News

• "Die Presse" article on one of our research group's projects in Namibia (german only) Austrian news outlet "Die Presse" publishes article on one of our research group's projects in Namibia (german only)
• hr-iNFO Interview with Prof. Dr. Björn Vollan (german only) hr-iNFO Interview with Prof. Dr. Björn Vollan on Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic (german only)
• Research group members and colleagues publish research paper in Science Advances Research group members and colleagues publish paper on procedural fairness, nepotism and leadership in Science Advances (press release in German only)
• New article on Björn Vollan's research in Robert Bosch Stiftung Magazine (german only) The latest edition of the Robert Bosch Stiftung's Magazine features an article on Prof. Dr. Björn Vollan's research at the University of Marburg's Research Group Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
• Newspaper articles on research paper "Exposure to conspiracy theories in the lab" published Austrian and Italian news outlets publish articles on research paper "Exposure to conspiracy theories in the lab" under co-authorship of Prof. Björn Vollan
• Neue Website für Studieninteressierte
• We have moved! The Research Group Sustainable Use of Natural Resources has moved to Am Plan 1, rooms +1018 to +1025: Take the entrance straight ahead over the courtyard and find us on the first floor (next to the seminar room AP1).
• Read the article "Wo die Welt untergeht"
• Press release for new article Forest owners may receive payments for not cutting down their forest or for reforesting. Such payments for so-called ecosystem services may promote forest protection worldwide. The impact of these incentives on environmental consciousness has been explored in a study under the direction of Dr. Tobias Vorlaufer, environmental economist at the University of Osnabrück (with Stefanie Engel, Jost de Laat and Björn Vollan).
• Pressemeldung - Universität Osnabrück.pdf
• Ski and winter hiking seminar "Economic History of African Development" In the winter term 2023-24, the Research Groups Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (Prof. Björn Vollan) and Economic and Social History (Dr. Marie Huber) jointly offer a Master seminar "Economic History of African Development" which will be effected as a Ski and winter hiking seminar at the Marburger Haus, Kleinwalsertal in Austria, 22. - 25. January 2024
• Seminar Economic History of African Development MSc WS 23-24 v2.pdf
• Project Seminar for MasterStudents: Behavioral Change for Food Choice In the winter term 2023/24 the Research Group Sustainable Use of Natural Resources offers a project seminar open to Master students from economics and other social sciences with an interest in resource management, behavioral science and economic development and who like to be part in an interdisciplinary research project.
• Seminar Behavioral Change v2.pdf
• Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We wish you a nice holiday! We will be back in the office on Jan. 10.
• Guest lecture with Marcella Corsi on February 19 On February 19, 2024, Marcella Corsi, Professor of Economics at Sapienza University of Rome will present her research on "Reframing economics from a feminist perspective".
• Björn Vollan wins Best Paper Award Björn Vollan has won the Best Paper Award 2023 of the School of Business & Economics with his paper (with Andreas Landmann): "Pro-sociality of local democratic leaders: The impact and dynamics of being elected" published in European Economic Review 164, 104715
• Ivo Steimanis wins Best Young Researcher Award Ivo Steimanis has won the Best Young Researcher Award 2023 of the School of Business & Economics with his paper (with Esther Blanco, Lina Moros, Alexander Pfaff, Maria Alejandra Velez, Björn Vollan (2023), "No crowding out among those terminated from an ongoing PES program in Colombia", Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 120, 102826.
• Call for applications: Student Assistant - Deadline for application extended to January 20! The School of Business and Economics of the University of Marburg, Research Group Sustainable Use of Natural Resources seeks to recruit a Student Assistant (Studentische Hilfskraft) at the earliest possible date. It is a 4 month appointment of 25 hours per month .
• fb02-0016-shk-2024-2.pdf
• ausschreibung shk 12-2024-1.pdf