Working Group Economics, esp. Macroeconomics

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to the Chair of Economics, esp. Macroeconomics
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Teaching
Our focus is on providing theoretical foundations and quantitative methods for the analysis of complex macroeconomic relationships.
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Research
Our research approach is quantitative, built upon modern simulation-based and econometric methods.
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Head and Topics

Prof. Dr. Torben Klarl

Environment, Business-Cycles and Sustainability

Monetary Policy

Real Estate Markets

04.09.2025

New Publication: "From Heatwaves to Cold Spells: How Extreme Temperature Events Shape Inflation in Germany"

Michel Grimm and Torben Klarl have publicized the working paper "From Heatwaves to Cold Spells: How Extreme Temperature Events Shape Inflation in Germany". You can find the paper here.

04.09.2025

Michel Grimm presents at the EEA Congress 2025 in Bordeaux

On the 25th to 28th of August, the 40th EEA Congress in Bordeaux took place. At the EEA, lots of different economic topics are presented and discussed, such as the topics of climate change, inequality between countries and many more. The EEA consists of a program which includes accademic sittings,…

05.06.2025

Participation in "7th Bundesbank Workshop for Young Scientists on Applied Economics"

On the 22nd and 23rd of May 2025, the “7th Bundesbank Workshop for Young Scientists on Applied Economics” took place. The workshop is supposed to give the opportunity, specifically to young researchers, to present and discuss their current research. The event is financially and organizationally…

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Spotlight

Economic Colloquium in Summer Term 2025

The Economic Colloquium is a lecture series in which renowned researchers from various fields of economics present their work at the IERP. In the summer term 2025, the Economic Colloquium will take place in presence. Lectures will take place every Tuesday from 16:15 to 17:45 and can be attended on campus in room F4090 (WiWi2).

Torben Klarl has published an article in the renowned journal Economics Letters on the topic of economic growth in the context of the progressive automation of production processes. With his co-author Torben Klarl presents a growth model which assumes an irreversibility in the investment decision capital vs. automation capital (robots, 3D printers etc.).

This paper is a valuable contribution to the project Energy Revolution, Digitalization and Labor Markets: The impact on Growth and Distribution of the Diginomics Research Group.

This article is also available as discussion paper #1903 from the series Bremen Papers on Economics& Innovation by the Insitute for economic research and policy (ierp).

Link to the discussion paper: http://elib.suub.uni-bremen.de/edocs/00107733-1.pdf

Torben Klarl has published a paper about the response of CO₂ emissions to the business cycle in the leading scientific journal for energy economics, Energy Economics. Using a rolling-regression approach and a Regime-Switching model the author finds evidence for a regime-dependent emission elasticity in the U.S.. This contribution provides important information for the estimation and calibration of so-called dynamic general equilibrium models in an environmental context, so-called environmental DSGE models.

This paper is a valuable contribution to the project Energy Revolution, Digitalization and Labor Markets: The impact on Growth and Distribution of the Diginomics Research Group.

This article is also available as discussion paper #1902 from the series Bremen Papers on Economics& Innovation by the Insitute for economic research and policy (ierp).

Link to the discussion paper: http://elib.suub.uni-bremen.de/edocs/00107732-1.pdf

Prof. Dr. Torben Klarl is one of the top ten percent of the strongest research economists in the German-speaking world.

This is the result of the Impact per Publication (IPP) ranking, which is compiled annually by the Konjunkturforschungsstelle of the ETH Zürich (KOF) and the Heinrich-Heine-Universit?t Düsseldorf (DICE). It evaluates the research performance based on the significance of the publications. In addition to Prof. Dr. Klarl, his colleague Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf, Professor of Financial Services and Financial Technology at the University of Bremen, also belongs to the circle of the top ten percent of economists in the German-speaking world measured by their research performance. Our team cordially congratulates both.