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    „The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.“ (John Maynard Keynes)

Welcome

to the Chair of Economics of Innovation and Structural Change

Since September 01, 2023 Torben Klarl is acting head of the Chair of Economics, esp. Innovation and Structural Economics. Torben Klarl is Professor of Economics, esp. Macroeconomics, in the Department of Economics.

The holder of the professorship, Jutta Günther, serves as President of the University of Bremen since September 01, 2022. The scientific work and third-party funded projects at the professorship will continue seamlessly.

Currently, a joint research project deals with the structural economic consequences of socialism and transformation in East Germany and Eastern Europe (Mod-Block-GDR). Other projects of the working group focus on the development and deployment of sustainable energy systems and technologies (H2B, hyTracks, hyBit) and on the dynamics of innovation systems (DynamicInno). Postdocs of the working group are initiators of the network "Learning (from) Transformation", which is funded by BYRD.

Prof. Dr. Torben Klarl (commissary management)

University of Bremen
Faculty of Business Studies and Economics
Max-von-Laue-Str. 1
28359 Bremen

E-Mail:

office-guenther(at)uni-bremen.de
ierp.office.klarl(at)uni-bremen.de


Phone: +49 (0)421 218-66631

Prof. Günther

Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther (on leave)

Latest news

Jessica Birkholz, Susanna Bolz und Philip Kerner present at the EAEPE Conference 2023

From September 13 to 15, the 35th international EAEPE conference took place at Leeds University Business School in Leeds (UK). From the working group Jessica Birkholz, Susanna Bolz, and Philip Kerner participated in the conference and presented their current research.

Due to its open-topic design,…


Philip Kerner

New publication: “Economic growth and the use of natural resources: assessing the moderating role of institutions”

Philip Kerner and Tobias Wendler, together with Martin Kalthaus (University of Southern Denmark), have published an article in the international peer-reviewed journal "Energy Economics" on the role of institutions in the relationship between economic growth on the use of natural resources.

Abstract…


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Research consortium Mod-Block-DDR enters 2nd round

The research consortium "Obstacles to Modernization in the Economy and Science of the GDR " (Mod-Block-DDR) will continue to be funded by the BMBF with 1.2 million Euros until 2025.

The overall objective of the research consortium is to identify the state-socialist modernization blockades in the…


Philip Kerner bei der Verteidigung

Philip Kerner – Dissertation successfully defended

On August 30th, 2023, Philip Kerner very successfully defended his dissertation titled "Essays on Macroeconomic Effects and Determinants of Green Technical Change". His cumulative thesis includes four empirical studies that examine convergence processes related to natural resource productivity, the…


Teilnehmer des Workshops

Workshop "New wave of migration in reaction to the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine. Social and economic consequences for Ukraine and EU countries" successfully conducted

The international workshop "New Wave of Migration in Response to the Full-Scale Russian Invasion in Ukraine. Social and economic consequences for Ukraine and EU countries" took place on 17-18 July at the University of Bremen in hybrid mode. More than 50 researchers participated in the workshop and…


Workshop "New wave of migration in reaction to the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine. Social and economic consequences for Ukraine and EU countries"

The International Workshop will be held on July 17-18, 2023: "New wave of migration in reaction to the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine. Social and economic consequences for Ukraine and EU countries", which will be organized by the Chair of Economics of Innovation and Structural Change…