Research in Germany- Economics andBusiness Administration Economics and Business Administration in Germany is conducted at universities and non-university research institutes. Almost all universities host an own department in the field. On the non-university side mainly theLeibniz Association and the Max Planck Society maintain economic research institutes. Universities and non-university research institutes both offer graduate training programmes in the field, funded by the government.
In addition, the German Research Foundation supports research training groups, large research consortia, and individual research projects. This poster provides a selection of DFG funded research and non-university
research institutes.

COORDINATED PROGRAMMES FUNDED BY THE DFG	Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) (Sonderforschungsbereiche; SFB)		
• established at a single university (standard CRC) or by multiple nearly equal partners(Transregio variation, up to 3 sites)• present outstanding research programmes, crossing the boundaries of disciplines, institutes,departments and faculties• research programme must correspond to and strengthen the research profile of hostuniversity(ies)• may also incorporate projects at further (research) institutions (both academic andcommercial, inside or outside Germany)• funded by the DFG for a period of up to 12 years (3 four-year periods)

CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE

The following EXC have a strong focus in economic sciences:• “ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy” (EXC 2126), funded since 2019speakers: Thomas Dohmen, Andreas Schabert, Cologne/Bonncontact: https://selten.institute/econtribute/

Clusters of Excellence (EXC) (Exzellenzcluster; EXC)
• launched by the German government in order to boost excellent research throughadditional funds• project-based funding in internationally competitive fields of research at universities
or university consortia• often include doctoral training programmes• DFG is responsible for developing and implementing this funding line

• ”The Politics of Inequality: Perceptions, Participation and Policies” (EXC 2035), funded since 2019speaker: Marius Busemeyer, Kostanz
contact: www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/inequality/

GRADUATE TRAINING FUNDED BY THE DFG
Research Training Groups (RTG) (Graduiertenkollegs; GRK)
• established at universities• may have foreign partner(s) – International Research Training Groups• promote young researchers: doctoral training within the framework of a focused research
programme and a structured training strategy• encourage early scientific independence• high demand for this funding programme, since it permits doctoral students to work on a familyof related thesis topics, thereby encouraging fruitful discussions and collaboration between them
• supported by the DFG for up to 9 years (2 four-and-a-half-year periods)
Currently the following RTGs in or strongly related to economic sciences are funded:

The following CRCs are currently funded in economic sciences:• “The Macroeconomics of Inequality” (RTG 2281), funded since 2017
speaker: Christian Bayer, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonncontact: www.rtg-macroinequality.de• “Global Dynamics of Social Policy” (CRC 1342), funded since 2017
speaker: Herbert Obinger, Bremen
contact: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/en• “Statistical Modelling of Nonlinear Dynamic Processes” (CRC 823), funded since 2009
speaker: Walter Krämer, Dortmund
contact: www.statistik.tu-dortmund.de/sfb823.html• “Competition Economics“ (RTG 1974), funded since 2014
speaker: Hans-Theo Normann, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
contact: www.dice.hhu.de/en/phd-programme/graduate-programme-competition-economics-dfg-grk-1974.
html• “Political Economy of Reforms” (CRC 884), funded since 2010
speaker: Thomas König, Mannheim
contact: https://reforms.uni-mannheim.de/• “Globalization and Development“ (RTG 1723), funded since 2012
speaker: Krisztina Kis-Katos, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, partner university in Hannovercontact: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/549824.html

Kiel

Collaborative Research Centres/Transregios (TRR) (SFB/Transregio; TRR)

• “Advanced Optimization in a Networked Economy (AdONE)“ (RTG 2201), funded since 2016
speaker: Andreas S. Schulz, Technische Universität München
contact: www.gs.tum.de/adone/start/

Rostock

The following CRC/Transregios are currently funded in economic sciences:• “Rationality and Competition: The Economic Performance of Individuals and Firms“ (TRR 190), funded since 2017
speaker: Klaus Schmidt, Munich; partner universities/institutions in Berlin
contact: https://rationality-and-competition.de/• “Microeconomic Determinants of Labor Productivity” (RTG 1928), funded since 2013
speaker: Carsten Eckel, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
contact: www.grk1928.econ.uni-muenchen.de• “Regional Disparities and Economic Policy“ (RTG 2484), funded since 2019speaker: Tobias Seidel, Universität Duisburg, partner universities in Bochum and Dortmund
contact: www.regional-disparities.de/Hamburg• “Economic Perspectives on Societal Challenges: Equality of Opportunity, Market Regulation, and Financial
Stability” (TRR 224), funded since 2017
speaker: Sven Rady, Bonn; partner universities/institutions in Mannheim
contact: www.crctr224.de/en• “Collective Decision-Making” (RTG 2503), funded since 2019speaker: Anke Gerber, Universität Hamburg
contact: www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/verbundprojekte/rtg-collective-decision-making

Bremen• “Accounting for Transparency” (TRR 266), funded since 2019speaker: Caren Sureth-Sloane, Paderborn; partner universities/institutions in Mannheim and Berlin
contact: https://accounting-for-transparency.de/International Research Training Groups (IRTG) (Internationale Graduiertenkollegs; IRTG)
Currently the following IRTG in or strongly related to economic sciences is funded:

BerlinHannoverCentres for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences (FOR)• “High Dimensional Non Stationary Time Series” (IRTG 1792), funded since 2013speaker: Wolfgang Härdle, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; partner university in Xiamen (China)
contact: www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/irtg(Kollegforschungsgruppen; FOR)• created to collaborate for the purpose of further developing a research topic in thehumanities and social sciences in a certain location• intensive independent research usually performed by 2-3 responsible researchers• including a fellow programme for visiting researchers from Germany and abroad• usually funded by the DFG for a period of up to 8 years
Currently the following Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences inor strongly related to economic sciences is funded:

DortmundDuisburg

Paderborn
Göttingen

BochumEssen

Halle/SaaleDüsseldorf• “Foundations of Law and Finance” (FOR 2774), funded since 2018
speaker: Tobias Tröger, Frankfurt
contact: www.lawfin.uni-frankfurt.de/Cologne
Bonn

Research Units (FOR) (Forschungsgruppen; FOR, not displayed)Frankfurt/Main• specific medium-term research projects whose anticipated findings would not be able to beachieved within the scope of the individual grants programme but only by a coordinatedeffort• proposals can be submitted to the DFG at any time, decision is made in a two-step process• funded by the DFG up to 6 years (2 three-year periods)

Mannheim

Currently the following Research Units in or strongly related to economic sciences are funded:• “Organized Creativity - Practices for Inducing and Coping with Uncertainty” (FOR 2161), funded since 2015
speaker: Jörg Sydow, Berlin
contact: www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/forschung/organized-creativity/index.html• “Marketing of Hedonic Media Products in the Age of Digital Social Media” (FOR 1452), funded since 2014
speaker: Henrik Sattler, Hamburg
contact: www.bwl.uni-hamburg.de/en/fg1452.html• “Psychoeconomics. Interacting Decision Processes and Their Consequences for Economic Performance”(FOR 1882), funded since 2012
speaker: Anja Achtziger, Friedrichshafen
contact: www.zu.de/lehrstuehle/swp/dfg_psychoecon_index.php

DFG

MunichPriority Programmes (SPP) (Schwerpunktprogramme; SPP, not displayed)• large research networks to unite research capacity all over Germany in an emerging field
or a field expected to yield major breakthroughs in the near future• fields chosen once a year by the DFG’s Senate from proposals by scientists of all researchdisciplines• enhanced quality of research through the use of new methods and forms of collaborationin emerging fields• added value through interdisciplinary cooperation and networking• at the beginning and after three years of funding, a call is launched to all scientists whowant to contribute with a project to the given field of research• usually funded for 6 years by the DFG (e.g. 2 three-year periods)
Currently the following Priority Programmes in or strongly related to economic sciences are
funded:• “Experience and Expectation. Historical Foundations of Economic Behaviour” (SPP 1859), funded since 2015
coordinator: Alexander Nützenadel, Berlin
contact: www.experience-expectation.de/• “The German Labor Market in a Globalized World: Challenges through Trade, Technology, and Demographics”(SPP 1764), funded since 2014
coordinator: Bernd Fitzenberger, Berlin
contact: https://kooperationen.zew.de/dfg1764/home.html• “Financial Market Imperfections and Macroeconomic Performance” (SPP 1578), funded since 2012
coordinator: Tom Krebs, Mannheim
contact: www.vwl.uni-mannheim.de/dfg-spp1578/• “Education as a Lifelong Process: Analysing Data of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)” (SPP 1646),
funded since 2012
coordinator: Sabine Weinert, Bamberg
contact: https://spp1646.neps-data.de/Konstanz

RESEARCH AT NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
Leibniz Institutes
The Leibniz Association is an umbrella organisation of 95 research institutes. The
annual budget amounts to 1.9 billion euros. Some 11,500 researchers –approximately 25% of them from abroad – work on a widely diverse range ofsubjects, including the humanities and social sciences, economics, spatial and life
sciences, mathematics, natural and engineering sciences and environmental
research.
• The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)
location: Berlin
contact: www.diw.de/en• Social Science Research Centre Berlin (WZB)
location: Berlin
contact: www.wzb.eu/en• Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (RWI)
location: Essen
contact: https://en.rwi-essen.de/das-rwi/• Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
location: Halle/Saale
contact: www.iamo.de/en/

The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is one of Germany’s
largest independent non-profit research organisations. A combined total of morethan 15,300 researchers, postdoctoral/junior researchers and visiting researchersat 86 Max Planck Institutes conduct basic research in the natural sciences, lifesciences, social sciences and humanities.
• Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
location: Bonncontact: www.coll.mpg.de/• Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG)
location: Cologne
contact: www.mpifg.de/index_en.asp• Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Financelocation: Munichcontact: www.tax.mpg.de/en/home.html• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
location: Rostock
contact: www.demogr.mpg.de/en• German National Library for Economics - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
location: Kiel
contact: www.zbw.eu/en/• Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
location: Munichcontact: www.ip.mpg.de/en.html• Ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
location: Munichcontact: www.ifo.de/en• Sustainable Architecture for Finance in Europe (SAFE)
location: Frankfurt/Maincontact: https://safe-frankfurt.de/home.html

Contact

German Research Foundation

Max Planck Institutes• Max Planck Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) and Survey of Health, Ageing andRetirement in Europe (SHARE)
location: Munichcontact: www.mpisoc.mpg.de/en/social-policy-mea/• Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (GESIS)
location: Mannheim
contact: www.gesis.org/en/instituteGerman Research Foundation (DFG)
DFG Head Office Germany
www.dfg.deresearchmarketing@dfg.de

Sources: DFG Annual Report 2019, websites Fraunhofer Society, Leibniz Association, Max Planck Society, Helmholtz Association© DFG, September 2020

• German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
location: Hamburg
contact: www.giga-hamburg.de/en• Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
location: Mannheim
contact: www.zew.de/en/

Dr. Christiane Joerk- Humanities and Social Sciences 2: Social and Behavioural Sciences christiane.joerk@dfg.deThe Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is thecentral self-governing research funding organisation in Germany. It serves all branchesof science and the humanities by funding research projects at universities and otherresearch institutions. The DFG promotes excellence and quality by selecting the best
research projects on a competitive basis and actively encourages international researchcooperation. It is particularly dedicated to the promotion of young researchers and togender equality in science and academia. It also advises legislatures and government
agencies on scientific matters. In organisational terms, the DFG is an association
under private law that receives the large majority of its funds from Germany`s
Federal (69%) and state (29%) governments. In 2019 the DFG’s annual budget was3.3 billion euros.

Others• Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
location: Bonncontact: www.iza.org/en