Professorship of Institutional Economics

Welcome
to the Professorship of Institutional Economics
© Michael Rochlitz
Teaching
Our focus is on teaching theoretical foundations and quantitative and experimental methods necessary to analyse complex developmental and transition processes in economics.
© Michael Rochlitz
Research
Using quantitative and experimental methods, we investigate how political institutions affect economic processes, with a focus on the countries of Eastern Europe and Asia.
© Michael Rochlitz

Head and Topics

Prof. Dr. Michael Rochlitz

Comparative Political Economy

Economic Development and Economic Growth

Institutional Change and Economic Transformation

21.09.2021

Film Screening of the Russian cult movie “Brat” (Brother)

A screening of the Russian cult film “Brat” (Brother) from 1997 will take place on September 23 at 6:00 pm in the “Krokodil” cinema in Berlin. In the subsequent public discussion, Dr. Julia Langbein and Prof. Dr. Michael Rochlitz will discuss the film with the audience.

Aleksei Balabanov’s 1997…

16.09.2021

Opening of the Chernobyl photo exhibition

The photo exhibition ‘Chernobyl Memory Tour’ to the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster was officially opened in the Haus der Wissenschaft in Bremen on September 9th, 2021. The exhibition, featuring pictures taken by Susanne Schattenberg and Michael Rochlitz on their trips to the…

07.09.2021

ECPR General Conference 2021

Two doctoral researchers from the working group of Michael Rochlitz – Olga Masyutina and Michael Richter – took part in the annual conference of the European Consortium for Political Research. The conference was held online on August 30 - September 3, 2021. Olga participated in the ‘Policy Analysis…