Research
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A major area is theoretical and empirical research
on macroeconomic issues, such as financial institutions and business cycles,
macroeconomic implications of bounded rationality, monetary economics,
the role of labor markets for macroeconomic performance, and the
use numerical methods in macroeconomics.
In this area we particularily benefit from the
SFB 649: Economic Risk , the
Berlin Network of Labour Market Research,
Schumpeter Seminar, and the Berlin Labour Market Seminar.
Another central research area is applied microeconomics. One focus is theoretical and empirical research on resource allocation, with an emphasis on the functioning of markets and organizations. Current research addresses a number of interrelated topics, such as the role of auctions and tournaments, incentive contracts, monitoring and organizational design, financial contracts and corporate control. Here students benefit particularly from the SFB Transregio 15: Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems and research oportunities at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin . |
Another area in which economics and
management science are closely connected is research on
industry structures, vertical chains, bilateral oligopolies, network industries,
strategic alliances and networks. Again, these issues are addressed from a
business or strategic management perspective as well as from the viewpoint of
competition policy and efficient industry regulation. Research on these topics is carried out at various
department chairs, the European
School of Management and Technology and the DIW.
Finally, you may use economic methods to analyze political institutions, such as the choice of governmental architecture and the assignment of tasks, rights, responsibilities etc. among different government levels. To gain insights into current trends in federal states and organizations like the EU, the research program on fiscal federalism Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin analyzes governance rules, horizontal and vertical intergovernmental competition and the interdependencies and structure of democratic decision-making (division of power, election rules, etc.). Whether your interest is in issues like economic growth, crises and business cycles, in the design and working of organizations, industry structures and financial markets or in the working of political structures the Berlin Doctoral Program in Economics and Management Science provides you with a solid analytical foundation and excellent research environment. |