Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics
The Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics (MPE) hosts approximately 20 full-time faculty members and 20 PhD students. Their research focuses on topics in the areas of Microeconomics, Economic Theory, Public Economics, Political Economy, Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics.
The department is linked to many national and international research institutions. Some examples are:
News From the Department
Congratulations, Lars!
Our PhD student Lars Wittrock successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Biased beliefs: Essays on information processing and elicitation.” Congratulations!
Welcome everyone!
The new academic year starts. A warm welcome to all new students and colleagues!
New paper
The paper “Replication studies in the Netherlands: Lessons learned and recommendations for funders, publishers and editors, and universities” by Charlotte Kroll and colleagues is now available online at Accountability in Research.
Book review
Egor Bronnikov published a book review of the book “After Authoritarianism: Transitional Justice and Democratic Stability” by Monika Nalepa in the journal Democratization.
New paper
The paper “Procuring Unverifiable Information” by Elias Tsakas and colleagues was accepted for publication at Mathematics of Operations Research.
New publication online
The review piece “A systematic literature review on risk perception of Artificial Narrow Intelligence” by Matthias Wibral and colleagues is now available online at the Journal of Risk Research.
R&D and Taxes
The paper “Profit Taxation, R&D Spending, and Innovation” by Max Löffler and colleagues was accepted for publication by the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.
Congratulations, David!
Our PhD student David Albrecht successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Beliefs and preferences: how decisions are shaped by what we expect and (dis)like.” Congratulations!
New book review
Egor Bronnikov reviewed the book “The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality” by Nick Huntington-Klein for the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society.
Facts and Contact
Key Facts
Fields: Microeconomics, Public Economics, Economic Theory, Game Theory, Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics
Department Head: Prof. Kirsten Rohde
Management: Joyce Gruijthuijsen
Secretarial Office
Secretary: Elke Lucas
Tongersestraat 53
6211 LM Maastricht
Room: A1.06B
Phone: +31 43 38-83636
Email:
econae1office-sbeATmaastrichtuniversity.nl
Mailing Address
Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics
P.O.Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands