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

Es­tab­lish­ing a new re­search cul­ture in busi­ness ad­min­is­tra­tion

A contribution from the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts on Prof Dr Caren Sureth-Sloane Hardly anyone knows more about taxes and their economic consequences than Prof Dr Caren Sureth-Sloane. The deputy secretary of the engineering and economics class has many ideas for the tax system and a vision for scientific work in her subject area. When it comes to preparing her tax return, Prof Dr Caren Sureth-Sloane is…

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Suc­cess­ful alumni meet­ing of the Pader­born Busi­ness Eco­nom­ists (APB) in Pader­born

This year's annual meeting of the alumni association "Arbeitskreis Paderborner Betriebswirte" (APB) took place from 20 to 22 June in Paderborn and was a complete success. 50 years after successfully completing their studies, 28 participants - graduates from 1974 and their partners - came together to look back on their time as students and learn about current developments at their alma mater. The programme began on Thursday with a guided tour of…

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Amer­ic­an uni­ver­sity group on tour through Ger­many

Every year, Prof James Eckert, Ph.D., from Western Michigan University (USA) visits Paderborn University. This is now the 13th year he has held his popular Bachelor's course "Global Business Essentials" at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. But Professor Eckert does not travel alone from Michigan. Every year, he brings a group of American students with him who are keen to get to know Germany and its culture and university…

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Award-win­ning Mas­ter's theses res­ult in new re­search pro­ject

Paderborn graduates focus on flexible workplace concepts At Paderborn University's Chair of Human Resources Management, two outstanding theses have not only received academic recognition, but have also provided the impetus for a further research project. Graduates Johanna Horsthemke and Mona Täuber analysed the effect of flexible working models on employer attractiveness among applicants - using questionnaires and experiments on the one hand and…

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity stu­dents hon­oured at the Ex­cel­lence For­um 2024

Traffic accidents caused by delivery services, reusable parcels in online retail or climate policy for central banks: at this year's Excellence Forum, students from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics had the opportunity to present the topics of their own research. The Excellence Forum 2024 took place on 21 June and served as a platform for excellent students to present their academic work for the second time. In the Excellence…

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Lead­er­ship les­sons from pro­fes­sion­al foot­ball

Uwe Hünemeier visits Paderborn University Students on Prof Dr Kirsten Thommes' "Organisational Behaviour" module were able to experience football from a completely different perspective. SC Paderborn 07 co-trainer Uwe Hünemeier visited Paderborn University and gave an insight into leadership lessons from professional football. Some students were initially unable to believe that what they had learnt at university would also play a role in…

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New co­oper­a­tion between Pader­born Uni­ver­sity and the Uni­ver­sity of Geor­gia

Paderborn University has initiated an important international partnership with the University of Georgia (UGA), USA. The cooperation agreement between the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Paderborn University and the University of Georgia was signed at a ceremony last week. International cooperation for innovation and entrepreneurship The aim of the cooperation is to promote student exchange between the two universities in…

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"Be a Horst" - New Horst Gräfer Award spon­sors people with stam­ina

Sometimes it's not so easy to achieve your goals and sometimes you have to take a few detours to get where you want to go. This year, for the first time, the Horst Gräfer Prize 2024 is intended to support precisely those people who stand up for their goals, no matter how difficult they are to achieve. Prof Dr Horst Gräfer was a university lecturer at Paderborn University from 1972 to 2005 and was particularly distinguished by his unconventional…

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Dean of Re­search

Prof. Dr. Wendelin Schnedler

Paderborn University