Economics

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The Economics group covers a wide range of research and teaching topics. The fields cover practical philosophy, microeconomics, and macroeconomics.

With their theoretical, applied, and empirical research, the group members actively contribute to the academic discourse in their respective fields. In addition to joint internal projects, our experts engage in interdisciplinary collaborations across and beyond EBS Business School.

Prof. Dr. Jan-Christoph Rülke

Professor of Economics, esp. Macroeconomics

jan-christoph.ruelke@ebs.edu +49 611 7102 1414

With their expertise, our professors and lecturers contribute to the various degree and non-degree programmes of EBS Business School by delivering basic and advanced courses in the fields of ethics, philosophy, and economics. They also advise students on their theses and are actively involved in the academic self-administration of EBS Business School and the university.

The group’s experts are active in the following research areas:

Macroeconomics

International Economics
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Economic Growth
European Financial Crisis
Exchange Rates and International Finance

Applied Economics

Managerial Economics
Public Economics
Pension Economics
Political Economics
Law & Economics

Personnel Economics

Economics of Human Resource Management
Incentive Theory and Incentive Design
Multitasking, Performance Measurement, and Job Design
Incentives and CEO Appointment in Family Firms

Organisational Economics

Organisation of Firms and Economic Transactions
Incentive Systems within and between Firms
Job Design and Optimal Task Assignments

Behavioural Economics

Behavioural Contract Theory
Fairness, Relative Income Concerns, and Other-Regarding Preferences in Organizations
Income Inequality, Incentives, and Other-Regarding Preferences in Society

Economic Policy