Import competition and firm productivity: Evidence from German manufacturing
Braeuer, R., Mertens, M., Slavtchev, V. (2023). Import competition and firm productivity: Evidence from German manufacturing. The World Economy, 00, 00–21.
CV
Richard Bräuer
Kleine Märkerstraße 8, 06108 Halle (Saale)
📧 braeuer@ios-regensburg.de
🌐 richardbraeuer.github.io
Research Interests
Growth, Innovation, Macroeconomics, Labor Markets, Theory of the Firm, Trade
Academic Career
Postdoctoral Researcher, IOS Regensburg
2025–present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Group “The Economic Gap between East and West Germany”
2021–2025
Funded by the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award 2019 to Ufuk Akcigit
PhD in Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2017–2021
Dissertation: Firm Level Drivers of Productivity Growth
Supervisor: Eric J. Bartelsman
Scientific Staff, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) and CompNet
2015–2020
European data collection, workshop development
M.A. in Economics and History, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
2007–2014
Teaching Experience
- TA, Tinbergen Summer School “Productivity, Trade and Growth” (2017–2019)
- Seminar on productivity estimation, use of microdata, and firm-level EU datasets (2017, w/ Mertens)
- TA in Microeconomics, LMU Munich (2011–2013), avg. evaluation: 1.57
Additional Information
- Referee for: The Economic Journal, Spring Meeting of Young Economists
- Recent Presentations: EEA 2024, EALE 2024, DRUID 2024, CompNet 2024, IAAE 2024, VfS 2024, AEA 2024/25 (planned)
- Languages: German (native), English (fluent), Spanish (A2)
Publications
Trade shocks, labour markets and migration in the First Globalisation
Richard Bräuer, Felix Kersting, Trade shocks, labour markets and migration in the First Globalisation, The Economic Journal, 2024