Macroeconomics

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... at the Department of Macroeconomics, represented by Prof. Dr. Klaus Gründler.

Through our research, we want to better understand how economic growth and inequality arise and what influence economic policy measures have on the emergence of welfare and its distribution. Particular attention is paid to the role of the expectations of individuals, whose collective actions shape the macroeconomic situation of nations. We investigate these questions in particular using new techniques of empirical causal analysis and innovative methods from the fields of data science and machine learning.

Prof. Dr. Klaus Gründler
Prof. Dr. Klaus Gründler

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Latest publications

Dräger, L., Gründler, K. and Potrafke, N. (2024): Political Shocks and Inflation Expectations: Evidence from the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Journal of International Economics, Forthcoming.

Boumans, D., Gründler, K., Potrafke, N. and Ruthardt, F. (2024): Political Leaders and Macroeconomic Expectations: Evidence from a Global Survey Experiment, Journal of Public Economics, vol. 235, 105140.

Fuest, C., Gründler, K., Potrafke, N. and Ruthardt, F. (2024): Read my Lips? Taxes and Elections,Journal of Public Economics, vol. 236, 105149.

Gründler, K., Potrafke, N. and Wochner, T. (2024): The Beauty Premium of Politicians in Office,Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol.217, pp.298-311.

Borisova, E., Gründler, K., Hackenberger, A., Harter, A., Potrafke, N., Schors, K. (2023): Crisis Experience and the Deep Roots of COVID-19 Vaccination Preferences, European Economic Review, vol.160, 104607.