Philosophy and Economics
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Official Account of the Philosophy and Economics BA and MA program at the University of Bayreuth
Economics Research Forum Announcement!
"The Costs of Urban Density: Rents vs. Home Values"
Michael Pflüger (JMU Würzburg)
Wednesday, November 12th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
"The Costs of Urban Density: Rents vs. Home Values"
Michael Pflüger (JMU Würzburg)
Wednesday, November 12th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Economics Research Forum Announcement!
"The Costs of Urban Density: Rents vs. Home Values"
Michael Pflüger (JMU Würzburg)
Wednesday, November 12th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
"The Costs of Urban Density: Rents vs. Home Values"
Michael Pflüger (JMU Würzburg)
Wednesday, November 12th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
Economics Research Forum Announcement!
"Economic Elites and the Diffusion of Ideology"
Johannes Buggle (University of Innsbruck)
Wednesday, November 5th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
"Economic Elites and the Diffusion of Ideology"
Johannes Buggle (University of Innsbruck)
Wednesday, November 5th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Economics Research Forum Announcement!
"Economic Elites and the Diffusion of Ideology"
Johannes Buggle (University of Innsbruck)
Wednesday, November 5th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
"Economic Elites and the Diffusion of Ideology"
Johannes Buggle (University of Innsbruck)
Wednesday, November 5th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
Economics Research Forum Announcement!
"Effects of the Minimum Wage on Migration"
Martin Friedrich (Institute of Employment Research (IAB))
Wednesday, October 29th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
"Effects of the Minimum Wage on Migration"
Martin Friedrich (Institute of Employment Research (IAB))
Wednesday, October 29th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
October 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Economics Research Forum Announcement!
"Effects of the Minimum Wage on Migration"
Martin Friedrich (Institute of Employment Research (IAB))
Wednesday, October 29th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
"Effects of the Minimum Wage on Migration"
Martin Friedrich (Institute of Employment Research (IAB))
Wednesday, October 29th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
For more information:
www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
First Philosophy Research Forum of the semester!
"Defeat as Defense. A Novel Account of Figleaves"
Alexander Dinges (HU Berlin)
Tuesday, October 21th, from 16.15 to 17:45 in S110, INF (like all the Philosophy Research Forums).
For more information:
www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
"Defeat as Defense. A Novel Account of Figleaves"
Alexander Dinges (HU Berlin)
Tuesday, October 21th, from 16.15 to 17:45 in S110, INF (like all the Philosophy Research Forums).
For more information:
www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
First Philosophy Research Forum of the semester!
"Defeat as Defense. A Novel Account of Figleaves"
Alexander Dinges (HU Berlin)
Tuesday, October 21th, from 16.15 to 17:45 in S110, INF (like all the Philosophy Research Forums).
For more information:
www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
"Defeat as Defense. A Novel Account of Figleaves"
Alexander Dinges (HU Berlin)
Tuesday, October 21th, from 16.15 to 17:45 in S110, INF (like all the Philosophy Research Forums).
For more information:
www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
What future do tech CEOs imagine - and what ideas drive them?
Prof. Annette Zimmermann’s seminar examines ideologies behind Big Tech’s AI vision and its political economy.
📸 “A Rising Tide Lifts All Bots” by Rose Willis & Kathryn Conrad via betterimagesofai.org, CC BY 4.0
Prof. Annette Zimmermann’s seminar examines ideologies behind Big Tech’s AI vision and its political economy.
📸 “A Rising Tide Lifts All Bots” by Rose Willis & Kathryn Conrad via betterimagesofai.org, CC BY 4.0
October 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
What future do tech CEOs imagine - and what ideas drive them?
Prof. Annette Zimmermann’s seminar examines ideologies behind Big Tech’s AI vision and its political economy.
📸 “A Rising Tide Lifts All Bots” by Rose Willis & Kathryn Conrad via betterimagesofai.org, CC BY 4.0
Prof. Annette Zimmermann’s seminar examines ideologies behind Big Tech’s AI vision and its political economy.
📸 “A Rising Tide Lifts All Bots” by Rose Willis & Kathryn Conrad via betterimagesofai.org, CC BY 4.0
First Economics Research Forum of the semester!
"Income Smoothing Across EU Regions: A Panel Decomposition of Adjustment Channels"
Etienne Farvaque (Université de Lille)
Wednesday, October 15th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
Everyone is welcome!
"Income Smoothing Across EU Regions: A Panel Decomposition of Adjustment Channels"
Etienne Farvaque (Université de Lille)
Wednesday, October 15th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
Everyone is welcome!
October 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
First Economics Research Forum of the semester!
"Income Smoothing Across EU Regions: A Panel Decomposition of Adjustment Channels"
Etienne Farvaque (Université de Lille)
Wednesday, October 15th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
Everyone is welcome!
"Income Smoothing Across EU Regions: A Panel Decomposition of Adjustment Channels"
Etienne Farvaque (Université de Lille)
Wednesday, October 15th, at 16.15 in S62, RW1 (like all the Economics Research Forums).
Everyone is welcome!
Die Begrüßung der Erstsemester zum Wintersemester 2025/26 findet am Montag, 13.10., 11.15 Uhr in Raum H 36 (NWIII) statt! Nach diesem Treffen werdet ihr von studentischen MentorInnen und dem Förderverein in kleinen Gruppen in Empfang genommen. Herzlich Willkommen!
October 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Die Begrüßung der Erstsemester zum Wintersemester 2025/26 findet am Montag, 13.10., 11.15 Uhr in Raum H 36 (NWIII) statt! Nach diesem Treffen werdet ihr von studentischen MentorInnen und dem Förderverein in kleinen Gruppen in Empfang genommen. Herzlich Willkommen!
Im Wintersemester bieten Fabian Herweg und Joshua Greubel ein Seminar dazu an, wie Firmen auf kognitive Verzerrungen strategisch reagieren. Ob fehlende Aufmerksamkeit, Salienz oder Zeitinkonsistenz – Konsumenten sind oft alles andere als perfekt rational.
Bild: KI-generiert
Bild: KI-generiert
October 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Im Wintersemester bieten Fabian Herweg und Joshua Greubel ein Seminar dazu an, wie Firmen auf kognitive Verzerrungen strategisch reagieren. Ob fehlende Aufmerksamkeit, Salienz oder Zeitinkonsistenz – Konsumenten sind oft alles andere als perfekt rational.
Bild: KI-generiert
Bild: KI-generiert
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Annette Zimmermann, who will be holding the Chair of Political Philosophy this academic year! Her work explores democracy, justice & AI. Author of “Democratizing AI”, she’s now writing “The Algorithmic is Political”. Welcome, Annette!
October 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Annette Zimmermann, who will be holding the Chair of Political Philosophy this academic year! Her work explores democracy, justice & AI. Author of “Democratizing AI”, she’s now writing “The Algorithmic is Political”. Welcome, Annette!
This winter term: Patricia Rich & Mario Larch’s seminar on Philosophy of Data Science & Econometrics. Going from evidence-based policy to big data, causality & the limits of statistics.
September 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This winter term: Patricia Rich & Mario Larch’s seminar on Philosophy of Data Science & Econometrics. Going from evidence-based policy to big data, causality & the limits of statistics.
Save the date! On Sept 24th and 25th Prof. Cristina Borgoni hosts the workshop “Onset of Communication”.
Topics: What marks communication? Is human communication unique—and how? And more.
Leading philosophers & psychologists will explore these questions.
Topics: What marks communication? Is human communication unique—and how? And more.
Leading philosophers & psychologists will explore these questions.
September 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Save the date! On Sept 24th and 25th Prof. Cristina Borgoni hosts the workshop “Onset of Communication”.
Topics: What marks communication? Is human communication unique—and how? And more.
Leading philosophers & psychologists will explore these questions.
Topics: What marks communication? Is human communication unique—and how? And more.
Leading philosophers & psychologists will explore these questions.
Big congratulations to Leonard Harms for finishing his P&E BA with a flawless 1.0 grade! The whole P&E teaching team is thrilled and grateful for the smart, thoughtful and dedicated students we get to educate.
September 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Big congratulations to Leonard Harms for finishing his P&E BA with a flawless 1.0 grade! The whole P&E teaching team is thrilled and grateful for the smart, thoughtful and dedicated students we get to educate.
Cristina Borgoni and her colleague Shalini Chakraborty, from CS (Software Engineering) have received the "Beyond Research Award: Thinking Outside the Box" from the University of Bayreuth! 🏆
More information: www.uni-bayreuth.de/pressemittei...
More information: www.uni-bayreuth.de/pressemittei...
July 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Cristina Borgoni and her colleague Shalini Chakraborty, from CS (Software Engineering) have received the "Beyond Research Award: Thinking Outside the Box" from the University of Bayreuth! 🏆
More information: www.uni-bayreuth.de/pressemittei...
More information: www.uni-bayreuth.de/pressemittei...
🎤 We are thrilled to announce our Wittgenstein speaker for 2026: Kevin Zollman from Carnegie Mellon University! 🧠🌐
🗓 Dates: June 15–19, 2026
📖 Title: Connected Intelligence: How Our Social Ties Generate Knowledge
We are looking forward to welcome him in 2026! Stay tuned for more information!
🗓 Dates: June 15–19, 2026
📖 Title: Connected Intelligence: How Our Social Ties Generate Knowledge
We are looking forward to welcome him in 2026! Stay tuned for more information!
July 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🎤 We are thrilled to announce our Wittgenstein speaker for 2026: Kevin Zollman from Carnegie Mellon University! 🧠🌐
🗓 Dates: June 15–19, 2026
📖 Title: Connected Intelligence: How Our Social Ties Generate Knowledge
We are looking forward to welcome him in 2026! Stay tuned for more information!
🗓 Dates: June 15–19, 2026
📖 Title: Connected Intelligence: How Our Social Ties Generate Knowledge
We are looking forward to welcome him in 2026! Stay tuned for more information!
On July 23rd, the last Economics Research Forum of this semester will take place at 16 c.t. in S61, RW1. Kamila Cygan-Rehm will talk about "The Effects of Universal Screening for Gestational Diabetes on Maternal and Child Health". For more information: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
July 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
On July 23rd, the last Economics Research Forum of this semester will take place at 16 c.t. in S61, RW1. Kamila Cygan-Rehm will talk about "The Effects of Universal Screening for Gestational Diabetes on Maternal and Child Health". For more information: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
The P&E Interview Day is coming up on July 25th!
📍 11:00 AM: Welcome session in S58, RW1
🍝 12:00 PM: Lunch at the Mensa
🗣️ 1:00–3:00 PM: Interviews
Enjoy the P&E Launch near the RW Café with:
🤝 JahrgangssprecherInnen
💬 P&E Dialoge
🎓 Förderverein
🚶♀️ Campus Tours every ~45 minutes
📍 11:00 AM: Welcome session in S58, RW1
🍝 12:00 PM: Lunch at the Mensa
🗣️ 1:00–3:00 PM: Interviews
Enjoy the P&E Launch near the RW Café with:
🤝 JahrgangssprecherInnen
💬 P&E Dialoge
🎓 Förderverein
🚶♀️ Campus Tours every ~45 minutes
July 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The P&E Interview Day is coming up on July 25th!
📍 11:00 AM: Welcome session in S58, RW1
🍝 12:00 PM: Lunch at the Mensa
🗣️ 1:00–3:00 PM: Interviews
Enjoy the P&E Launch near the RW Café with:
🤝 JahrgangssprecherInnen
💬 P&E Dialoge
🎓 Förderverein
🚶♀️ Campus Tours every ~45 minutes
📍 11:00 AM: Welcome session in S58, RW1
🍝 12:00 PM: Lunch at the Mensa
🗣️ 1:00–3:00 PM: Interviews
Enjoy the P&E Launch near the RW Café with:
🤝 JahrgangssprecherInnen
💬 P&E Dialoge
🎓 Förderverein
🚶♀️ Campus Tours every ~45 minutes
⏰ Reminder!
The deadline for registration for the 17th Biennial INEM Conference is coming up fast: August 1st! 🗓️🖊️
📍Conference dates: September 17–19, 2025
📌 Location: University of Bayreuth
🔗 Read more & register here: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/Wo...
The deadline for registration for the 17th Biennial INEM Conference is coming up fast: August 1st! 🗓️🖊️
📍Conference dates: September 17–19, 2025
📌 Location: University of Bayreuth
🔗 Read more & register here: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/Wo...
July 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
⏰ Reminder!
The deadline for registration for the 17th Biennial INEM Conference is coming up fast: August 1st! 🗓️🖊️
📍Conference dates: September 17–19, 2025
📌 Location: University of Bayreuth
🔗 Read more & register here: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/Wo...
The deadline for registration for the 17th Biennial INEM Conference is coming up fast: August 1st! 🗓️🖊️
📍Conference dates: September 17–19, 2025
📌 Location: University of Bayreuth
🔗 Read more & register here: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/Wo...
On June 16th the next Economics Research Forum will take place at 16c.t. in S61, RWI). It will be held by Marco Thalhammer (RWTH Aachen). He will talk about "IMPACD: An Integrated Macroeconomic Model of Pandemics, Climate Change, and Deforestation". More: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
July 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
On June 16th the next Economics Research Forum will take place at 16c.t. in S61, RWI). It will be held by Marco Thalhammer (RWTH Aachen). He will talk about "IMPACD: An Integrated Macroeconomic Model of Pandemics, Climate Change, and Deforestation". More: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
On July 15th at 16 c.t., the next Philosophy Research Forum takes place and Kristina Musholt (Leipzig University) will talk about „Self-knowledge and epistemic injustice“. The talk will take place in S72, NWII. More information: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
All welcome!
All welcome!
July 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
On July 15th at 16 c.t., the next Philosophy Research Forum takes place and Kristina Musholt (Leipzig University) will talk about „Self-knowledge and epistemic injustice“. The talk will take place in S72, NWII. More information: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
All welcome!
All welcome!
On July 9, the next Economics Research Forum will take place at 16.15 in S61, RW1. Simon Dato (EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht) will talk about: "On the Relative Importance and Interaction of Intention and Outcome Effects."
More: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
More: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
July 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
On July 9, the next Economics Research Forum will take place at 16.15 in S61, RW1. Simon Dato (EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht) will talk about: "On the Relative Importance and Interaction of Intention and Outcome Effects."
More: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
More: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
The next Philosophy Research Seminar in this semester takes place on July 8th. Melina Tsapos (Lund University) will talk about „What is Interesting about Conspiracy Theories“. The talk will be from 16.15-17.45 in S72, NWII. All are welcome!
More information: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
More information: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
July 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The next Philosophy Research Seminar in this semester takes place on July 8th. Melina Tsapos (Lund University) will talk about „What is Interesting about Conspiracy Theories“. The talk will be from 16.15-17.45 in S72, NWII. All are welcome!
More information: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
More information: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/re...
On June 25th, the next Economics Research Forum takes place. Gabriel Ahlfeldt (Humboldt Uni Berlin) talks about „The „Geography of Life: Evidence from Copenhagen“. This P&E Joint Talk will be from 16.15 until 17.45 in S61, RWI. More information: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
June 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
On June 25th, the next Economics Research Forum takes place. Gabriel Ahlfeldt (Humboldt Uni Berlin) talks about „The „Geography of Life: Evidence from Copenhagen“. This P&E Joint Talk will be from 16.15 until 17.45 in S61, RWI. More information: www.vwl4.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...
Warum Philosophy & Economics studieren? 🤔💡
Johanna Thoma, Professorin für Ethik in P&E, erklärt im Video, warum gerade die Verbindung von Philosophie und Ökonomie so spannend und zukunftsrelevant ist.
👉 Mehr Infos zum Studiengang:
www.pe.uni-bayreuth.de/de/studienin...
Johanna Thoma, Professorin für Ethik in P&E, erklärt im Video, warum gerade die Verbindung von Philosophie und Ökonomie so spannend und zukunftsrelevant ist.
👉 Mehr Infos zum Studiengang:
www.pe.uni-bayreuth.de/de/studienin...
June 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Warum Philosophy & Economics studieren? 🤔💡
Johanna Thoma, Professorin für Ethik in P&E, erklärt im Video, warum gerade die Verbindung von Philosophie und Ökonomie so spannend und zukunftsrelevant ist.
👉 Mehr Infos zum Studiengang:
www.pe.uni-bayreuth.de/de/studienin...
Johanna Thoma, Professorin für Ethik in P&E, erklärt im Video, warum gerade die Verbindung von Philosophie und Ökonomie so spannend und zukunftsrelevant ist.
👉 Mehr Infos zum Studiengang:
www.pe.uni-bayreuth.de/de/studienin...
Ludwig-Erhard-Lecture 2025:
Am 23.6. spricht Michael Theurer (Bundesbank) zum Thema:
„Aufs Beste hoffen, aufs Schlimmste vorbereiten: Wirtschaftliche Weichenstellungen in Zeiten geopolitischer Umbrüche“ 🌍📉
Wo? RWI, S62
Wann? 23.6., 14:30 Uhr
Mehr: www.uni-bayreuth.de/uninotizen-6...
Am 23.6. spricht Michael Theurer (Bundesbank) zum Thema:
„Aufs Beste hoffen, aufs Schlimmste vorbereiten: Wirtschaftliche Weichenstellungen in Zeiten geopolitischer Umbrüche“ 🌍📉
Wo? RWI, S62
Wann? 23.6., 14:30 Uhr
Mehr: www.uni-bayreuth.de/uninotizen-6...
June 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Ludwig-Erhard-Lecture 2025:
Am 23.6. spricht Michael Theurer (Bundesbank) zum Thema:
„Aufs Beste hoffen, aufs Schlimmste vorbereiten: Wirtschaftliche Weichenstellungen in Zeiten geopolitischer Umbrüche“ 🌍📉
Wo? RWI, S62
Wann? 23.6., 14:30 Uhr
Mehr: www.uni-bayreuth.de/uninotizen-6...
Am 23.6. spricht Michael Theurer (Bundesbank) zum Thema:
„Aufs Beste hoffen, aufs Schlimmste vorbereiten: Wirtschaftliche Weichenstellungen in Zeiten geopolitischer Umbrüche“ 🌍📉
Wo? RWI, S62
Wann? 23.6., 14:30 Uhr
Mehr: www.uni-bayreuth.de/uninotizen-6...
Next week (June 23–27), the Wittgenstein Lectures 2025 will take place.
The lectures will be given by Prof. Diane Coyle (University of Cambridge) on the topic:
"Automating the Economic Style of Reasoning."
The timetable is shown in the poster.
More: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...
The lectures will be given by Prof. Diane Coyle (University of Cambridge) on the topic:
"Automating the Economic Style of Reasoning."
The timetable is shown in the poster.
More: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...
June 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Next week (June 23–27), the Wittgenstein Lectures 2025 will take place.
The lectures will be given by Prof. Diane Coyle (University of Cambridge) on the topic:
"Automating the Economic Style of Reasoning."
The timetable is shown in the poster.
More: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...
The lectures will be given by Prof. Diane Coyle (University of Cambridge) on the topic:
"Automating the Economic Style of Reasoning."
The timetable is shown in the poster.
More: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...