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The seminar is jointly organized by Prof. Nagler and Prof. Rincke in the Summer Term 2023. During the seminar, participants will discuss a broad range of current topics in the economics of human capital. This will include topics such as sorting into specific professions and/or study fields. For y...

All exams have been corrected now. The exam inspections for "Labor Economics" and "Economics of Innovation" will take place on August 30. If you would like to see your exam, please send an e-mail with your matriculation number to markus.nagler@fau.de until August 16th, the latest. You will then rece...

The Hanns Martin Schleyer-Foundation awarded me the Friedwart Bruckhaus-Prize 2020/21 for my paper on sorting into the teacher profession across the business cycle last week. You can find out more about the prize and the award ceremony here: https://schleyer-stiftung.de/2021-14-dezember-muenchen-bp/...

I have corrected all exams now.   The exam inspection for "Labor Economics" will take place on March 8th at Lange Gasse. If you would like to inspect your exam, please send an e-mail with your matriculation number to markus.nagler@fau.de until March 1st, the latest. I will then send you t...

I will be teaching two courses in the Summer Term 2022:   Master's level seminar on the Economics of Human Capital Master's level course on the Economics of Innovation   Please note the additional information given on the teaching page. Please let me know if you have any q...

Our paper on the disclosure function of the patent system contains this week's AEA Chart of the Week: https://www.aeaweb.org/research/charts/disclosure-innovation-patent-library   The paper shows evidence that the disclosure function of the patent system, the "quid pro quo of the right to...

In the August issue 2021, FAU alexander reports on my research on the blocking effects of patents (Link to issue). In this research, we leverage patent invalidation and licensing decisions by the Bell Laboratories to investigate the consequences of patents on market outcomes. The corresponding paper...

In the Winter Term 2021/22, I will teach the following courses: Master's level: Labor Markets in the Knowledge Economy, Course website Bachelor's level: Labor Economics (Bachelor International Economic Studies) , Course website You can find more information on the respective course websit...

The exam inspection for the exam Economics of Innovation will take place on August 25. If you wish to attend the inspection, please send an e-mail to markus.nagler@fau.de to receive the room number and slot time.

I will be teaching Master level courses on Zoom in the summer term. A course (lecture and tutorials) on the Economics of Innovation A seminar on the Economics of Human Capital For more information, see the teaching page or send me an e-mail.