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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

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

Mitglieder des DFG Netzwerkes

Successful closing event of the DFG network "The Dynamics of Innovation Systems"

Ann Hipp led the final meeting of the scientific network, which was funded by the DFG over three years, at ifo Dresden.


Die Fassade der Glashalle.

New job advertisement

At the Faculty of Business Studies and Economics at the University of Bremen there is a vacancy at the chair for the Economics of Innovation and Structural Change (PD Dr. Johannes Paha) for a

Research Assistant (PhD candidate) (f/m/d)

 -  salary 13 TV-L (50% part time) –

The following position…


Ann Hipp

New Publication: Inventor Mobility After the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Paul Hünermund and Ann Hipp published a working paper entitled „Inventor Mobility After the Fall of the Berlin Wall“.


DRUID/Verein für Socialpolitik /Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung

Ann Hipp presents research findings at national and international conferences

Ann Hipp recently presented her research findings on the interorganizational mobility of inventors and the long-term effects of large-scale investments in regions at the DRUID conference, the GfR summer conference and the conference of the Evolutionary Committee of the Verein für Socialpolitik.


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Jessica Birkholz and Philip Kerner present at the Sunbelt Conference in Edinburgh

From June 24 to 30, 2024, the 44th Sunbelt Conference with the main theme "Networks and Resilience" took place at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jessica Birkholz and Philip Kerner took part in the conference and presented their current research.


Susanna Bolz

Susanna Bolz presents at the 2024 RSA Annual Conference

From June 11 to 14, the annual conference of the Regional Studies Association on the topic "Global Challenges, Regional Collaboration and the Role of Places" took place. The conference was jointly organized by the Department of Economics & Business Sciences and the Department of Architecture at the…