The core competence at the Department of Economics is within game theory, incentive theory and applied microeconometrics on the empirical side. Based on this core competence the faculty publishes within the fields of
    - Labour and education economics
    - Health economics
    - Industrial organisation and economic organisation
    - Social insurance and social policy
    - Resource, energy, and environmental economics
    - Development economics
   
   
On the basis of these core competences, the Department pursues the following four areas of specialization:

• Firms and markets
• Social insurance and labour economics
• Health economics
• Natural resources, environmental and development economics