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🎙️ We asked economist 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 to share key insights from the paper "Benefits and challenges of ambiguous product information" by 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 and 𝗖é𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿 published in Theoretical Economics. 👉https://lmy.de/MVEzH

🎓 We’re delighted to welcome a new member to our Economics Faculty! Join us in welcoming 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗵, who joins us as Professor of Economics. 📸LMU

🎓 Background: Prof. Roth holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford and joins LMU from the University of Cologne, where he served as Professor of Economics and Management 🔍 Research Fields: Psychology and economics, political economy, and macro-expectations 🌐 Website: cproth.com

🔵Coming up this Thursday! Join us on October 22 at the 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 with 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘂 (@maastrichtu.bsky.social), who will present “From Shipments to Supply Chains: Mining Input-Output Links from Firm-level Trade Flows" #EconSky

🎉Congratulations to Carlos Romero Blázquez, the winner of the 2026 Award for Excellence in Teaching!👏👏👏

🎉Congratulations to @elenahero8.bsky.social, the winner of the 2026 Prize for Best Dissertation!👏👏👏 The 2026 Prize for Best Dissertation, presented by the Volkswirte Alumni Club (VAC), recognizes the most outstanding doctoral research from Department of Economics at LMU. Congratulations!👏👏👏

🔵Coming up this Thursday! Join us on October 15 at the 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 with @joelcariolle.bsky.social (𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗜, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁-𝗔𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗻𝗲), who will present “Digital Disasters: The Economic Costs of Submarine Cable Breaks” #EconSky

What does science communication look like in practice? 🎙️📹📄 As part of our Introduction to Science Communication course, first-year Bachelor students were asked to translate scientific ideas into accessible and engaging formats for broader audiences.

Stay tuned for more student work from this course and have a look behind the scenes!

What does science communication look like in practice? 🎙️📹📄 As part of our Introduction to Science Communication course, first-year Bachelor students were asked to translate scientific ideas into accessible and engaging formats for broader audiences.

🔵Coming up this Monday! Join us on October 12 at 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 with @dritzwoller.bsky.social (@harvard.edu), who will present "Regression Adjustments for Disentangling Spillover Effects" #EconSky

Beginning of the Winter Semester 2026/27 📚 A new chapter begins! With the start of the winter semester 2026/27, a new academic year is ahead of us — bringing new experiences, and plenty of possibilities.

🎙️ We asked economist 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 to share key insights from the paper "Automation and Polarization" by 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗹𝘂 and 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 published in the Journal of Political Economy. 👉 www.econ.lmu.de/en/latest-ne...

What does science communication look like in practice? 🎙️📹📄 As part of our Introduction to Science Communication course, first-year Bachelor students were asked to translate scientific ideas into accessible and engaging formats for broader audiences.

Sources I/II: Wiederholt, Mirko (2024/2025). “Estimating the Effects of Monetary Policy”. Lecture Materials Romer, C., & Romer, D. (2004). “A New Measure of Monetary Shocks: Derivation and Implications” [PDF]. American Economic Review. lmy.de/hGxcE

What does science communication look like in practice? 🎙️📹📄 As part of our Introduction to Science Communication course, first-year Bachelor students were asked to translate scientific ideas into accessible and engaging formats for broader audiences.

Today, we are happy to share one of their projects: 📌 Title: What actually happens when a central bank changes interest rates? 👩‍🎓 Authors: Maximilian Steflbauer, Linus Thom, Emil Deckner, Marian Kopp 🎙️ Format: Podcast 👉Listen to the podcast here: syncandshare.lrz.de/getlink/fiAm...

We’re pleased to share that 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗸 has been appointed to the 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗙𝗜). Congratulations!👏👏👏 www.econ.lmu.de/en/latest-ne...

🚀 From 30 September to 2 October 2026, the 1st Women in International Trade (WIT) European Conference brought together women working in international trade 🌍

The conference was organized by @estherboler.bsky.social, 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗘𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘁, @martinamagli.bsky.social, and 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗹

🚀 From 30 September to 2 October 2026, the 1st Women in International Trade (WIT) European Conference brought together women working in international trade 🌍