Contact Information

University of Tuebingen
Department of Economic History
Faculty of Economics
Prof. Dr. Joerg Baten
Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen
Mohlstr. 36
D-72074 Tuebingen
Germany
E-mail: joerg.baten@uni-tuebingen.de


University Location and Description

Located about 50km from Stuttgart, in Southern Germany, Tuebingen is a pleasant old town
looking back on more than 525 years of university history. Althoughthe city is rather
small (only 80,000 inhabitants), the high percentage of students (20%) as well as numerous
leisure activities contribute to its open character. In a survey, Tuebingen was elected
as the city with the highest quality of life in Germany. Nearby (only 30 km or 20 minutes
away) is the University of Hohenheim. We work in close cooperation with its economic 
history research group.

Nearby (only 30 km or 20 minutes away) is the University of Hohenheim. We work in close
cooperation with its economic history research group.

Type of Degree Offered

("Dr. rer.pol.") in Economics and, alternatively, in History. Grants are available,
depending on the quality of the CV submitted and of a preliminary research proposal.
We also consider how well it fits into the research group.

General Department Information

The department is specialized in four research fields:
 
1. Biological Standard of Living: Important biological components of the standard
of living, such as nutritional status (anthropometric history), morbidity and longevity,
and their interaction with economic development are one of the central fields of study.
Past research has focused on a large geographical area and temporal scope.  Included were
European countries, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the recent past of developing countries,
as well as the Roman Empire.

2. Economic History of Firms: We consider the causes and consequences of the creation,
productivity, success and mergers & acquisitions of firms in19th- and 20th-century Germany.
In cooperation with other German universities we also analyse German patent data to estimate
the benefits of basic innovations on the company, branch and aggregate levels.

3. Multimedia and Economic History: New multimedia techniques provide a powerful tool to
facilitate the access to quantitative (cliometric) methods, assisting students in learning
and lecturers in preparing their courses. Currently, the department is part of an international
team working to produce a CD-lecture on European Economic History.  The CD also includes 
"natural" experiments in the classroom, as a means to evaluate its success compared with
lectures of the traditional type.

4. Human capital formation and growth around the world

All the members of the department apply statistical methods and economic theory to economic
history ("cliometrics"). This ensures large positive externalities within the research group.

Graduate Students, Assistant Lecturers, Post-Docs, and Professors

The first grad student who finished the Tuebingen grad school was Dr. Gerhard Kling, and he
obtained an interesting positition as assistant professor at the University of Utrecht,
certainly one of the best unviersities on the continent. He graduated with a doctoral thesis
on the effects of mergers on the market value of firms.

Markus Baltzer, M.A. (GK, Graduiertenkolleg, from Jan 2003),
Capital Markets in Crisis: 1871-73 (working title)
Prof. Dr. Joerg Baten, research in various fields, including the above-mentioned Biological
Standard of Living and the EconomicHistory of Firms.
CV: http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/uni/wwl/cv3.doc
Dipl.Volksw. Dirk Drechsler (external), Cultural Behaviour and Capital Markets in Japan
Dipl.-Oek. Nikolinka Fertala (GK), Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Aravinda Meera Guntupalli M.A., Globalization and Inequality Effects in India, 1840-2005
Nikola Koepke, M.A., The Anthropometric History of the Roman Empire
Dipl.-Oek. Margaryta Korolenko (GK), Capital Market Anomalies
Dipl.-Kauffr. Kirsten Labuske, Innovation, Human Capital and International Market Integration
Dipl.-Volksw. Alexander Moradi, Height and Health in Africa and Asia 1950-2000
Dipl.-Volksw. Daniel Schwekendiek, Height in North Korea, 1950-2005-04-07
Dr. Qing Wang, Market Integration of China and the World Market, 1700-1900

Earlier Post-Docs:

Dr. Jacek Wallusch (Post-Doc, Univ. Tuebingen and Poznan U.E.), Pre-industrial Cliometrics,
Transition Monetary Economics, and Time-Series Analysis
Dr. Uwe Fraunholz, now University of Dresden, research on Multimedia Teaching, and on
Globalization and Inequality

For all other CVs and more detailed information, see:

http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/uni/wwl/mitarbeiter.html

Courses in Economic History
	
Competitiveness and Productivity in a Long-term Perspective
Creation, Productivity and Success of firms
European Economic History of the 19th and 20th Century
Worldwide History of the Biological Standard of Living
Multimedia and Economic History
Data Analysis using SPSS
Doctoral Seminar (presentation and discussion of working papers & estimation techniques)

Attending these courses is not obligatory for your Ph.D.

In addition, graduate courses on economic theory and econometric methods are offered within
the Tuebingen Graduiertenkolleg (economics faculty grad school): including capital market theory,
economics of innovation, regulation, controlling, etc.

Grants

Funds are available to assist postgraduate students, depending on their qualifications and the
project in which the student is working.  For more information, contact joerg.baten@uni-tuebingen.de

Links

http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/uni/wwl/index.html