Congratulations to the new Bonn Graduate School of Economics graduate Rubén Domínguez Díaz!
How do pollution and climate change affect health and the associated costs? How do people adapt to their environmental conditions, and what factors are crucial for such adaptability? Julia Mink, new Professor at the Department of Economics Bonn, addresses these and other questions. In the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Individuals, Institutions and Societies", she will work at the interface of environmental and health economics. Starting in the winter semester, she teaches econometrics in the Bachelor Volkswirtschaftslehre.
Außerdem soll das Gremium zeigen, wie die gestiegenen Kosten gesenkt und die Folgen der hohen Inflation für Firmen und Verbraucher abgefedert werden könnten, kündigte Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz an.
On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, the Hermann Heinrich Gossen Award was awarded to Professor Christian Bayer. The Hermann Heinrich Gossen Award is awarded once a year by the Verein für Socialpolitik to an economist under the age of 45 from the German-speaking area for internationally recognized research achievements. The award is endowed with 10,000 euros. The aim of the award is to promote the internationalization of German-language economics. The main criterion for the award is publications in internationally recognized journals.
Was hat sich in Deutschland in Sachen Gasversorgung seit Beginn des russischen Angriffskrieges gegen die Ukraine getan? Wie würde ein jetziger Gaslieferstopp die Wirtschaft treffen? Und mit welchen Maßnahmen gelingt es, ausreichend Gas einzusparen?
In a representative survey for the briq policy monitor, a broad majority of Germans showed willingness to donate part of a freely disposable sum of money to climate protection. The willingness to donate not only increases with higher income, but also depends in particular on altruistic disposition as well as party preference. When it comes to consumption and mobility, a large majority of Germans now also pay attention to the climate impact of their decisions.
In a joint appointment process between the University of Bonn and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Dr. Clara Brandi has been appointed Professor of International Economics/Development Economics in the Department of Economics.
What costs are involved when a worker loses their job?