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

14.09.2022

New book "Diginomics Research Perspectives"

A new book "Diginomics Research Perspectives: The Role of Digitalization in Business and Society" is out at the Springer publishing house and available online. The book, edited by Lars Hornuf, is a compilation of papers by members of the Diginomics Research Group at the Faculty of Business Studies…

14.09.2022

Conference on Russian Regional Politics in Uppsala

On September 8-9, 2022, Michael Rochlitz participated in a conference "Russian Regional Politics: The Kremlin, Regional Actors and Regime Longevity prior to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine (2018-2022)" with a presentation on "The Economic Consequences of a Limited Access Order: Evidence from Russia".…

05.09.2022

Michael Rochlitz as acting head of Chair of Economics of Innovation and Structural Change

Since September 1, 2022, Michael Rochlitz, Professor of Institutional Economics, is also acting head of the Chair of Economics, esp. Innovation and Structural Economics. The professorship is formally led by Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther who serves as President of the University of Bremen since September…