Spotlight on current issues in economics

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize of Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel goes to Prof. Michael Woodford and Prof. Robert E. Hall for their contributions to the research of microfoundation of stabilisation policy.

Happiness is measurable. Recent research sheds light on the ways in which living conditions, politics, and new technologies influence our well-being.

The culture of rapid consumption of cheap clothes – the so called Fast Fashion trend - is considered harmful to the environment, violates social standards in production processes and results in massive volumes of used clothing.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize of Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel goes to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion und Peter W. Howitt for their contributions to the research of technological change, innovation and growth.

Small and medium-sized enterprises are facing major challenges. Our topic is dedicated to the subject of digitalisation.

Digital technologies, the availability of data and the ongoing transformation of healthcare services are improving outcomes for patients and healthcare systems, and these developments will also have a lot of economic impacts.

Influencer marketing is a rapidly growing online marketing channel. But is it really effective and efficient?

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize of Economic Sciences goes to Daron Acemoğlu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for their contributions to the research of longterm prosperity of nations.

Baby boomers are gradually retiring, the shortage of skilled labor is worsening. The effects of demographic change on labor markets and economic development could be mitigated by immigration.

Certain hot spots are overwhelmed by tourists. How can destinations tackle overtourism?

The COVID-19 pandemic and the war against Ukraine are having a dramatic impact on supply chain networks. What strategy can be implemented to achieve resilience in supply chain networks?

At the end of January, the IMF revised its growth forecast for Germany downwards to 0.5% for 2024. Germany faces some long-term challenges.