Chair holder
Stefan Bauernschuster is a Full Professor of Public Economics at the University of Passau, Research Professor at the Ifo Institute Munich, CESifo Research Fellow, and IZA Research Fellow.
Research
We apply microeconometric methods to answer policy relevant questions in the areas of labor, family, environmental and health economics. We work with administrative data, survey data, data from experiments, and newly digitized historical data.
Students
We teach on the role of the state in a market economy, interventions in the event of market failures, and the effects of taxes. A further focus is on the empirical evaluation of political measures in the areas of population, education, health and the environment.
Bachelor Seminar Environmental Economics SS 2026
In the summer semester 2026, the Chair of Public Economics will offer a block seminar on "Environmental Economics", course number 35856. The seminar will be held in English and is open to Bachelor students of the University of Passau who have a sound basic knowledge of microeconomics, market failure and economic policy as well as statistics/econometrics.
If you are interested in taking part, please submit your application documents (by e-mail to bianca.bittner@uni-passau.de ) to the chair by Monday, 19th January 2026.
Use the application form available in the download section of this course (course number 35856) on StudIP. More information on the seminar can also be found in this download section (click here for link).
Master Seminar "Replicating Empirical Research" SS 2026
In the summer semester 2026, the Chair of Public Economics will offer a Master seminar on "Replicating Empirical Research in Environmental Economics", course number 35866. The seminar will be held in English and is open to Master students of the University of Passau who have attended either "Natural and Field Experiments" or "Evaluation of Development Policies".
If you are interested in taking part, please submit your application documents (by e-mail to bianca.bittner@uni-passau.de) to the chair by Monday, 19th January 2026. Use the following application form. More information on the seminar can also be found here.
Exams offered by the chair
The following exams are offered by the chair this semester:
| Name | ID | Date | Place |
| Marktversagen und Wirtschaftspolitik | BA
PNR 211561 | 18. February 2026, 2:00-3:00 pm (centralized exam) | SP |
| Advanced Microeconomics | MA
PNR 271040 | 12. February 2026, 12:30-2:00 pm | NK 412 |
| Natural and Field Experiments | MA
PN 271100 | 27. February 2026, 10:00-11:30 am | NK 412 |
| Public Finance (Retry-Exam) | BA
PNR 212118 | 06. March 2026, 10:00-11:30 am | NK 412 |
Registration takes place via the campus portal.
Research Visit: Prof. Bauerschuster visits the University of Sydney and the Monash University in Melbourne
He presented his project "The Impact of Margaret Sanger’s Birth Control Clinics on Early 20th Century U.S. Fertility and Mortality" in their Research Seminars
Research Visit: Prof. Bauerschuster visits the University of Sydney and the Monash University in Melbourne
He presented his project "The Impact of Margaret Sanger’s Birth Control Clinics on Early 20th Century U.S. Fertility and Mortality" in their Research Seminars
Prof. Bauernschuster gives a talk in the Research Seminar of the Charles University Prague
He presented his new research project "Birthright Citizenship and Youth Crime"
Prof. Bauernschuster gives a talk in the Research Seminar of the Charles University Prague
He presented his new research project "Birthright Citizenship and Youth Crime"
Dr. Benedikt Janzen presents at the FSR Climate Conference in Florence
11th Annual Conference on the Economic Assessment of European Climate Policies held at the European University Institute
Dr. Benedikt Janzen presents at the FSR Climate Conference in Florence
11th Annual Conference on the Economic Assessment of European Climate Policies held at the European University Institute
Dr. Benedikt Janzen presented at the EAERE 2025 in Bergen
30th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Dr. Benedikt Janzen presented at the EAERE 2025 in Bergen
30th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Katharina Drescher presents at the 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior
At the University of Madrid
Katharina Drescher presents at the 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior
At the University of Madrid
Dr. Benedikt Janzen presents at the ESPE 2025 in Naples
38th Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics
Dr. Benedikt Janzen presents at the ESPE 2025 in Naples
38th Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics
Prof. Bauernschuster in scientific commission of the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS)
Meeting of the commission Sciences Humaines et Sociales-5 (SHS-5) in Brussels
Prof. Bauernschuster in scientific commission of the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS)
Meeting of the commission Sciences Humaines et Sociales-5 (SHS-5) in Brussels
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