Dynamics of cultural and economic heterogeneity (A07)

• Subject Area: Economic Policy, Applied Economics ; Statistics and Econometrics
• Term: since 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 280092119

The project investigates the reasons for persistent heterogeneity in labor market outcomes and economic well-being. Continuing the work from earlier funding periods, the project team documents effects of heterogeneity in preferences and beliefs, as well as lifetime experiences that might have shaped this heterogeneity. The third funding period will focus on the dynamics of cultural heterogeneity and related outcomes across regions, particularly with respect to the dynamics of inequality and polarization. The work program is empirical in nature and will include analyses of labor market policies.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 190: Rationality and Competition: The Economic Performance of Individuals and Firms
• Applicant Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• Project Heads: Professor Bernd Fitzenberger, Ph.D., until 12/2020; Professorin Ines Helm, Ph.D., until 7/2024; Professor Dr. Fabian Kosse, until 12/2024; Professorin Dr. Alexandra Spitz-Oener; Professor Dr. Uwe Sunde