Seminar Topics in Macroeconomics

The Seminar "Topics in Macroeconomics” discusses recent research projects in the field of macroeconomics on a weekly basis. Ph.D. students and professors from the University of Mannheim present their work.
The seminar takes place in lecture room P043, L7 3-5, every Wednesday from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm during the lecture period. The exact dates, presenters and topics are shown below.

The presentation titles will be updated on a rolling basis.

 

Date   

Name

Topic

 03 September 2025Marina Hoch”Bailing Out Homeowners: Disaster Aid and Mortgage Default after Natural Disasters”
 10 September 2025Ursula Berresheim”Work from home, work for less? How workplace flexibility affects mothers’ careers”
 24 September 2025Bjarne Horst”Understanding Inflation Dynamics: Incomplete Pass-Through in Multi-Sector Economies”
 01 October 2025Yiwei Yin”Unemployment Insurance and Family Labor Supply”
 08 October 2025Mingjie Xu”Inheritance, Human Capital, and Gender Gaps”
 22 October 2025Tanay Agarwal”Tradable Natural Resources and Development”
 05 November 2025Steffen Zetzmann”Who Pays for Higher Energy Costs? Distributional Effects in the Housing Market”
 12 November 2025Qinkun Yao”Job Offer Quality and Employer Switching”
 26 November 2025Giacomo Ranzato / João Menegotto”Debt and Firms' Investment Composition/Fiscal Capacity and Labor-Market Informality”
 03 December 2025Pablo Arnaiz / Jan-Niklas Otte

Career Dynamics in Two-Ladder Labor Markets (Otte)

When Tourism Moves In: Local Labor Markets and Tourist Demand for Local Housing (Pérez)