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Ivan Savin

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Time: 17:00–18:00
Venue: Seminar Room, Building 01.87 | Room B5.25/26, Rüppurrer Str. 1a | 5th Floor

Lecture Topic:
Conditions and pathways for a climate club to reach a more ambitious global treaty

We warmly invite all interested participants to join an exciting lecture addressing one of the most pressing questions of our time: How can international climate policies become more ambitious and effective?

Despite the Paris Agreement, global climate strategies remain fragmented and insufficiently ambitious. The lecture introduces the concept of a “climate club” – a promising complement to the Paris Agreement – and presents findings from an agent-based model that examines the dynamics and stability of such coalitions.

Learn from Ivan Savin, Associate Professor of Quantitative Analytics at ESCP Business School, Madrid campus, under which conditions a climate club can emerge and grow, what role border tariffs and revenue redistribution play, and how these mechanisms influence global cooperation.

Further details on the study can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4124770/v1

We look forward to your participation and an engaging discussion!

Ivan Savin

In the next edition of Science Bench, Prof. Dr. Ivan Savin will talk about “Climate Policy Feasibility across Europe Relies on the Conditional Middle.”

•  Wednesday, November 26, 2025, starting at 3 p.m.
•  at TRIANGEL STUDIO, Kaiserstrasse 89, Karlsruhe

Ivan Savin is a KIT alumnus and currently Associate Professor of Quantitative Analytics at ESCP Business School, Madrid Campus. His research interests include innovation economics, environmental economics, climate policy, complex systems, and evolutionary economics. His CV and further information can be found here.

Narek Mirzoyan

From September 30 to October 4, 2025, Prof. Dr. Ingrid Ott and Narek Mirzoyan (research assistant at the chair) traveled to Yerevan, Armenia, on behalf of KIT to explore partnerships with the American University of Armenia (AUA) and the National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA).

During their stay, they held talks with representatives of the AUA and the NPUA, focusing on possible cooperation in research, guest stays, and student exchanges. The visit was complemented by a campus tour and insights into Armenian culture and hospitality.

Special thanks go to: Ms. Elena Pfeifer from INTL for her support in the run-up to the trip, Ms. Ani Mamikonyan from NPUA, and Ms. Karine Khachatryan from NPUA for the interesting discussions and concrete ideas.

Resul Zoroğlu

The entire Chair team warmly congratulates Dr. Resul Zoroğlu on the successful completion of his oral doctoral examination. After three intensive years at the Chair of Economic Policy and a seven-month research stay at the Chair of Prof. Utku Ünver and Prof. Tayfun Sönmez at Boston College, he has been awarded the doctoral degree Dr. rer. pol. by the KIT Faculty of Economics and Management with the highest possible distinction summa cum laude.

The title of his dissertation is:

“Three Essays on Institutional Design and the Provision of Public Goods”.

— Congratulations, Resul – we are proud of you!

Boston College

Resul Zoroğlu, research assistant at the Chair of Economic Policy, completed a seven-month research stay at Boston College in the United States from September 2024 to March 2025 as part of his doctoral studies in economics. The focus was on academic exchange with the internationally recognised pioneers of market and mechanism design, Prof. Utku Ünver and Prof. Tayfun Sönmez, as well as work on his own research project closely related to their work.

Emma Galbraith

In February 2025 our research associate Narek Mirzoyan participated in the third Financial Geography Winter School (24-25 February 2025) and Conference (26-28 February 2025) at the National University of Singapore. Narek's participation in the events was made possible by a travel grant from the Singapore Journal of Tropic Geography and financial support from the graduate school CuKnow.

More details in the dedicated article

Mirzoyan Narek

Narek Mirzoyan, research assistant at the Chair of Economic Policy, took part in the ‘Regional Revitalisation and Well-being’ conference in Tokyo on 7 and 8 December 2024. He presented his research paper on the effectiveness of diesel driving bans in Germany and received valuable feedback from the other participants. Narek: ‘The conference was a great opportunity to connect with fellow researchers from around the world, exchange ideas and foster collaboration within the economic policy research community’.

The conference participation was possible thanks to the support of the KIT Graduate School CuKnow.

Emma Galbraith

Mitarbeiter Narek Mirzoyan nahm vom 24. -28. Februar 2025 an der dritten Financial Geography Winter School mit anschließender Konferenz an der National University of Singapore teil. Beide Veranstaltungen befassen sich mit der Geopolitik und Geoökonomie des Finanzwesens.

Die Teilnahme an den Veranstaltungen wurde Narek durch ein Reisestipendium des Singapore Journals of Tropic Geography und die finanzielle Unterstützung der Graduirtenschule  CuKnow ermöglicht.

Mehr Details im dedizierten Artikel

Mirzoyan Narek

Narek Mirzoyan, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftspolitik, nahm am 7. und 8. Dezember 2025, an der Konferenz „Regional Revitalization and Well-being“ in Tokio teil. Er präsentierte dort sein Forschungspapier über die Wirksamkeit der Dieselfahrverbote in Deutschland und erhielt von den anderen Teilnehmern wertvolles Feedback dazu. Narek: „Die Konferenz war eine gute Gelegenheit, mit Forscherkollegen aus der ganzen Welt in Kontakt zu treten, Ideen auszutauschen und die Zusammenarbeit innerhalb der wirtschaftspolitischen Forschungsgemeinschaft zu fördern“.

Die Konferenzteilnahme war dank der Unterstützung der KIT Graduiertenschule CuKnow möglich.

Nikas Scheidt, research assistant at the Chair of Economic Policy will participate in the upcoming 37th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS). As part of the session "Energy Market / Policies", our team will present our latest research on Monday, July 3, 2024.

Link to the article

Triangel

Dienstag, 20. Mai 16 bis 17 Uhr, MobiLab am Kronenplatz: Kaiserstraße 93

Die KIT-Graduiertenschule Cultures of Knowledge (CuKnow) am KIT-Zentrum Mensch und
Technik bietet einen Ort für interdisziplinären Austausch, Lernen und Forschen. Am MobiLab stellte Prof. Dr. Ingrid Ott, Sprecherin von CuKnow, die Graduiertenschule vor. Bingzhu Qi berichteten von Erfahrungen als Promovierender der Graduiertenschule. Alle
Besucherinnen und Besucher waren herzlich eingeladen, sich an den Diskussionen über
„Wissenskulturen“ zu beteiligen.

Mehr Informationen auf der Seite des Effekt-Festivals

Wir begrüßen Frau Daniela Goth am Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftspolitik. Frau Daniela Goth war bereits während ihres Studiums des Wirtschaftsingenieurwesens mehrere Jahre am Lehrstuhl tätig und verstärkt nun unser Team als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin. Ihre Aufgabenschwerpunkte liegen in der IT-Administration, Lehre und bei der Mitwirkung am Projekt Geothermie & Lithium.

Wir begrüßen Frau Menna Ghoniem am Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftspolitik. Frau Menna Ghoniem hat ihr Masterstudium in Innovation Economics an der Universität Hohenheim abgeschlossen. Anschließend arbeitete sie als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl für Unternehmensfinanzierung der Universität Mannheim. Ihre Forschungsinteressen liegen in der Untersuchung der wichtigsten Determinanten der Diffusion von Innovationen und der Adoption neuer Technologien im digitalen Zeitalter. Wir freuen uns, sie als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Doktorandin gewonnen zu haben.

KIT

We are looking for two student assistants with immediate effect. Are you interested? Then apply with a short letter of motivation, CV and current transcript of grades by email to Ramona Bodemer. Sounds exciting so far, but you're not sure or still have questions? Then please contact Mennatallah Ghoniem.

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On 08.08.2024, the chair team visited the Waldseilpark Karlsruhe in Durlach together and had an interesting and varied afternoon in nature.

Boston College

Resul Zoroğlu,research associate at the Chair of Economic Policy, is spending a research stay at Boston College in den USA. in the USA from September to December 2024. He will be working there in particular with Professors  Utku Ünver, Hideo Konishi and Tayfun Sönmez.

We wish Resul Zoroğlu a successful and productive stay in Boston!

KIT

During the Dialogue Day of the Department of Economics and Management, the Dean Prof. Marc Wouters  honored Fenja. She was awarded the prize for the best doctorate in economics. The topic of her thesis is "Trademarks and Textual Data - A Broader Perspective on Innovation". Fenja completed her dissertation as part of the first cotutelle process of our department together with the University of Strasbourg.

We welcome Ms. Daniela Goth to the Chair of Economic Policy. Ms. Daniela Goth already worked at the chair for several years during her studies of industrial engineering and now joins our team as a research assistant. Her main areas of responsibility are IT administration, teaching and participation in the Geothermal Energy & Lithium project.

Prof. Ott will give a presentation titled "Verborgene Brücken zwischen Robotik/KI und Reallaboren – Erkenntnisse einer quantitativen Textanalyse von 3.800 Medienartikeln" at 17:00-18:00 o'clock on 03.07.2024 at the Real:labor Festival.

Prof. Ott hält beim Real:labor Festival am 03.07.24  von 17:00-18:00 Uhr den Vortrag: Verborgene Brücken zwischen Robotik/KI und Reallaboren – Erkenntnisse einer quantitativen Textanalyse von 3.800 Medienartikeln

KIT

Currently we are looking for support in research and teaching. The position support in our current research project on “Robotics AI”, “Decision making in hybrid adaptive systems for better work and life” - which is positioned at the interface between technology and society.

KIT

Currently we are looking for support in research and teaching. The position support in our current research project on “Robotics AI”, “Decision making in hybrid adaptive systems for better work and life” - which is positioned at the interface between technology and society.

South Africa, though more advanced than most African nations, faces disappointing development compared to OECD countries. With the highest global income inequality, over 30% unemployment, and a life expectancy of 60 years, its struggles are evident. The ANC lost its majority for the first time since apartheid, underscoring the urgency of issues like unemployment and corruption. Education, still influenced by apartheid, is crucial for progress. This workshop will examine the academia-society connection in South Africa, exploring how educational transformations and science governance can drive socio-economic development and foster active citizenship.
For more information click here.

Nikas Scheidt, research assistant at the Chair of Economic Policy will participate in the upcoming 37th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS). As part of the session "Energy Market / Policies", our team will present our latest research on Monday, July 3, 2024.

We would like to welcome Ms. Menna Ghoniem to the Chair of Economic Policy. Menna received her Master of Economics degree in Innovation Economics from the University of Hohenheim. Subsequently, she worked as a research assistant at the Department of Corporate Finance at the University of Mannheim.  She is interested in contributing to research on the main drivers of innovation diffusion and the adoption of new technologies in the digital age. We are thrilled to have her as a research assistant and Ph.D. student. 

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Resul Zoroğlu

Our research assistant Resul Zoroğlu received a scholarship from Deutschlandstiftung Integration. The GEH DEINEN WEG scholarship is a support program for talented young people with a migrant background. On October 23 and 24, 2023, Resul attended the opening event for the new scholars in Berlin. On the second day, the scholars were guests at Bellevue Palace and were received by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. - Congratulations Resul!

KIT

The Chair of Economic Policy is looking for committed students to act as tutors for the lecture VWL II - Macroeconomics for the summer semester 2024.

Are you interested? Then please apply with a short letter of motivation, your CV and current grades by e-mail to Nikas Scheidt.

For more information, please see the job posting (in German). 

Applications are processed on an ongoing basis until all positions are filled.

Narek Mirzoyan

Our research assistant Narek Mirzoyan visited the University of Toronto, Canada, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, in October 2023. Narek spent the first two weeks at the Canadian Centre of Health Economics and the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto. Afterwards, he was hosted by the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and also visited their Departments of Political Economy and Resource Economics. At both universities, he presented his current research on “The German Diesel Ban Policy and its Impact on NO_2 Emissions” and received valuable feedback. He connected with professors, scientists and PhD students and enjoyed discussing a wide range of research topics. In particular, he discussed potential research collaborations in the fields of climate change and technology development.
The trip to the University of Toronto was funded by the Networking Grant at KIT. The trip to the University of Massachusetts Amherst was funded by the University of Hohenheim.

KIT

The deadline is April 15, 2024. If you have further questions about the positions, do not hesitate to contact Prof. Ingrid Ott. 

KIT

The Chair of Economic Policy will participate in the upcoming KIT Science Week conference on "Transforming towards a sustainable society - challenges and solutions". We will present our research during the plenary session on Governance and Economy, scheduled for Friday, the 13th October, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Our research paper, "International Institutions and Technological Innovations: Drivers of Renewable Energy Deployment", delves into the correlation between membership in international environmental agreements and the issuance of renewable energy technology patents. This analysis sheds light on the potential to increase the share of renewable energy in electricity generation and provides valuable insights into effective strategies for advancing global energy transitions. We find that both, international environmental agreements and new renewable energy technology patents drive the deployment of renewable electricity generation OECD and non-OECD countries.

Ingrid Ott

The annual conference of the Committee for Regional Theory and Policy of the Vereins für Socialpolitik will take place at KIT on October 12-13, 2023. We are looking forward to exciting talks and discussions with regional economic references on the topics of City Formation, Political Economy, and New Work.

Ingrid Ott und Simone Vannuccini untersuchen anhand von Patentdaten die Verbindungen zwischen Fernerkundungstechnologien und der Bereitstellung von globalen öffentlichen Gütern. Eine Liste aller Publikationen am Lehrstuhl finden Sie hier.

Wir bieten jedes Semester mehrere Lehrveranstaltungen an und betreuen Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten.

Wir arbeiten mit Kolleginnen und Kollegen an folgenden Projekten zusammen: Reallabor Robotische KI  und Clean Circles – Eisen als Energieträger einer klimaneutralen Kreislaufwirtschaft.

Maximilian Löffel

We congratulate Fenja Scheu on successfully completing her PhD program, a cooperation between KIT and the University of Strasbourg, France. She earned two doctoral degrees: Dr. rer. pol. from the KIT Department of Economics and Management and Docteur de la Discipline Science Economiques from the University of Strasbourg, France. The topic of her thesis was “Trademarks and Textual Data – a Broader Perspective on Innovation”. — Congratulations Fenja!

Marcel Dykiert

On June 1, 2023, our research associate, Resul Zoroğlu, visited the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, where he met with Mr. Wolfgang Schmidt, the Head of the Federal Chancellery. The meeting was organized by the Deutschland-Stiftung Integration, a German foundation that provides funding and support for students with a migrant background.

KIT

We are looking for two student assistants with immediate effect. Are you interested? Then apply with a short letter of motivation, CV and current transcript of grades by email to Ramona Bodemer. Sounds exciting so far, but you're not sure or still have questions? Then please contact Resul Zoroğlu.

Jonathan Völkle

We express our warm welcome to Jonathan Völkle. Jonathan has already been working at the Chair for several years during his mathematics course and excelled in all tasks related to programming. We are excited that we could win him as a member of the academic staff and future PhD student. 

KIT-ECON

The future of robotics will take place outside of factories, experts agree. The journal Technological Forecasting and Social Change has published a study by Ingrid Ott and co-authors that uses an ML method to trace the evolution of patents in the 'service robotics' technology field.

KIT-ECON

Nikas Scheidt spent two weeks in September 2022 at the Centre for Development Studies and the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation in India. As India experiences rapid population and economic growth, she is a key country for sustainable development. Nikas visited Prof. Sunil Mani and Prof. K. J. Joseph, the experts for technological transformation in India, exchanged ideas with them and their students and shared his research on the role of technology and international institutions for sustainable development.

The Chair in Economic Policy (KIT) and the Faculty of Economics and Management of University of Strasbourg (BETA) jointly organize the International Seminar in Economic Policy: Dashboard development project in German-French teams. In this seminar, interdisciplinary teams of students from both universities work to develop a dashboard that addresses a specific aspect of the knowledge economy. Registrations for the seminar are open until October 9 th , 23:55 and may be done via the WIWI-Portal.

Ms. Loewe holds degrees in mathematics and theoretical linguistics and came to us from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She joined our team in August 2022 and works on global public goods and the impact of service robots.

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting our guest lecturer Dr. Simone Vanuccini, Lecturer in Innovation Economics at the University of Sussex Business School (for more information about our guest lecturer, please visit the following website: https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p443595-simone-vannuccini).

Dr. Vanuccini will give an online lecture on General Purpose Technologies as part of the Innovation Theory and Policy lecture at the Department of Economic Policy on 12/07/2022 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Participation in the event is possible via Zoom:

https://kit-lecture.zoom.us/j/65474769179?pwd=UG9rTURDWlpGU0tDMnJkaktPNGJCUT09

Meeting ID: 654 7476 9179

Passcode: 853117

We look forward to Dr. Vannuccini's lecture.

Mr. Zoroglu holds a M.Sc degree in technical economics from KIT and joined our team in March 2022 in the areas of: game theory approach of global public goods and market design of public goods and global public goods.

To support our team at the chair we are looking for a student / research assistant as soon as possible. You can find more information (in German) here.

Hier finden Sie die Links zu einer aktuellen Ausschreibung für studentische Hilfskräfte:

Die Bewerbungsfrist endet am 28. Juli 2021. Bei Interesse oder Rückfragen wenden Sie sich gern an Frau Prof. Ott (ingrid.ott@kit.edu)

Hier finden Sie die Links zu zwei aktuellen Stellenausschreibungen:

Forschungsclusterprojekt Clean Circles (PostDoc/ PhD candidate)

Akademische/r Mitarbeiter/in (PhD candidate)

Die Bewerbungsfrist endet am 28 Juli 2021. Bei Interesse oder Rückfragen wenden Sie sich gern an Frau Prof. Ott (ingrid.ott@kit.edu)

Experts agree that the future of robotics will take place outside of factories. The journal Technological Forecasting and Social Change has published a study by Ingrid Ott and co-authors that uses an ML method to trace the development of patents in the technology field of 'service robotics'.

The team for the course VWL II - Macroeconomics in the summer semester 2021 at the Chair of Economic Policy has been decided on! In addition to Prof. Dr. Ott and course coordinator Nikas Scheidt, head tutor Henriette Kissling as well as Amir Hosseini, Cathleen Jansen, Fabian Wylczoch, Federico Holst, Kilian Fischer, Lena Gseller, Leo Wittmann, Mara Layer, and Sebastian Bey will work as tutors in the coming semester, supported by Ramona Bodemer as secretary. The team was able to get to know each other in a first online session on Wednesday and is currently working hard to prepare the course.

To strengthen our research and teaching activities, we are looking for a research assistant starting January 15, 2021.

Further information can be found in the job advertisement.

To strengthen our research and teaching activities, we are looking for a research assistant starting January 15, 2021.

Further information can be found in the job advertisement.

To strengthen our research and teaching activities, we are looking for a research assistant starting January 15, 2021.

Further information can be found in the job advertisement.

To strengthen our research and teaching activities, we are looking for a research assistant starting January 15, 2021. Further information can be found in the job advertisement.

The Chair of Economic Policy hosts the KIT Working Paper Series in Economics. You can find the participating chairs here. If you would like to submit a paper, please contact econpapers@wiwi.kit.edu.

Donnerstags um 11:45 Uhr findet der Workshop on Economics and Finance statt. Alle Interessierten sind herzlich willkommen!

Mittwochs um 11:30 Uhr findet das Brown Bag Seminar statt. Interessierte sind herzlich willkommen!

In order to achieve the convergence objective, the EU relies on integration and policy coordination, supported by substantial (supra-)national budgets. These are used to finance a wide range of government expenditure, for example on education or public security. In a spatial growth model, Ingrid Ott and Susanne Soretz show that, when designing coordination mechanisms and integration, more attention needs to be paid to the extent to which convergence can be achieved as a result of market incentives and the interaction between the public and private sectors.

Thomas Vöhringer was awarded the Fakultätspreis 2020, prize of faculty of economics for his master thesis:

Knowledge Generation and the Speed of Knowledge Obsolescence in the Era of the Digital Transformation.

The faculty of Economic Policy congratulates Thomas Vöhringer for his great achievement.

KIT

Brown Bag Seminar takes place Wednesdays 11:30h during the lecture period.

KIT

Further information you can find below.

KIT

Further information you can find below.

Zur Unterstützung in einem aktuellen Forschungsprojekt suchen wir zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine studentische/wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft.

Die Stellenausschreibung finden Sie hier.

On May 7, Prof. Isabel Almudí Higueras | Universidad Zaragoza  will give a research talk at the Workshop on Economics and Finance.  

Professor Almudí Higueras is our guest at the chair during the full week. If you are interested in getting personally in touch with Isabel during her stay please contact Ingrid Ott.

On May 7, Prof. Isabel Almudi | Universidad Zaragoza will give a research talk in the Workshop on Economics and Finance. 

Professor Almudi is our guest at the chair during the full week. If you are interested in getting personally in touch with Isabel during her stay please contact Ingrid Ott.

On March 21/22, 2020 the Chair in Economic Policy organizes a joint workshop together with 

ZEW: Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

ISI: CC Innovation and Knowledge Economy

TUB: Chair of Innovation Economics

The Workshop will take place on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Simone Vannuccini from the  University of Sussex will talk about “On the Basis of Brain: Neural Network-Inspired Changes in General Purpose Chips".

The workshop takes place October 17th 2019 in Strasbourg, France. It combines the topics of technology and innovation development, research funding and transfer. Fenja Scheu and Chris Konop from Chair in Economic Policy will present their ongoing research on service robotics respectively. More information here.

Fenja Scheu is funded for her doctoral thesis "Measurement of technical and non-technical innovation with data analytics" within INNcentive by the Stifterverband and the University of Bremen until September 2020. The doctorate contributes to empirical, interdisciplinary innovation research. The funding supports her in advancing the topic and in networking with young researchers. We are delighted over this success!

Der Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftspolitik (ECON) bietet im kommenden Wintersemester das Seminar „Datengetriebene Innovation und Wissenschaftskommunikation“ in Kooperation mit dem Teilinstitut Wissenschaftskommunikation (ITZ) an. Weitere Informationen finden Sie im WiWi-Portal.

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Ott is going to give a talk about the economic perspective on robotics and artificial intelligence. More information can be found here.

organized jointly by the Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA) , University of Strasbourg, and the Chair in Economic Policy at KIT

The program can be found here.

Today’s science and value creation processes are increasingly based not only on interacting people but also on objects, data, and software being connected to each other. While traditional knowledge flows are related to individuals, technical devices operate autonomously based on data which they produce, collect and exchange with each other. Combined with both development and application of modern methods of data analysis, the recent technological developments allow for a tremendous transformation across all sectors. New opportunities for innovation arise which crucially depend upon smart transformation of data into knowledge. New data analysis methods are relevant in at least two ways: They impact profoundly the economic processes that we study, and they expand remarkably our toolbox in economic and management research. Against this background, the BETA-KIT Spring Research Workshop provides a platform to discuss the relevance of these recent developments for economics of science and innovation. More information can be found here.

On June, 6 2019, Mathias Hofmann from the University of Zürich gave a talk at the "Workshop on Economics and Finance" about Growing Like Germany: Local Public Debt, Local Banks, Low Private Investment.

Ivan Savin is going to give a talk about "Free associations of citizens and scientists with (green) economic growth" at the Workshop on Economics and Finance on May 23rd.

Fenja Scheu was awarded with the Ernst-Blickle Graduate Award 2018 by the SEW-EURODRIVE Foundation on 10 May 2019 for her scientific achievements and her outstanding master thesis. Congratulations!

Find more information below about our lectures in the summer term 2020.

The KIT Department of Economics and Management awarded the seminar „Innovative Anwendungen auf Einplatinencomputern sowie ihre ökonomische Relevanz“ as one of the best three evaluated seminars in WS 2017/2018. The seminar was organized by the Chair in Economic Policy and the Chair of Web Science. Our thanks in particular to David Bälz and Tobias Weller.

On Wednesday, 30th January 2019, Prof. Ingrid Ott will give a speech about „The race between age and technology“ at the Global solutions workshop in Taipeh. The workshop is about the ideas, opportunities, and potential challenges related to societies’ digital transformation towards “Society 5.0”.

On wednesday, 21st november 2018, Prof. Dr. Ott will give a lecture about "A macroeconomic view on Artficial Intelligence" at the event "Uni für Einsteiger". It is about the challenges an potentials coming with Artificial Intelligence from a macroeconomic view. The presentation is going to take place in the foyer of the building 11.30 from 11:30 to 12:15. More information here.

The workshop is going to take place at the 17th and 18th of october 2018 in Straßburg, France. More Information here.

Because of the research semster of Prof. Ott there wont be any lectures in winter semester 18/19 at this chair. The exams are not affected.

On Wednesday, 18th of July 2018, PD Dr. Ivan Savin will hold his inaugural lecture at 5:30 pm in "Kollegiengebäude am Kronenplatz (05.20), room 1C-04" about  "Replicator dynamics model: Do we find empirical support for it?". You are welcomed to join.

The dissertation writing by Dr. Vladimir Korzinov with the title 'On technology emergence and pattern detection in aggregate economic activity' is now at KITopen online available.

Die Einführung in die Wirtschaftspolitik wird im SoSe 2018 nicht gelesen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie im ILIAS.

Der Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftspolitik sucht  für das Sommersemster 2018 Tutoren für die Makroökonomie (VWL II). Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier.

The 5-year European Research Council (ERC) project titled “Behavioral-evolutionary analysis of climate policy: Bounded rationality, markets and social interactions” (EVOCLIM) is seeking to hire one more PhD student. Students with good modelling and programming skills are particularly welcome to apply. The ideal starting time is April/May 2018. It is a 4-year scholarship with no teaching obligations. More information...
 

Im Rahmen des diesjährigen Uni für Einsteiger Tag wird Prof. Dr. Ingrid Ott einen Vortrag zum Thema "Die Entwicklung von Robotik und autonomem Fahren anhand von Patentdaten" halten. Der Vortrag findet am Mittwoch, den 22.11.2017 um 12 Uhr im Gebäude 11.30 (Foyer) statt. Weitere Informationen zum Uni für Einsteiger Tag finden Sie hier.

Die Lehrveranstaltung Endogene Wachstumstheorie findet im WS 2017/18 im Jordan-Hörsaal im Architekturgebäude (Gebäude 20.40) statt.

Das Wipo-Lehrstuhlteam gratuliert PD Dr. Ivan Savin zum Erhalt der Venia Legendi in Volkswirtschaftslehre.

Get an overview of all presentations and practical information about the conference here.

Get an overview of all presentations and practical information about the conference here.

As part of the 5th German Network for New Economic Dynamics (GENED) Meeting, Prof. Dr. Cowan will hold a course on "Networks, Economics and Innovation". The course takes place on October 5th (in the afternoon) and October 6th (in the morning) at KIT (Allianz building). If you are willing to attend the course, please send your application to Ivan Savin. Further information can be found here. 

Im Rahmen der German Network for New Economic Dynamics (GENED) Veranstaltung wird Prof. Dr. Cowan einen Kurs zum Thema "Networks, Economics and Innovation" halten. Der Kurs findet am 5. Oktober (Nachmittags) und 6. Oktober (Vormittags) im Allianzgebäude statt. Bei Interesse richten Sie bitte Ihre Anmeldung per E-Mail an Ivan Savin. Weitere Informationen zur Veranstaltung finden Sie hier.

Information regarding the exams in summer term 2018 are now available here.

You can find some hotels in the immediate surroundings of KIT.

To register, please write an email to GENED@econ.kit.edu with your name indicating whether you plan to be present on all three days (4, 5 and 6th of October) or only on some of them. If you would like to present your paper, please include the title and a maximum of 1000 words abstract.

Dr. Tobias Lindner (MdB) will be give a talk on "Herausforderungen für die Haushalts- und Wirtschaftspolitik in Zeiten von Brexit und Trump" on July 11, 2017 from 17:30 to 19:00 (Hertz Building 10.11).

Dr. Ulrich Zierahn (in cooperation with the chair in Economic Policy) will give a talk on "The Dynamic Division of Tasks between Humans and Machines - Challenges and Opportunities at the Interface between Technological Possibilities and Labor Market Consequences" on April 6th, 2017. 

The 6th research workshop between KIT and the University of Strasbourg / BETA takes place on December 15th, 2017 at the University of Strasbourg. The workshop schedule is available here.

The Chair in Economic Policy invite you to attend the 10th European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics. Further information.

The Chair in Economic Policy invite you to attend the 5th Meeting of the German Network for New Economic Dynamics. Further information...

Das Working Paper von Prof. Dr. Ott in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Kiel Institute for the World Economy zum Thema "Worker personality: Another skill bias beyond education in the digital age" ist im November erschienen.

Levent Eraydin (KIT) will give a talk on the topic "Dilution effects, population growth and economic growth under human capital accumulation and endogenous technological change" (joint with A. Bucci, and M. Müller). The presentation will be held at the conference "Finance and Economic Growth in the Aftermath of the Crisis" in Milan on September 13th. Further information.

Dr. Ivan Savin published a paper on the topic "No such thing as a perfect hammer: comparing different objective function specifications for optimal control". For further information please see here.

A contribution by Dr. Ivan Savin on the topic "Nullzinspolitik der EZB: Wenn "einer für alle" und "jeder gegen jeden" übereinstimmen"  has been published on Ökonomenstimme.org.

Das Seminar Kulturökonomik von Frau Kowalska beginnt am Dienstag, 25.10.2016 um 14:00 Uhr in Gebäude 30.96 SR 1. OG Raum 104.

Dr. Wan-Hsin Lui (IfW Kiel) will give a talk on June 30, 2016 (title tba). The talk will be held in building 20.14, room 103.1, from 11:45 to 13:00. Further information will be announced here. 

Dr. Ulrich Zierahn (ZEW) will give a talk on "Racing With or Against the Machine? Evidence from Europe" on December 15, 2016. The talk will be held in in building 11.40, room 202, from 11:45 - 13:00. The talk is based on the paper "Racing With or Against the Machine? Evidence from Europe". 

Dr. Wan-Hsin Lui (IfW Kiel) will be give a talk (Title tba) on June 30, 2016. The talk will be held in building 20.14, room 103.1 from 11:45-13:00. Further information will be announced soon.

Die Klausurergebnisse der Vorlesungen "Einführung in die Wirtschaftspolitik", "Spatial Economics", Innovationstheorie und -politik" und "Endogene Wachstumstheorie" finden Sie ab sofort auf unserer Website unter Studium und Lehre - Prüfungen.

The introductory lecture to Methods in Economic Dynamics will take place on 17th May 2016 at 1:00 pm. You can find more information here and on Ilias.

Prof. Dr. Alberto Bucci (University of Milan) will be give a talk on "Financial Development and Economic Growth: Long Run Equilibrium and Transitional Dynamics" on June 23, 2016. The talk will be held in building 20.14, room 103.1, from 11:45-13:00. The talk is based on the paper "Financial Development and Economic Growth: Long Run Equilibrium and Transitional Dynamics".

The paper by Ingrid Ott with the title "Green Attitude and Economic Growth" has been published by Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics.

Pierre-Alexandre Balland (Utrecht University) will be give a talk on "Technological Diversification of Regions: Theory, Empirics, and Policy". The talk will be held in building 20.14, room 103.2, from 11:45-13:00. The talk is based on the paper "Relatedness and Technological Change in Cities: the Rise and Fall of Technological Knowledge in US Metropolitan Areas from 1981 to 2010".

The Chair in Economic Policy together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research and the Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA) at the Université de Strasbourg are pleased to inform you about the upcoming 10th Regional Innovation Policies Conference. Please find more information here.

Die Klausurergebnisse zur Vorlesung "Spatial Economics" finden Sie hier, die Ergebnisse zur Vorlesung "Innovationstheorie- und politik" finden Sie hier.

Die Klausurergebnisse zur Vorlesung "Einführung in die Wirtschaftspolitik" finden Sie hier. Eine Möglichkeit zur Klausureinsicht besteht am 28.05. ab 8:00 Uhr in Raum 109 in Gebäude 20.13. Anmeldelisten für die Einsicht liegen ab dem 11.05. bis zum 25.05. während der Öffnungszeiten des Sekretariates am Lehrstuhl aus. Sollten Sie bei der Einsicht verhindert sein, können Sie sich mit einer Vollmacht und Kopie Ihres Studentenausweises vertreten lassen. Eine vorherige Anmeldung ist auch in diesem Fall erforderlich.

JSPS and the University of Strasbourg are organising the France - Japan Joint Forum on "Innovation and the Challenges of the World in Transition". The Forum will take place in June 19th-20th, Strasbourg. For additional information please click here.

For additional information please click here.

Das JSPS der Universität Strasbourg organisiert das France - Japan Joint Forum zum Thema "Innovation and the Challenges of the World in Transition" vom 19. bis 20. Juni 2015 in Strasbourg. Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier oder auf der Unistra-Website.

Die Anerkennung extern erbrachter Studienleistungen erfolgt auf vielfachen Wunsch zukünftig per E-Mail. Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier.

JSPS and the University of Strasbourg is organising a France - Japan Joint Forum on "Innovation and the Challenges of the World in Transition". The Forum will take place in June 19th-20th, 2015, Strasbourg. For further information see here.

The Joint Summer School on Economic Policy was organized in Kiel between June 14-19, 2015 by the cooperation of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the Chair in Economic Policy of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. More Information...

The next date for recognition of classes taken abroad will be on Monday, the 23rd of March at 4pm. It will take place in the office of Florian Kreuchauff in building 20.14 in room 211.

The annual Report of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation will be published on February 15, 2017. Prof. Dr. Ingrid Ott is part of the Commission. For further information please click here. 

We are looking for 'Akademische Mitarbeiter'. additional information only on the German Page.

Im Rahmen einer Promotion zum Thema erneuerbarer Energien und grüner Gentechnik suchen wir Interviewpartner. Wenn Sie am 25. oder 26.11. aktuelle Forschung in diesem spannenden Bereich unterstützen möchten und einen (wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen) Ingenieursstudiengang besuchen, wenden Sie sich gerne an .

Das Interview dauert 30-45min und Sie erhalten 10€ Aufwandsentschädigung.

Results for the seminar "Quantitative Methods in Economics" from the summer term are available here.

In cooperation with Prof. Jan Youtie (Georgia Tech, Atlanta) the Chair in Economic Policy provides students with the possibility to participate in an interactive lecture on Wednesday the 22nd of October.

The first part will be a lecture of Prof. Jan Youtie about the topic "Nanodistricts and Regional Development". The broadcast starts at 2pm.

In the second part, at 6pm, there will be a lecture of Prof. Dr. Ingrid Ott regarding the "German Innovation System".

The lectures will take place in building 50.34 in room -107. Further information will be here.

Results for the exam "Endogenous Growth Theory" from the summer term are available here.

We are currently offering a joint PostDoc position in cooperation with the Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA) in Strasbourg. Please find further information here.

The next date of the excercise "Innovationstheorie und -politik" (July 8th) will be changed to July 15th. 

In the winter term 2014/15 will be a seminar concerning the topic "ICT, Big Data, and Industry 4.0". The registration has to be submitted online at the Wiwi-Portal between June 26th 2014 3pm and July 6th 2014. The seminar is intended for Master students.

Federal Minister of Education and Research Wanka has appointed Prof. Dr. Ott to the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation.

Results for the exam in "Introduction to Economic Policy" are available here. For information on the possibility to review your exam please refer to the German version of this site.

Please find the expected dates for the exercises of "Innvationstheorie und -politik" here.

Within the workshop on Economics and Finance there will be a lecture of Dr. Andreas Schäfer (ETH Zürich) about the topic "Endogenous Enforcement of Intellectual Property, North-South Trade, and Growth" on December 18th 2014.

The seating arrangements for the exams "Innovationstheorie und -politik" and "Spatial Economics" are online. 

Results for the exam in "Endogenous Growth Theory" are available here.

The seminar "The Economics of Information and Communication Technologies" is jointly organized by the Chair in Economic Policy and Prof. Dr. Irene Bertschek of the Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) and will take place in the summer term 2014.
The target group are master students. Please sign up via e-mail to Mrs Kuchem-Braner.

The seminar "The Economics of Information and Communication Technologies" is jointly organized by the Chair in Economics Policy and Prof. Dr. Irene Bertschek of the Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) and will take place in the summer term 2014.
The target group are master students. Please sign up via e-mail to Mrs Kuchem-Braner. 

Exam results for the class "Introduction to Economic Policy" are available here. Info on the option to review your exam is available on the German version of this site.

The next date for recognition of classes taken abroad will take place on the 18th of March 2014 at 4.30pm at the office of Mr. Kreuchauff in building 20.14 in room 211. 

The online application for exams is activated now. Further information for the exams can be found here.

The article "Heterogenous skills, growth and convergence" by Dirk Dohse and Ingrid Ott has been accepted for publication in 'Structural Change and Economic Dynamics'.

The next thesis colloquium is on Wednesday, 8 January 2014 in room 002 in building 20.12.

The inspection of the exam "Innovationstheorie- und politik" will take place on the 19th of December 2013 at 4pm. Afterwards at 5.30pm will be the inspection of the exam "Spatial Economics".

The inspections will take place in building 20.13 in room 006.

Exam results for the class "Innovationstheorie und -politik" are available here. The inspection will take place on the 9th of December at 12pm in building 20.12 in room 002.

The next date for recognition of classes taken abroad will take place on the 20th of February 2014 at 5.30pm at the office of Mr. Kreuchauff in building 20.14 in room 211.

Exam results are available here. You have the possibility to review your exam on 22 November from 13h onwards. For further details on location and how to enrol please refer to the German version of this site.

The chair in Economic Policy offers a PhD position and a joint PostDoc position with the Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA) at the University of Strasbourg. Starting date of both positions will be January 2014 or soon after.

Das Institut begrüßt seinen neuen Hiwi!

 The next office hour for the approval of achievements from abroad is October 23rd at 6 pm in building 20.14, room 211 with Florian Kreuchauff.

The chair in Economic Policy will host a workshop with Prof. Jan Youtie about the "Identification of Innovation Activities with Website Analyses" on Tuesday, 9/23/2014 , 9am-12am, building 20.13, room 109. Please click here for further information.

The next office hour for the approval of achievements from abroad is September 19th, 6 pm, building 20.14, room 211 with Florian Kreuchauff.

Exam results for "Endogenous Growth Theory" are available here.

This Thursday, September 5th, there will be a preparation hour for the Theory and Policy of Innovation exam in building 20.14, room 103.2 at 11:30 am.

Next office hour for the approval of achievements from abroad is September 5th, 3 pm, building 20.14, room 211 with Florian Kreuchauff.

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Ott will give a talk on Theory and Policy of Innovation at "Uni für Einsteiger". The presentation will be held on November 20th at 11:30 am - 12:15 pm in building 20.13, room 001.

Erasmus K. Kersting (Ph.D.) from Villanova University will give a talk on "Excess Reserves and Economic Activity" within the Workshop on Economics and Finance. The workshop will be held November 7th, 11:45 am - 1 pm in building 20.14, room 103.1. You are welcome to join the presentation.

Next office hour for the approval of achievements from abroad is August 7th, 3 pm, building 20.14, room 211 with Florian Kreuchauff.

The registration for the exams is now possible (via Studierendenportal). For further information on the exam dates see here.

The Chair in Economic Policy in cooperation with the Department of International Affairs offer thesis topics exploring potential in the Trinational Metropolitan Region Upper Rhine. For further information see here.

Die Notenliste ist hier einsehbar.

Next office hour for approval of achievements from abroad is August, 1st, 3 pm, room 211, building 20.14 with Florian Kreuchauff.

Florian Kreuchauff präsentiert am 17. Juli 2013 auf der ISSI 2013 in Wien seine aktuellen Forschungsarbeiten zum Thema "Nanotechnology as General Purpose Technology".

Please notice, that the last exercise in Theory and Policy of Innovation will take place July 19th, 3:45 pm in room 103.2 building 20.14.

Der Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftspolitik gratuliert dem Sieger des Ball- Ball- Turniers 2013; das Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre (ECON).

Please notice that during the upcoming Winter semester 2013/14, no lectures will be held at the Chair in Economic Policy due to a sabbatical term. Further information will be provided in time here.

Next office hour for approval of achievements from abroad is July, 11th, 3 pm, room 211, building 20.14 with Florian Kreuchauff.

On June 27th 2013, Mr. Ulrich Schetter from ETH- Zürich will give a talk on "Taxation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship" within the scope of the Workshop on Econ and Finance. The presentation will start at 11:45 am to 1 pm in building 20.14, room 103.1. Interested listeners are more than welcome to attend the talk.

The next office hour for approval of achievements during exchange studies is June 6th, 3 p.m. in building 20.14 - room 211 with Florian Kreuchauff.

Preliminary exam results of "Spatial Economics" and "Theory and Policy of Innovation" are available at the Chair in Economic Policy or can be accessed here.

03.05.2013: The SEW-EURODRIVE- foundation awards junior scientist Dipl-.Wi.-Ing. Nils Christiansen from KIT with the Ernst-Blickle-Diploma- Award 2012 for his outstanding research. His thesis deals with: "Prospects for Integration of Nicaragua into the Central American Electricity Market SIEPAC". His work had been supervised by Prof. Dr. Ingrid Ott . The chair in Economic Policy and the CSO-4 congratulate to this distinction.

In the winter term 2014/15 will be a seminar about the topic "ICT, Big Data, and Industry 4.0". The registration has to be submitted online at the Wiwi-Portal between June 26th 2014 3pm and July 6th 2014. The seminar is intended for Master students.

On June 18th there will be a talk by Dr. Tobias Lindner (member of the German Bundestag) instead of the Introduction to Economic Policy exercise.

The next date for recognition of classes taken abroad will be on Monday, the 23th of March at 4pm. It will take place in the office of Florian Kreuchauff in building 20.14 in room 211.

The results from the exam in March are available here. For details on the possibility of "reviewing" your exam, please refer to the German version of this page.

Next Colloquium will take place on April 18th from 9:45 - 11:15 in building 20.13 room 109.

Find further information on “German-French knowledge networks” here.

The results are now published. For details on the possibility of "reviewing" your exam, please refer to the German version of this page.

Exam results for "Endogenous Growth Theory" are available now.

Enrolment for the seminar is possible until March 18, 2018. Further information is available here.

Die Noten der Klausur "VWL II: Makroökonomie" wurden im Ilias und im Schaukasten des Lehrstuhls veröffentlicht. Die Klausureinsicht zur Nachholklausur wird am 28. April von 14:00-16:00 Uhr in Raum 1C-04 im Allianzgebäude statt finden. Die Einsichtnahme ist nur nach vorheriger Anmeldung möglich. Diese kann zu den Öffnungszeiten des Sekretariats im Zeitraum vom 18. April bis zum 26. April vorgenommen werden.

Results for the seminar "Quantitative Methods in Economics" are available here.

Exam results for the classes "Innovationstheorie und -poltik" and "Einführung in die Wirtschaftspolitik" are available. Post-exam review information are also available, here. 

The dates for the exams and the seating arrangements can be found here.

Throughout July until October 2012 the Chair of Economic Policy welcomes Dr. Moritz Müller, who joins research within the scope of the KIT Senior Fellow Program.

The Chair of Economic Policy offers the opportunity for a prospective Computer Scientist/ Software- Developer to join and support research, starting by now. Payment will be on a fee basis. For further information see here.

Der Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftspolitik sucht ab sofort eine/n (angehende/n) Informatiker/in oder Software-Entwickler/in für eine Auftragsarbeit auf Honorarbasis (Werkvertrag). Nähere Infos hier.

Dr. Paolo Zeppini (University of Bath) will be held a guest lecture on "Networks, Percolation and Demand". All workshops will be held in building 20.14, room 103.2, from 11:45-13:00. For further information please click here.

"Spatial Economics" on 27th of January 2015 has to be cancelled.

There will be an alternative date on the 12th of February 2015 at 3.45pm. The lecture will take place in building 20.14 in room 211.

The seminar presentations are held the 14th of June and take place in room 004 in the business and economics library.

Der Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftspolitik sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft. Nähere Infos hier!

Results are available here.

The post-exam review will be on July 5 at 11:30h in room 109 in building 20.13. You need to register at the Chair's office in order to take part.

The results of  "Spatial Economics" and "Theory and Policy of Innovation" are now online!

Post-exam review is on June 28 at 12:00 (SE) and at 12:30h (ITP), respectively, in room 109 in building 20.13.

The results are available here.

The post-exam review is on June 28 at 11:30h in room 109 in building 20.13.

Further information on the exercise on Introduction to Economic Policy is found to be found on the exercise site.

Grades are now online!

Nähere Informationen zur ITP Übung können auf der Übungsseite abgerufen werden.

More information on exercises on Theory and Policy of Innovation is to be found on the exercise site.

The first set of slides for the lecture "Introduction to Economic Policy" is available via ILIAS.

Lecture slides for the whole chapter 1 for "Innovation Theory and Policy" are now available as well. 

Detailed information on the program of the seminar "Quantitative Methods in Economics" and the seminar topics is now available in the seminar announcement.

Registration for the seminar is possible from now on (3 April) to 11 April 2012 in the student service portal of the department of economics.

The 3rd joint doctoral workshop in economics between KIT and the University of Strasbourg / BETA takes place on March 15th at KIT.

The programme is available here.

Solutions to the exercises of the lecture Spatial Economics are now available online.

An additional appointment is offered on March 8th as question time.

Florian Kreuchauff will give a talk titled "Nanotechnology as General Purpose Technology" at the third KIT PhD symposium on 22 March 2012. The preliminary program is available online.

On December 6 at 9:45h Dr. Vullhorst of the "Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg" will give a presentation in the lecture "Endogenous Growth Theory" on "Wirtschaftswachstum und Konjunktur in Baden-Württemberg". The presentation is open for all interested students and faculty. Further information (in German).

The post-exam review for "Introduction to Economic Policy" will be on November 17th at 9:45h in room 103.2 in building 20.14. You need to register. A list is available at the secretariate.

In the series "Karlsruhe Dialogue Technology and Law" a conference on "Patenting Software - Curse or Blessing?" will be held on 17.11.2011 and Prof. Dr. Ott will give a presentation on the significance of patents from an economic perspective. Further information (both in German) is available here and in the offficial conference flyer.

Das von Torben Zülsdorf und weiteren Editoren herausgegebene Buch "Quantum Engagements - Social Reflections of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies" ist im AKA Verlag erschienen.

Documents for the lecture "Endogenous Growth Theory" can now also be accessed via ILIAS.

Exam results for the class "Spatial Economics" are available here. Info on the option to review your exam will be published soon.

The post-exam review concerning "Theory and Policy of Innovation" from September, 5th will be offered on

24th of October 2011, 9 am

Room 167, building 20.20

A registration list is to be found in the secretariat.

Due to technical problems students will have to register for the seminar "Assessment of Technology and Strategic Patent Analysis" once more. The registration period has been extended until October 12th 2010, 3 pm.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Preliminary exam results: https://www.iww.kit.edu/examometer

The post-exam review date will be announced soon.

Information regarding the Seminar in Economic Policy and other lectures in summer term 2017 can be found here.

The secretariat is closed from August 19th till September 9th.

Solutions to exercises for the lecture "Theoy and Policy of Innovation" are now online.

The Chair in Economic Policy is offering two seminars in the winter term 2011/12. Further information is available under "Teaching".

The grades for the seminar "Bean or bean-to-cup coffee machine? Determinants of economic growth and development in a globalized world" are available here.

The book "Quantum Engagements - Social Reflections of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies", co-edited by Torben Zülsdorf, has been published.

Der vorläufige Foliensatz zur Vorlesung "Innovationstheorie und -politik" steht jetzt zum Download bereit.

On Tuesday, June 7th at 9:45h during the lecture "Theory and Policy of Innovation" Ruth Einwiller from the Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg will be giving a presentation on the topic of "Innovationsindex Bedeutung und Methode". The venue is Room 103.2 in Building 20.14 and anyone who is interested is welcome to attend.

As part of the series "Young Talents - Science and Music" Nina Menz will be giving a presentation with the title "Die Geographie von Nanotechnologien - Querschnittstechnologien als Innovationsmotor" on May 18th at 16:30h.

Die neue Vorlesung "Einführung in die Wirtschaftspolitik" richtet sich ausschließlich an Bachelorstudierende und ist keine Nachfolgevorlesung der "Wirtschaftspolitik" von Herrn PD Dr. Axel Schaffer.

The Chair in Economic Policy is currently offering a HIWI position. You can find more information here.

The Chair in Economic Policy has a vacancy for a student assistants. Details can be found here (in German).

The grades for the seminar "Topics in Modern Growth Theory" are available here. Diploma students can pick up their course certificates at the secretariat. The ones for Bachelor and Master students are transferred directly to the student registry office.

You can apply for the Seminar in the summer term 2011 from February 28th - March 06th, 2011. During this period you can apply via an electronic application form.

You can find updated information on the lectures and seminars offered by the Chair in Economic Policy in the coming under in the sidebar under the header "Teaching".

Im Rahmen einer Promotion zum Thema erneuerbarer Energien und grüner Gentechnik suchen wir Studenten aus Wirtschafts- bzw. Ingenieursstudiengängen. Die Interviews finden am 25. und 26.11. statt und dauern 30-45 Minuten. Sie erhalten 10€ Aufwandsentschädigung. Ansprechpartner ist Jan Reichert.

Together with Amelie Boje and Silvia Stiller, Prof. Dr. Ott has recently published the article "Metropolitan Cities under Transition: The Example of Hamburg/Germany" in the journal Managing Global Transitions. A second article by Prof. Dr. Ott (jointly with Ursula Weisenfeld), "Academic discipline and perception of technologies: An empirical study" has been accepted for publication in the journal Research Policy.

Information regarding our exams can be found here.

In co-operation with "Wirtschaftsregion Südwest" we are offering the supervision of a Diploma or Master's thesis on the topic "Zukunft des Chemiestandortes Südbaden". You can find more information under exams and in this pdf (in German).

As of 2011 there are new phone numbers at the KIT. Employess on Campus Süd can now be reached under

+49 / (0)721 - 6084 - xxxx

where xxxx signifies the (unchanged) extension.

The joint inaugural lecture by Prof. Dr. Ingrid Ott and Prof. Dr. Kay Mitusch takes place in the Tulla lecture hall on Friday, December 3rd 2010, at 16h.

Overview information and lecture notes for the lectures Introductory Economics for Non-economists und are now online.

Since September 2010 current research papers relating to the field of economics may be published in the KIT Working Paper Series in Economics.

The current version (October 2010) of the examination modules at the IWW for the diploma degree programmes is now available (only in German).

From Bio to Nano? Governing through Ethical Speech in France, Sabine Könninger, in: Fiedeler, U. et al. (eds.): Understanding Nanotechnology: Philosophy, Policy and Publics.

Die online-Anmeldung zur Klausur "Innovationstheorie und -politik" ist voraussichtlich am 02.09.2010 möglich.

Die vorläufigen Prüfungstermine finden Sie hier.

The working paper by Ingrid Ott in cooperation with Kiel Institute for the World Economy with the titel "Worker personality: Another skill bias beyond education in the digital age" has been released in November.

Also published Ivan Korzinov and Ivan Savin a working paper on the subject of "Pervasive enough? General purpose technologies as an emergent propert ".

In dieser Woche dürfen wir Herrn Santanu Chatterjee (Associate Professor) von der University of Georgia als Gastforscher bei uns begrüßen!

Wir suchen ab sofort zwei wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter für die unser Team.