Forschung Makroökonomik  

Research Areas

Growth, Development, and Technological Change
Quantitative Dynamic Macroeconomics
Open Economy Macroeconomics

Research Projects (external funding)

Economic Perspectives in Eastern Germany (funded by the Leibniz Association)

Current Working Papers of the Macro Group

NEW: Schäfer, A., The Growth Drag of Pollution, Working Paper, March 2013.

NEW: Grossmann, V., T.M. Steger, and A. Schäfer, Migration, Capital Formation, and House Prices, CESifo Working Paper, No. 4146, March 2013.

NEW: Journey into the Unknown? Economic Consequences of Factor Market Integration under Increasing Returns to Scale, CESifo Working Paper, No. 3676, August 2012.

NEW: The Macroeconomics of TANSTAAFL, CESifo Working Paper, No. 3651, April 2012.

Endogenous Enforcement of Intellectual Property, North-South Trade, and Growth, University of Leipzig, Working Paper, August 2011.

Quantifying Optimal Growth Policy, CESifo Working Paper, May 2013.

History, Expectations, and Public Policy: Economic Development in Eastern Germany, CESifo Working Paper, No. 3184, September 2010.

When economic growth is less than exponential, University of Leipzig, Working Paper No. 69, May 2009.

The Lucas Paradox and the Quality of Institutions: Then and Now, Free University Berlin, Working Paper, February 2008.

Habit Formation, Dynastic Altruism, and Population Dynamics, University of Leipzig, Working Paper No. 66, November 2007.

Macroeconomic Consequences of Distributional Conflicts, CESifo Working Paper No. 2007.

Growth, Development, and Technological Change, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, UNESCO, 2007.

Faculty Discussion Papers

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