The Potsdam Research Seminar in Economics provides a forum for discussion of current research topics presented by external guests and members of the department. The seminar takes place on Tuesdays from 14.15 - 15.30 at campus Griebnitzsee. In winter term 2012/2013 initiated, the Potsdam Research Seminar in Economics (PRSE) covers a broad range of topics in the field of Economics. PhD candidates and invited guests have the opportunity to present and discuss their actual research projects or new ideas.
Alkis Blanz (MCC): Fiscal Policy and the Distributional Effects of Energy Price Shocks
Daphne Skandalis (University of Copenhagen): tba
Aiko Schmeißer (University of Potsdam): Job Loss and Political Participation in Brazil
Nicole Schneeweis (JKU Linz): Birth Order and Risky Behavior
Thomas Douenne (University of Amsterdam): Optimal Fiscal Policy in a Climate-Economy Model with Heterogeneous Households
Bernhard Herz (University of Bayreuth): A Taylor rule for the ECB’s unconventional monetary policy - a critical link perspective