Jena Economics Research Seminar

The Jena Economics Research Seminar (JERS) provides a platform for invited speakers to present their current research in economics. The seminar covers both empirical and theoretical contributions from all fields of economics. All presentations and discussions are conducted in English. The JERS is a collaborative initiative by the University's Economics Research Group, the Schumpeter Center for Research on Socio-Economic Change (JSEC), and the Jena Graduate Schools "Human Behaviour in Social and Economic Change," "The Economic Impact of Digital Transformation," and "The Economics of Innovative Change."

The seminar is held in presence in seminar room 102, Bachstrasse 18k, Jena. It is as well possible to participate in the seminar series online. If you would like to join, please write a mail to jsec@uni-jena.de to get the access data.

The seminars in the summer term 2026 will be the following (further dates will be added):

22.04.2026 14:00
JinHyo Joseph Yun (University of Hohenheim)
"New Combination, Open Innovation, and Open Business Model"

13.05.2026 14:00
Elena Cefis (University of Bergamo)
“The Direction of Digital Transformation: Labour-Saving versus Time-Saving Trajectories in Industrial Dynamics.” 

13.05.2026 16:00
insights@JSEC 
Christian Hummert (Cyberagentur)
"The impact of the Cyberagentur on the innovation ecosystem and Germany's technological sovereignty"

20.05.2026 16:00
Patrick Spieth (University of Kassel)
"Business Model Innovation: Rethinking Value Creation in an Era of Disruption"

27.05.26 14:00
insights@JSEC
Katharina Wrohlich (DIW)
"Väter in Elternzeit und Gender Gaps am Arbeitsmarkt"
Fakultätssitzungszimmer WiWi

03.06.2026 16:00
insights@JSEC
Hennig von Grünberg (University of Potsdam)
Reputationskulisse oder Innovationsmotor: Wohin entwickelt sich das deutsche Wissenschaftssystem?
Fakultätssitzungszimmer WiWi

17.06.2026 14:00
Saleh Zakerinia (IWH, FSU Jena)
"The Compounding Effect of Experience in Innovation Dynamics."

24.06.26 14:00
Alina Sorgner (John Cabot University, Rome)
"Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship, and Regions"

08.07.26 14:00
Kamila Cygan-Rehm (TU Dresden)
"Work from Home and Health-Related Absenteeism"

previous seminars:

Winter Semester 2025/26pdf, 89 kb
Summer Semester 2025pdf, 104 kb
Winter Semester 2024/2025pdf, 87 kb
Summer Semester 2024pdf, 136 kbpdf, 136 kb
Winter Semester 2023/24pdf, 107 kbpdf, 107 kb
Summer Semester 2023pdf, 856 kbpdf, 856 kb
Winter Semester 2022/23pdf, 1 mbpdf, 1 mb
Summer Semester 2022pdf, 104 kbpdf, 104 kb
Winter Semester 2021/22pdf, 77 kbpdf, 77 kb