Econometrics and Empirical Economics

26.09.2024 - The Course "Empirical Economics I" (Master Economics, in German) will take place in the Winter Term of 2024/25. Further information can be found here.

07.03.2024 - The Courses "Empirical Economics II" (Master Economics, in English) and "Introduction to Empirical Economics" (Bachelor, in German) will take place in the Summer Term of 2024. Further information can be found here.

08.01.2024 - New Publication Junior Professor Linda Glawe's new publication, Inflation and Inequality: New Evidence from a Dynamic Panel Threshold Analysis, is now available in International Economics and Economic Policy. This paper investigates nonlinearities in the inflation-inequality relationship using a dynamic threshold panel data model and data for 101 countries over the period 1985–2020. The analysis indicates that inflation rates exceeding 6% are associated with higher income inequality whereas below this threshold, the correlation remains insignificant. From a monetary policy perspective, these findings suggest that a disinflation policy will likely lead to a more equal income distribution in high-inflation countries whereas there is no such effect in a low-inflation setting. The paper is open access and can be found here.

08.12.2023 - New Publication Junior Professor Linda Glawe's new publication, The 'Double Trap' in China - Multiple Equilibria in Institutions and Income and Their Causal Relationship, is now available in Open Economies Review. This paper analyzes the formation of regional institutional convergence clusters in China using a nonlinear dynamic factor model. It subsequently shows that institutional traps are important causal determinants of income traps at the provincial level. The paper is open access and can be found here.

26.09.2023 - The Course "Empirical Economics I" ("Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung I") will take place in the Winter Term of 2023/24. Further information can be found here.