Welcome
How is the wealth of nations created? And how can this prosperity be secured in the long term in times of multiple crises that do not stop at national borders?
These are the questions addressed by the team of the Chair of Economic Policy. Innovations and the wise use and the further development of technologies play an important role in this context. However, it is also important how the interactions between the state, the economy and society are organized. This institutional setting can and must also be shaped and evaluated on a regular basis. Innovations and the rules we give ourselves must be consistently developed together to address the global challenges and secure prosperity in the long term.
We work quantitatively within the framework of theoretical models (dynamic macro theory, game theory). In addition, we apply modern methods of data analysis (natural language processing, time series analysis, synthetic control).
New Publications
In this paper, Ingrid Ott and Susanne Soretz examine what happens when AI development and new risks proceed faster than institutional capacities for risk mitigation. A list of all publications from the chair can be found here.
Research
We collaborate with colleagues on the following projects: Competition for land - Tackling the climate and biodiversity crises through the food, energy and materials nexus (C4LaNd) and Real-World Lab Robotics AI.
Our research associate Mennatallah Ghoniem took part in the 5th CORA – Conference on Robots and Automation, held in Kiel in September 2026. The conference brought together international researchers and experts to discuss current research and developments in robotics and automation.
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Submit your application via the PSE until November 1st, 2026. If you have any questions about the position, do not hesitate to contact Prof. Ingrid Ott.
Further information about the position can be found here.
We will host a digital information session on September 3, 2026, from 11:30 to 12:30 for students interested in writing their Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis with us.
During the session, we will briefly present open thesis topics and research areas, outline requirements and expectations, explain our supervision approach, and answer your questions.
You can participate under this link.
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We welcome Mr. Noah Oerther to the Chair of Economic Policy. Mr. Oerther worked at the Chair for several years while he was still an industrial engineering student and is now joining our team as a research assistant. His primary responsibilities include IT administration, teaching, and contributing to various projects.
In January 2026, our research assistant Narek Mirzoyan attended the PhD Colloquium on Risk Analysis at Ca' Foscari University in Venice.
He attended Session 4: “Networks and Risk Propagation,” which covered the structure of complex networks, risk propagation, and production networks. Participants engaged with the latest developments in network theory and network econometrics through intensive lectures.
Narek completed a graded assignment on network analysis and received the highest grade of “passed with distinction.” The program also offered valuable opportunities to exchange ideas with international researchers in the field of networks and economic interdependence.
The workshop is a research-intensive forum for PhD scholars in innovation economics, addressing how scientific knowledge contributes to societal and economic impact through innovation and diffusion.
Organized by the Chair of Economic Policy in cooperation with ZEW, ISI, TU Munich, TU Berlin, University of Hohenheim, Université de Strasbourg, and with support from: KIT Center for Human and Technology, eucor, and the CuKnow Graduate School. The workshop combines PhD-driven research with structured academic exchange.
The program focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship, diffusion processes, organization of science, artificial intelligence, public R&D support, and sustainability-oriented transformation, contributing evidence-based insights for shaping innovation systems.
Dr. Resul Zoroğlu completed a research stay at ENS Paris-Saclay with Dr. Cyril Rouault from November 15 to 20, 2025. The focus of the stay was the completion of the joint working paper “Designing Rebate Rules in Public Goods Provision: Axioms, Limits, and Comparisons.”
The paper examines axiomatic requirements for rebate rules in the provision of privately financed public goods. Building on the theoretical model, the next steps for an accompanying experiment were also designed to empirically test the results of the theory.
The research stay strengthens international cooperation and contributes to the further development of institutional economic analysis.