News from the Chair of Microeconomics

In der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften werden für die Tutorien „Mathematik I für Wirtschaftswissenschaften“ für das Wintersemester 2023/2024 mehrere Tutor*innen als Studentische Hilfskräfte (w/m/d) oder Wissenschaftliche Hilfskräfte mit Bachelorabschluss (w/m/d) (je nach persönlicher Voraussetzung) zur befristeten Mitarbeit für 4 Monate gesucht. Es handelt sich um eine Tätigkeit im Umfang von 8 bis 9,5 Stunden pro Woche. Das Aufgabengebiet…

Yesterday, Department 4 held their annual summer barbecue to which they invited students to join them for an informal time in a relaxed atmosphere. The aim of the summer barbecue is to allow both students and staff to get to know each other and strengthen relationships! We want to thank everyone who was involved in the organization of the event and everyone who came and made the time so memorable! Part of the evening was a bingo game - the six…

In the time of June 15-17, Thomas Streck attended the 13th Conference on Economic Design at the University of Girona, Spain. Keynote speakers were Jordi Masso, Alex Teytelboym, and Gabrielle Demange. During the conference, Thomas Streck was also able to present his joint paper with Professor Haake "Distortion through modeling asymmetric bargaining power" and strengthen old and new relationships throughout the evening events. New research findings…

Im Sommersemester 2023 sind mehrere Tutorienstellen zur Unterstützung der Veranstaltungen im Modul W1411-01: "Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre - Mikroökonomie" für die Dauer von 3 Monaten zu besetzen. Das Aufgabengebiet umfasst Tutoren- sowie Coaching-Tätigkeiten zur Vertiefung der Vorlesungsinhalte. !! Bewerbungsfrist bis zum 10. Februar 2023 verlängert !! Weitere Informationen für Interessierte finden sich hier.

Are you a student at Paderborn University and planning on writing your thesis in the coming summer semester? Then don't forget to participate in the central allocation process by submitting an application! The application time will start on January 23, 2023, at 9 am, and run until February 3, 2023, 11:59 pm. Information about all requirements and the link for uploading your application can be found here.  If you would like to write your thesis…

Our Chair of Microeconomics was very excited to participate again at this year’s faculty research workshop in Melle from 26th to 28th September. We had the great pleasure to present and discuss current research topics from a diverse field of economics and business administration. It was inspiring to meet all faculty members and to vividly discuss cooperation and future ideas. A big thank you goes to all organizers of the Chair of Industrial…

As usual, our chair met for a closed meeting before the start of a new semester. This time, however, it was not an ordinary closed meeting. Together with the chair of Prof. Dr. Hehenkamp, we decided to organize a joint retreat in Münster to discuss and explore possibilities for future cooperation. In addition to fruitful discussions and productive planning, we were also able to strengthen social ties between the chairs, much to everyone's…

Sadly, we had to say goodbye to our long-time colleague and friend Dr. Nadja Stroh-Maraun last week. After spending several years in academia, her path is now leading her to a job outside of university. We wish her the very best for her new job and hope to see her as often as possible! 

We are excited to share the following news: Today, Dr. Lukas Block successfully defended his thesis on „Energy Transition Games - Lobbyism, Networks, and Competition“. Congratulations!

From July 18 to 21, our chair member Sarah Kühn participated at the 33rd Stony Brook International Conference on Game Theory in the United States. It was a pleasure to discuss current research ideas in matching and game theory with fellow researchers from all over the world. In the course of the CRC research unit (SFB901:  On-The-Fly Computing), Sarah presented and discussed her recent research findings. Nobel Laureate Robert Aumann, Nobel…

From June 9 to 11, several members of the Chair of Microeconomics presented their research at the Conference on Economic Design (CED) at the University of Padova, Italy. The conference was accompanied by a summer school on "Ethical Resource Allocations“. For all of us, it was our first “in-person“ conference in nearly three years. Besides presenting and discussing current research results, i.a. in the areas of matching, bargaining, social choice…

Due to the storm in May we had to postpone the date for the first "50 Mosaics" event organized by our Chair. However, an alternative date has been found. We are now looking forward to welcoming you on September 17 in the Paderborn city center to test your negotiation skills. You are warmly invited to join us in exploring game theory! 

The University of Paderborn celebrates 50 years of existence! To mark the occasion, the university is organizing various events under the theme “50 mosaics” to visualize the diversity of Paderborn University. Each department had the opportunity to contribute something, and of course our Chair did not turn down the opportunity of promoting game theory! Under the motto “Do you want to play?” our Chair prepared various games that simulate phenomena…

The Journal “Games” has opened a call for papers on the journal website for the Special Issue “Decentralized Mechanisms”. Claus-Jochen Haake (Paderborn), Dominik Karos (Bielefeld), Rudolf Müller (Maastricht), and Walter Trockel (Bielefeld) act as guest editors of this Special Issue, which is dedicated to “the study on decentralization of economic and social mechanisms and their applications, with a special focus on security, efficiency,…

On Monday the 11th of April at 3:30pm there will be an introductory meeting in room O2 for all students who have registered for the course "Seminar on Game Theory". Among other things, we will clarify organisational questions and present the structure of the course. You are cordially invited!