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Welcome to the Chair of Economics and Social Policy
The Chair of Economics and Social Policy, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Matthias Wrede, is dedicated to research and teaching in the fields of Social Policy, Public Finance, and Urban and Regional Economics.
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The new competition for the Friedwart Bruckhaus Awards 2025/2026 has been announced on behalf of Managing Director Barbara Frenz and the jury. The theme is "Undesirable developments in the housing market – between market and government failure?" Prizes will be awarded for academic and journalistic w...
What can be done about the significant increase in rents on the tight housing markets in Germany? One way is to better support housing cooperatives. The analysis of surveys among housing cooperatives and the 2011 and 2022 census show that although housing cooperatives are also significantly affected...
City Ranking 2024: "A lack of affordable housing can put the brakes on mobility”
What can municipalities do to attract people and businesses?
Economist and head of the Chair of Social Policy at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Prof. Dr. Matthias Wrede, talks about the importance of educational infrast...
