Macroeconomics: Innovation and Policy
Professor Hans Gersbach
We suggest improvements in policies and design new institutions for the benefit of the economy and society. We develop and employ macroeconomic, strategic, and cooperative thinking to examine short- and long-term economic and political problems. Examples of our work are monetary and fiscal policy, digital currencies, as well as technological progress (AI) to stimulate innovation and growth, regulatory frameworks to stabilise the financial system, and new voting and election rules for the enhancement of democracies.
Research
We are interested in a wide range of research questions in different areas:
Area M: Macroeconomic thinking and economic policy.
Area I: Innovation, the engines of growth. AI, and long-term well-being.
Area P: Design of new organisations/institutions and their foundations.
Special Area: Banking, digital currencies, and financial stability.
Publications
Teaching
If you are interested in writing a Master’s thesis at our chair, please make sure you have completed all of the following courses:
- 363-0503-00 Principles of Microeconomics
- 363-0565-00 Principles of Macroeconomics
- 363-0515-00 Markets and Games
- 363-1063-00 Academic Writing Course
as well as one of these courses:
- 363-0575-00 Economic Growth, Cycles and Policy
- 363-1136-00 Dynamic Macroeconomics, Innovation and Growth
- 363-1177-00 Monetary Theory
Your application should consist of a CV, a short motivation letter (max. 300 words) in which you specify the area of research that interests you, your most recent transcript of records, and a list of the economics courses you have attended but which are not listed in your transcript of records. Please verify that you fulfil all of the requirements needed before you apply.
Before getting in touch with us, we strongly recommend that you browse through our website and familiarise yourself with the research topics we are working on.