Prof. Dr. Hal R. Varian

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietWirtschaftstheorie,Wirtschaftspolitik, Angewandte Volkswirtschaftslehre,Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Keywordsauctions, copyright, experimental economics, marketing

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtBerkeley
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of California, Berkeley
Institut/AbteilungSchool of Information
Websitewww.sims.berkeley.edu/~hal

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Christof WeinhardtLehrstuhl für Informationsbetriebswirtschaftslehre, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2009

Programm(e)

2006Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Geisteswissenschaftler*innen

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Varian is one of the leading economists and business intellectuals worldwide. He receives the award in special recognition of his rigorous, relevant, and interdisciplinary research on economic theory, financial economics, and the economics of information goods and the Internet. His main impact is directed towards a wide application of proper and modern scientific methods towards the true and in depth definition and analysis of real world problems. In Germany Professor Varian plans to work on information and market engineering, among others on position auctions and orphan works.