The Department of Business and Economics at JGU is one of the strongest research institutions in Germany, making it the center of scientific research in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is closely networked with regional, national and international partners from science and industry. The research activity becomes visible in publications, lecture series and working papers.
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Study: Why decisions about returning to work after parental leave continue to differ
A new publication in the Journal of Management synthesizes findings from 303 international studies. It shows how institutions, the workplace, family circumstances, and individual factors shape decisions about returning to work after childbirth – often with different consequences for mothers and fathers. Why do mothers and fathers often return to work under different conditions after…
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Studies: Does working life change our personality?
Two studies in leading international journals examine the long-term reciprocal relationships between personality, income, and job satisfaction. Two new publications co-authored by Prof. Dr. Christian Dormann examine how personality traits and key aspects of working life are related over longer periods of time. Published in Psychological Bulletin and the Journal of Applied Psychology, the studies…
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Vera Schmitt Appointed Professor of Information Systems at JGU Mainz
Effective September 1, 2026, Professor Vera Schmitt will assume theW2 Professorship in Information Systems at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). She has held the position in an acting capacity since June 2026. Professor Schmitt’s research addresses a foundational challenge in artificial intelligence: how to design AI systems whose decisions are explainable, robust, and reliable. She…
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From Mainz to Munich: Henning Hermes Appointed Professor at LMU
Henning Hermes, a graduate and former doctoral researcher in Public and Behavioral Economics at JGU Mainz, was appointed Associate Professor of the Economics of Education at LMU Munich in December 2025. Henning Hermes has reached an important new milestone in his academic career: In December 2025, he was appointed Associate Professor of the Economics of…
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Study: Economics as a school subject leads to more entrepreneurship
Economics as a school subject leads to more entrepreneurial activity in later professional life, as shown by a recent study by the ifo Institute and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). According to the study, the probability of entrepreneurial activity increases by four percentage points if economics was a mandatory subject at school. “Economics education at…
The Department of Business and Economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Faculty of Economics and Business at Goethe University Frankfurt (GU) established a joint ethics commission on December 7, 2016.
Since February 2014 the research unit “Interdisciplinary Public Policy – IPP” at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz works on questions regarding the interaction of public institutions with the socioeconomic environment they act in. Several faculty members of the Department of Business and Economics are part of this research unit.
