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Welcome to the Chair of Public Sector, Finance and Social Policy 

The chair is part of the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Potsdam and is headed by Prof. Dr. Rainald Borck.


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Teaching Winter Term 2023/24

Program, Rooms & Time

September 2023: Disputation - Congratulation!

We congratulate Niklas Gohl-Greenaway on the successful defense of his dissertation "Essays in Public Economics", which was awarded the overall grade "Summa Cum Laude".

March 2023: Disputation - Congratulation!

We congratulate Philipp Schrauth on the successful defense of his dissertation "Agglomerations, Air Quality and Urban Transformation", which was awarded the overall grade "Summa Cum Laude".

December 2022: Publication

Rainald Borck and Philipp Schrauth investigated how population size and density affect urban air pollution. 

The paper can be accessed here:  Urban pollution: A global perspective.

August 2022: Publication

Niklas Gohl and Philipp Schrauth investigated the impact of the 9-euro ticket on air quality.

The paper can be accessed here:  Ticket to Paradise? The Effect of a Public Transport Subsidy on Air Quality

Juni 2022: Publication

Philipp Schrauth investigated the impact of new bicycle infrastructure on congestion, traffic volume, and traffic accidents.

The paper can be accessed here: The causal effect of cycling infrastructure on traffic and accidents.