Research
Our research profile is interdisciplinary and future-oriented. It focuses on four key areas: Economic Behavior and Governance (EB&Go), Digital Transformation (DITRA), Skills Acquisition & Entrepreneurship (KENT) and Sustainability, Energy and Environment (NEU). They deal with the central challenges of our time and highlight topics of particular social, economic, scientific, legal, technological, environmental and educational relevance. Our economic and legal research is international and interdisciplinary. Committed to the overarching research profile of the University of Kassel, we develop innovative collaborative research initiatives and maintain strategic partnerships with leading (inter)national research institutes. Fortunately, the volume of evaluated third-party research funding has steadily increased.
News from research
Contributions of our Chair to Ultra Policy Briefs on Climate Protection initiated by the German Psychological Society
The Chair of Environmental and Behavioral Economics has successfully contributed two articles to the first round of Policy Ultra-Briefs: Verhaltenswissenschaft für die politische Praxis (Behavioral science for political practice) on climate protection, initiated by the German Psychological Society (DGPs). The series offers policymakers compact, scientifically verified short insights. Their need for well-founded, evidence-based answers to pressing social challenges is addressed with the latest findings from psychology and related behavioral sciences and translated into clear, politically relevant options for action.
The two articles are available here (in German).
Astrid Dannenberg, Johannes Diederich, and Timo Goeschl: Was beeinflusst unsere individuellen Klimaschutz-Beiträge? Verhaltenswissenschaftliche Hebel für wirksame Politik (What affects our individual climate protection contributions? Behavioral science levers for effective policy)
Eva Weingärtner, Paul Lohmann, and Astrid Dannenberg: Politikinstrumente für einen umweltfreundlicheren Lebensmittelkonsum (Policy instruments for more environmentally friendly food consumption)