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Department Members' Accomplishments

Our Areas of Excellence

  • Editorships for Academic Journals

    • B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics: Volker Nocke (Associate Editor since 2006)
    • Econometric Reviews: Christoph Rothe (Associate Editor)
    • Econometrics and Statistics: Carsten Trenkler (Associate Editor)
    • Economic Inquiry: Bernhard Ganglmair (Associate Editor since 2014)
    • Economic Policy: Volker Nocke (Editorial Panel Member since 2010), Michelle Sovinsky (Editorial Panel Member since 2014)
    • Economics: The E-Journal: Ulrich Wagner (Co-editor, 2016–2022)
    • Empirical Economics: Markus Frölich (Associate Editor since 2009)
    • European Economic Review: Eckhard Janeba (Associate Editor since 2011)
    • European Journal of Political Economy: Hans Peter Grüner (Member of the Editorial Board)
    • Information Economics and Policy: Martin Peitz (Associate Editor since 2004)
    • International Journal of Industrial Organization: Michelle Sovinsky (Co-editor since 2015), Bernhard Ganglmair, Nicolas Schutz (Associate Editors since 2022)
    • International Tax and Public Finance: Eckhard Janeba (Co-editor 2010–2013, Associate Editor 2004–2010 and since 2013)
    • Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook: Jochen Streb (Member of the Editorial Board)
    • Journal of Business and Economic Statistics (JBES): Markus Frölich, Christoph Rothe (Associate Editors)
    • Journal of Competition Law and Economics: Martin Peitz (Associate Editor)
    • Journal of Development Economics: Michèle Tertilt (Associate Editor)
    • Journal of Econometrics: Christoph Rothe (Associate Editor)
    • Journal of Economic History: Jochen Streb (Member of the Editorial Board)
    • Journal of Environmental Economics and Management: Ulrich Wagner (Member of the Editorial Board)
    • Journal of Industrial Economics: Volker Nocke (Co-editor since 2008)
    • Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade: Michelle Sovinsky (Member of the Advisory Board since 2022)
    • Journal of Media Economics: Martin Peitz (Member of the Editorial Board since 2009)
    • Journal of Monetary Economics: Klaus Adam (Associate Editor)
    • Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists: Ulrich Wagner (Co-editor, 2015–2022)
    • Journal of the European Economic Association: Michèle Tertilt (Associate Editor 2010–2011)
    • Labour Economics: Markus Frölich (Co-editor since 2009)
    • Labour Economics – Special Issue: Labour Markets in Developing Countries: Markus Frölich (Editor 2010)
    • Macroeconomic Dynamics: Michèle Tertilt (Associate Editor, 2010)
    • Telecommunications Policy: Martin Peitz (Member of the Editorial Board since 2009)
    • The Review of Economic Studies: Christoph Rothe (Member of the Editorial Board), Michèle Tertilt (Member of the Editorial Board since 2011, Joint Managing Editor 2013–2017, Member of the Board of Directors since 2021)

  • Awards and Notable Positions in Scientific Organizations

    • Academies of Sciences and Humanities:
      • Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities: Michèle Tertilt (Member)
      • Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities: Klaus Adam, Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden (Members)
    • acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering: Achim Wambach (Member)
    • Association for Competition Economics (ACE): Konrad Stahl (Member of the Executive Committee)
    • Beirat der Walter Raymond Stiftung: Hans Peter Grüner (Member)
    • BREAD: Michèle Tertilt (Fellow since 2020, Affiliate 2004–2020)
    • Bundeskartellamt – Working Group on Competition Economics: Martin Peitz (Member)
    • Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD): Michèle Tertilt (Affiliate)
    • Carl Menger Award (German Economic Association): Klaus Adam (2016)
    • Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford: Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden (Resident Fellow)
    • Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR): Volker Nocke, Martin Peitz (Members of the Competition Policy section); Klaus Adam, Hans Peter Grüner, Moritz Kuhn, Volker Nocke, Martin Peitz, Nicolas Schutz, Michelle Sovinsky, Konrad Stahl, Michèle Tertilt, Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden (Research Fellows)
    • Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) – Competition Policy section: Volker Nocke, Martin Peitz (Members)
    • CESifo: Eckhard Janeba, Moritz Kuhn, Volker Nocke, Martin Peitz, Konrad Stahl, Michèle Tertilt (Research Fellows)
    • Competition Law and Economics European Network: Bernhard Ganglmair (Member of the steering group since 2021)
    • College for Interdisciplinary Educational Research: Friedhelm Pfeiffer (Member)
    • Deutsche Bundesbank: Klaus Adam, Michèle Tertilt (Research Professors)
    • Econometric Society: Volker Nocke (Fellow), Michèle Tertilt (Fellow and elected member of the European Regional Standing Committee)
    • Economic Advisory Group on Competition Policy (EAGCP): Volker Nocke, Martin Peitz, Michelle Sovinsky (Members)
    • Economics Network for Competition and Regulation (ENCORE): Michelle Sovinsky (Research Fellow)
    • Environmental and Resource Economics, Erik Kempe Award 2015: Ulrich Wagner
    • ESF College of Expert Reviewers: Friedhelm Pfeiffer (Member 2019–2022)
    • European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE): Volker Nolke (Scientific Program Director 2017), Michelle Sovinsky (Scientific Program Director 2015 and Member of the Executive Committee)
    • European Commission, Directorate – General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN): Hans Peter Grüner (Research Fellow)
    • European Corporate Governance Institute: Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden (Fellow)
    • European Development Research Network: Michèle Tertilt (Member)
    • European Economic Association: Antonio Ciccone, Volker Nocke, Michèle Tertilt (2013–2017) (Council Members)
    • European Group of Risk and Insurance Economists (EGRIE): Achim Wambach (Chairman 2007–2008)
    • European Research Council (ERC):
      • Christoph Rothe, Michelle Sovinsky, Ulrich Wagner (Consolidator Grants)
      • Klaus Adam, Volker Nocke, Michèle Tertilt (Starting Grants)
    • Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development: Paul Gans (Member)
    • Florence School of Regulation, Communication & Media: Martin Peitz (Scientific Committee Member)
    • Fondation Banque de France: Klaus Adam (Scientific and Evaluation Committee Member)
    • German Economic Association: Achim Wambach (Chairman 2017–2018)
    • German Economic Association: Member of Ausschuss:
      • Bildungsökonomischer Ausschuss: Friedhelm Pfeiffer
      • Finanzwissenschaftlicher Ausschuss: Eckhard Janeba, Eberhard Wille
      • Geldtheorie und Geldpolitik: Klaus Adam (Chairman)
      • Gesundheitsökonomischer Ausschuss: Achim Wambach
      • Industrieökonomischer Ausschuss: Volker Nocke, Martin Peitz, Nicolas Schutz, Michelle Sovinsky, Konrad Stahl, Achim Wambach
      • Makroökonomik: Michèle Tertilt
      • Ökonometrie: Carsten Trenkler
      • Theoretischer Ausschuss: Hans Peter Grüner, Konrad Stahl, Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden, Thomas Tröger
      • Umweltökonomischer Ausschuss: Ulrich Wagner
      • Ausschuss für  Unternehmenstheorie: Achim Wambach
      • Wirtschaftspolitischer Ausschuss: Achim Wambach
      • Wirtschaftshistorischer Ausschuss: Jochen Streb
    • German Economic Association – Hermann Heinrich Gossen Award 2013: Michèle Tertilt
    • Institute for Employment Research (IAB): Moritz Kuhn (Scientific Advisory Council: Vice Chairman), Carsten Trenkler (Research Professor)
    • Institute of Labour Economics (IZA): Markus Frölich, Moritz Kuhn, Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Christoph Rothe, Michèle Tertilt (Research Fellows)
    • Lamfalussy Fellowship of the European Central Bank 2019: Matthias Meier
    • Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development: Paul Gans (Scientific Advisory Board: Vice Chairman)
    • Leibniz-Prize 2019: Michèle Tertilt
    • Leopoldina – German National Academy of Sciences: Michèle Tertilt (Member)
    • The Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK): Tom Krebs (Senior Research Fellow since 2021)
    • National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER): Michèle Tertilt (Faculty Research Fellow, 2007–2013)
    • NBER Study Group “Gender and the Economy”: Michèle Tertilt (Member of the Advisory Board, 2019–2021)
    • Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation: Eckhard Janeba (International Research Fellow)
    • Real-World Laboratory – Asylum Seekers: Friedhelm Pfeiffer (Member of the Board of Directors 2016–2019)
    • Schmölders-Prize 2018: Jochen Streb
    • Scientific Euro Area Business Cycle Network: Klaus Adam (Scientific Vice Chair)
    • Scientific Commission of the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities: Jochen Streb (Member)
    • Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG): Michèle Tertilt (Member of the Advisory Board, since 2021)
    • Université de Toulouse: Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden (Member of the Scientific Board for the Initiative d’Excellence)
    • University of Chicago: Michelle Sovinsky, Michèle Tertilt (Research Members Family Inequality Group), Friedhelm Pfeiffer (Research Member Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Group)
    • University of St. Gallen: Markus Frölich ([Permanent] Visiting Professor)
    • Yrjö Jahnsson Award 2017: Michèle Tertilt
    • ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research: Achim Wambach (President)

  • Policy Advising, Consulting, and Public Services

    • Commission of Experts on Competition Law 4.0 of the German Federal Government: Achim Wambach (Co-Chairman 2018–2019)
    • European Central Bank: Hans Peter Grüner (Consultant 2005–2006 and 2008–2009 )
    • European Investment Bank: Ulrich Wagner (Consultant 2017–18)
    • European Systemic Risk Board – Advisory Scientific Committee: Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden (Member)
    • Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) – Academic Advisory Board: Eckhard Janeba (Chairman since 2023, Vice Chairman 2012–2014), Achim Wambach (Chair 2012–2015), Eberhard Wille (Member)
    • Federal Ministry of Finance – Academic Advisory Board: Klaus Adam (Member)
    • German Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank): Hans Peter Grüner (Consultant 2004–2005)
    • German Federal Insurance Office – Scientific Advisory Board for the Further Development of the Risk Structure Compensation Scheme: Achim Wambach (Member 2017–2018)
    • German Monopolies Commission (Monopolkommission): Achim Wambach (Chair 2016, Member 2014)
    • German National Platform for Electric Mobility – Steering Committee: Achim Wambach (Member 2015–2018)
    • German Stability Council (Stabilitätsrat von Bund und Ländern) – Advisory Board: Eckhard Janeba (Chair 2013–2018)
    • International Monetary Fund: Matthias Meier (Consultant 2020–2021)
    • Bildungsbeirat, City of Mannheim: Friedhelm Pfeiffer (Member 2010–2017)
    • Sachverständigenrat für die Begutachtung der Entwicklung im Gesundheitswesen: Eberhard Wille (Vice Chairman)
    • UK Competition Commission – Academic Panel: Volker Nocke (Member since 2007)

  • Participation in Research Centers and German Research Foundation (DFG) Priority Programs

    • Transregional Collaborative Research Center 224 „Economic Perspectives on Societal Challenges: Equality of Opportunity, Market Regulation, and Financial Stability“: Klaus Adam, Antonio Ciccone, Bernhard Ganglmair, Laura Grigolon, Andreas Gulyas, Matthias Meier, Volker Nocke (Spokesperson), Martin Peitz, Nicolas Schutz, Michelle Sovinsky, Konrad Stahl, Michèle Tertilt, Thomas Tröger, Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden, Ulrich Wagner, Han Ye, Minchul Yum
    • German Research Foundation (DFG) Priority Program 1859 “Experiences and Expectations: Historical Foundations of Economic Behaviour”: Jochen Streb (Coordinator)
    • German Research Foundation (DFG) Priority Program 1578 “Financial Market Imperfections and Macroeconomic Performance”: Tom Krebs (Coordinator)
    • European Network for Training in Economic Research (ENTER): Nicolas Schutz (Mannheim Coordinator and Member of the Executive Committee)
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