Mission of the professorship
Macroeconomics is a field of economics that deals with the relationships between economic aggregates. Among other things, it involves analyzing key economic variables such as the aggregate output of the economy, inflation, and unemployment. At our Chair we also pay particular attention to international interdependencies between national economies, e.g. in the form of international trade and foreign direct investment, as well as to the functioning of and the challenges on the labor market.
Our research
Our main research areas are international economics and labor economics. Our current research focuses on the effects of globalization on the labor market, the interplay between globalization and digitalization, and the various effects of global value chains.
Our teaching
We offer courses in macroeconomics, international economics, and labor economics. In our teaching, we place great emphasis on the link between theory and empirical evidence. Many of our courses are taught in English. We are also happy to supervise bachelor and master theses that are thematically related to our teaching and research areas.
In the summer semester 2025, the chair of Prof. Thomas Gries is responsible for the module "M184.1401 - Principles of Economics (Macro Theory for Majors)".
Bachelor
| Module name | Semester | ECTS | Language | Contact |
| M.184.1401 - Principles of Economics (Macro Theory for Majors) | SS | 10 | DEU | Marie Wegener |
| M.184.2428 - Labor Economics | SS | 10 | ENG | Marie Wegener |
| M.184.2429 Development Economics | SS | 5 | ENG | Cornelius Krüger |
| M.184.2420 - Multinational Firms and the Global Organisation of Production | WS | 10 | ENG | Marie Wegener |
Master
| Module name | Semester | ECTS | Language | Contact |
| M.184.4420 - International Economics | SS | 5 | ENG | Cornelius Krüger |
| M.184.4427 - Seminar in Applied International Economics | WS | 5 | ENG | Cornelius Krüger |
| M.184.4428 - Advanced Topics in Labor Economics | WS | 5 | ENG | Marie Wegener |
We take part in the centralised allocation procedure for final theses. The procedure distributes the students who wish to write a thesis fairly among the professorships. All information on the centralised allocation procedure.
If you would like to apply for a thesis at our chair, we recommend that you attach a short (!) letter of motivation in addition to the required application documents. A list of possible thesis topics can be found below. In the letter of motivation, please also mention possible topics that you would like to write about.
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Macroeconomics and Globalisation
Warburger Str. 100
33098 Paderborn