Urban, Regional and International Economics
We form the interface between the faculties of economics and spatial planning. Our teaching as well as our research covers economic topics at the local, regional and international level.
Our team conducts research in the areas of regional disparities, regional development, spatial distribution of economic activity, agglomeration economies, migration, peer effects, learning and knowledge diffusion, creative and cultural production (e.g., art auctions/markets, literature, science, economics), international trade in goods and services, and digitization.
If you are interested in writing a thesis at our professorship, you can find more information about our ongoing research and process in the areas of research and teaching on this website.
Latest news
Master's thesis at our chair receives TMC prize
Benjamin Koch was awarded the annual TMC prize for the best thesis in the Faculty of Economics for his master's thesis at our chair.
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New Publication of Vanessa Hellwig
Congratulations to Vanessa Hellwig for publishing her paper "Tech hubs within cities—determinants and dynamics" in The Annals of Regional Science.
Felix Dornseifer @ 2nd European Sustainable Finance PhD Workshop in Augsburg
Felix Dornseifer participated in the 2nd European Sustainable Finance PhD Workshop in Augsburg
Vanessa Hellwig @ Regional Studies Association Conference 2024
Vanessa Hellwig presents her new work at the Regional Studies Association Conference 2024.
Congratulations Maren Kaliske
We congratulate Dr. Maren Kaliske on her successful disputation on January 16 and on the completion of her PhD, which was awarded summa cum laude.
Two dissertation awards at the chairs of URI and Finance
Dr. Miguel Krause and Dr. Vanessa Hellwig receive the dissertation award from the faculties of Business & Economics and Spatial Planning.
URI Team @ FJURI Workshop 2023
For the second time a research workshop was held with the chair of finance in November.
Success in acquiring third-party funding for new teaching formats
The Innovation in Higher Education Foundation supports the implementation of new, innovative teaching formats. The project idea of the team from the…
DGF Conference 2023
Felix Dornseifer presents at the annual conference of the German Finance Association.
ETSG Conference 2023
Maren Kaliske and Felix Dornseifer present their work at the Annual ETSG Conference 2023
First Publication of Maren Kaliske
Congratulations to Maren for the publication of her PhD paper Intra-EU trade-embodied carbon emissions: Is there voting for dirty comparative…
Welcome: Gerrit Köchling
The URI Chair is happy to announce that Gerrit Köchling from now on supports the URI professorship.
KoMet Dissertation Award goes to Vanessa Hellwig
We congratulate Vanessa Hellwig on the award of the "KoMet Förderpreis" for her dissertation. Her dissertation "Tranformation, Digitisation and the…
Congratulations Yvonne Muchitsch (PhD)
We would like to congratulate Yvonne Muchtisch on the successful completion and publication of her dissertation "Impact of Art Exhibitions, Museum…
Spatial Planning: Introduction to Economics (Micro/Macro)
The lecture "Introduction to Economics" for Spatial Planning will take place exclusively online in winter semester 23/24. The corresponding Moodle…