumagalli (King's College London), 17:15 - 18:45, presents his project in the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar of the GRK "Collective Decision-Making”. Location: Room 0079, Von-Melle-Park 5 Abstract This paper defends...20 June 2024|Interdiscipl. Research SeminarCan Collectives Be Morally Responsible?Thomas Blanchard (Universität Köln), 17:15 - 18:45, presents his project in the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar of the GRK "Collective Decision-Making”. Location: Room 0079, Von-Melle-Park 5 Abstract The idea that certain highly...18 June 2024|Quantitative Economics ReSemLabor Mobility and the Level of Unemployment in a Currency UnionChristian Proebsting (KU Leuven), 12:15 - 13:30pm, gives a talk in the Research Seminar "Quantitative Economics". This seminar will take place in person, room 0079, Von-Melle-Park 5, ground-floor.13 June 2024|Microeconomics RESEMGrowing CooperationGeorg Kirchsteiger (Université Libre de Bruxelles) will present his paper "Growing Cooperation" as part of the Microeconomics Seminar, VMP 5, room 0079, 17h15-18h30. Abstract: Experimental evidence shows that in repeated dilemma...Archive of current news