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News

1. Silke Übelmesser Takes Office as New Chair of the Stability Council’s Advisory Board

   She assumes the chairmanship for a two-year term

   2 November 2026

   

2. Gender inequality over the lifecycle, information provision and policy preferences

   Paper by Alessandra Casarico, Jana Schuetz and Silke Uebelmesser published in Economica

   26 October 2026

   

3. Chair’s retreat 2026

   Inspiring Discussions at Ettersburg Castle

   4 September 2026

   

4. Fair Pensions – Are 45 Years of Work Enough?

   MDR “Fakt Ist” (political talk show) about the reform proposal of the pension commission with Silke Uebelmesser and others.

   20 August 2026

   

5. Intergroup contact and exposure to information about immigrants: Experimental evidence

   Paper by Patrick Dylong and Silke Uebelmesser published in the European Journal of Political Economy

   10 August 2026

   

6. New Research Project on the Gender Wealth Gap

   Our new research project on wealth inequality within German couple households receives funding from the "Gender in Focus" initiative.

   24 July 2026