Chair of Economics
and Social Policy

Led by Prof. Dr. Matthias Wrede, the chair is dedicated to research and teaching in the fields of Social Policy, Public Finance, and Urban and Regional Economics.

Our German language website can be visited at:

www.sozialpolitik.rw.fau.de

News

14FEB 2026
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Bachelor Thesis in Summer 2026
Applications to complete a Bachelor Thesis in Summer Semester 2026 at the Chair of Economics and Social Policy are due by March 5, 2026. The Chair supervises Bachelor and Master theses with a focus on: More information: in English: www.sozialpolitik.rw.fau.eu/studium-lehre/bachelorarbeiten/ in German: www.sozialpolitik.rw.fau.de/studium-lehre/bachelorarbeiten/
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13JAN 2026
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Join the Economists Reception on January 14, 6:30-8:00 pm
Are you interested in Economics (VWL), but you are not quite sure what to do with it later? Then you are in the right place! Each semester at the Economists’ Reception, former students of the Economics program (VWL) at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg talk about the occupations they work in today and how they got there. In […]
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21NOV 2025
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Reason to celebrate!
On November 20, 2025, Severin Bachmann successfully defended his dissertation on the topic “From Digital-Generated Data to Economic Insight: Studies on Retail Governance, Housing Markets, and Model Interpretability.” The entire team congratulates Dr. Severin Bachmann on his well-deserved success! Our thanks go out to FAU WiSo Professors Michael Amberg and Hendrik Scholz for being part […]
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15OCT 2025
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Recent Publication
In International Review of Economics and Finance, author Prof. Dr. Matthias Wrede investigates „The impact of the equity ratio on membership in cooperative banks during the financial crisis.“ Abstract: Member orientation is one of the cornerstones of cooperative banks. Members form not only the ideal but also the material basis of cooperatives. In this paper, […]
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13OCT 2025
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Welcome to the Chair of Economics and Social Policy
Our team wishes all FAU WiSo students a successful semester and an inspiring academic experience! The courses offered by the Chair of Social Policy can be found at: Our Courses.
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10SEP 2025
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We’ve moved offices
The Chair of Social Policy recently moved from the 4th to the 1st floor at Findelgasse 7/9 in Nuremberg. You can find our new offices (FG 1.014 – 1.016) via the entrance to the WiSo Administration (Fachbereichsverwaltung) on the first floor. Find our contact information here: Our Team.
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