Places of knowledge exchange

A future-oriented research landscape, characterised by six dynamic departments, unfolds in our faculty across the breadth of economics. Our research centres and laboratories create space for encounters, experiments and knowledge exchange.

Research centres

Paderborn Research Centre for Sustainable Economy" (PARSEC)

The Faculty is expanding its sustainability activities with the Paderborn Research Centre for Sustainable Economy (PARSEC). It understands "sustainable economy" as long-term orientated economic development with special consideration of social, environmental and cultural phenomena.

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Research Centre for Risk Management (CeRiMa)

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Centre for Tax and Accounting Research (CETAR)

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Centre for Vocational Education and Training (CeVet)

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Centre for International Economics (CIE)

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Labor­at­or­ies

Prüfungsraum mit Computerbildschirmen.

Busi­ness and Eco­nom­ic Re­search Labor­at­ory (BaER-Lab)

Visit us in our experimental laboratory for research into economic issues. With its 35 computer workstations and a database of around 2700 test subjects, the BaER-Lab is one of the largest economic experimental laboratories in the German-speaking world.

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ERP labor­at­ory

With its state-of-the-art computer workstations and conference area, the ERP Lab provides both students and researchers with a creative, state-of-the-art workspace that can be used for meetings, project work, presentations, colloquia and other teaching events.

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So­cial and Data-in­tens­ive Com­put­ing (soda.lab)

Utilise the technical infrastructure, such as hardware, software, experimental environments and data for excellent data-intensive research and teaching projects. New methods of data science, social computing and operations research can be applied and researched in an inspiring environment.

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Become part of the research!

In principle, anyone can take part in the experiments, regardless of age, subject or profession. As a rule, no special prior knowledge is required. A laboratory experiment is a one- to two-hour event in which the participants registered for this experiment make decisions within the framework of a clearly defined specific economic situation. All participants receive a real payout. The payouts depend on the respective experiment and the decisions made by you and the other participants. The average payout in the experiment is usually based on the remuneration for a student job in higher education.

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News

Deutsch­land­sti­pen­di­um für Mas­ter­stu­dent Fe­lix Se­basti­an Mörchel

In diesem Jahr hat die Universitätsgesellschaft Paderborn in Kooperation mit der Stiftung Studienfonds OWL ein Deutschlandstipendium an Felix Sebastian Mörchel, Masterstudent der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, vergeben. Durch die großzügige Förderung von 300 Euro monatlich für zwei Semester ab dem Wintersemester 2024/2025 erhält er die Möglichkeit, sich verstärkt auf sein Management-Studium zu konzentrieren. Der gebürtige Detmolder…

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Arm­ing SMEs against cy­ber­crime: Fo­cus on NIS-2-com­pli­ant solu­tions

The new EU Directive on Network and Information Security (NIS-2 Directive) significantly tightens the IT security requirements for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In the "KMU.kompetent.sicher." project, companies are supported with directive-compliant training content developed by Paderborn University, the University of Hohenheim, the InnoZent OWL innovation network and the IT service provider coactum GmbH. Training programmes tailored…

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Pay Trans­par­ency Act: How ef­fect­ive is the path to "equal pay"?

Sponsorship award honours outstanding thesis with a focus on gender and diversity On average, women in Germany earn six per cent less than men with comparable qualifications and jobs - this corresponds to an hourly wage difference of 4.32 euros. To counteract this gender pay gap, the German government has introduced the Pay Transparency Act. The aim of the law is to uncover and, in the long term, eliminate unfair pay structures through greater…

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Prof Dr Stefan Betz hon­oured with the Dean's Ser­vice Award

The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics is delighted to honour Prof. Dr Stefan Betz with the Deans Service Award for his 20 years of commitment as Chair of the Examination Board. During his tenure, Prof Dr Betz has ensured that examination matters at the Faculty are regulated transparently and fairly. His commitment has made studying easier for many students, helped them in challenging situations and made a significant contribution…

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Vir­tu­al real­ity in high­er edu­ca­tion

Go-ahead given for the "ERASMUS+" project "VR-intense" at Paderborn University E-learning and digital programmes are changing higher education in the long term. Virtual reality (VR) technologies are playing an increasingly important role in this. In September, the "ERASMUS+" project "VR-intense" was launched under the leadership of Prof. Dr Marc Beutner and Dr Jennifer Schneider, Chair of Business Education at Paderborn University, which focuses…

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Pat­ents from Pader­born: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity ranks highly in in­ter­na­tion­al com­par­is­on

Paderborn University has achieved a very good position in a worldwide ranking of patent applications in the higher education sector published by the German Economic Institute (IW). In a global comparison of 1,767 patent-active universities, it occupies 338th place. The years 2017 to 2021 were analysed, during which Paderborn University mainly filed international patent applications in the fields of circuit technology and mechanical engineering. …

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New Dean's Of­fice elec­ted in the Fac­ulty of Busi­ness Ad­min­is­tra­tion and Eco­nom­ics

On 16 October 2024, Paderborn University set an important course for the future of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics: The Faculty Board elected the new Dean's Office, which will take over with immediate effect. Prof Dr Jens Müller succeeds Prof Dr Burkhard Hehenkamp as the new Dean. Müller has headed the professorship "Business Administration, in particular Corporate Taxation" in the "Taxation, Accounting and Finance"…

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity achieves good po­s­i­tion in the "Times High­er Edu­ca­tion World Uni­ver­sity Rank­ing 2025"

Paderborn University has successfully positioned itself in the ranking group 501-600 in the latest edition of the "Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025". The ranking, which takes into account a total of 2,092 universities from 115 countries and territories, is one of the most renowned international university rankings and assesses universities based on five key indicators: Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality,…

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Dean of Re­search

Prof. Dr. Wendelin Schnedler

Paderborn University