Technical information
Economics
The ULB has a print collection that has grown over time, spanning its branch libraries and the Central Library. The current collection priorities are aligned with the university’s teaching profile. In addition, a large number of electronic books and journals have been acquired in recent years.
Contact person
This link takes you to a list of all the subjects that person supervises.
You can find the contact details of the relevant contact person here.
Library holdings and acquisitions
The University and State Library has a print collection that has grown over time, spanning the branch library or libraries and the central library. The current collection priorities are aligned with the university’s teaching profile. In addition, many electronic books and journals have been acquired in recent years.
Find and Use
More recent titles relating to economics are mainly to be found in the Economics Branch Library are listed and are fully catalogued in the ULB’s electronic catalogue.
Books are arranged in the Economics Branch Library according to the library’s own classification system.
The call number can be found via the Ha:Lit discovery system (catalogue).
With a few exceptions, the items in the collection are available for loan. You will also find e-books and e-journals in the catalogue; full-text access is available on the university network or via VPN possible.
Consultancy and training services
At regular intervals, we organise library induction sessions, literature search and reference management workshops, as well as advisory services on publication strategies and research data management.
Collection of subject-related links
If you are conducting research from off-campus, please first activate your VPN.
You can find the electronically available journals in this subject area in the Electronic Journals Library (EZB).
You can find the databases available for this subject in the Database Information System (DBIS).
History and Profile of the Subject
As early as 1727, a professorship in economics, public administration and financial affairs was established for the first time at a German university in Halle, and research into economic topics began. Later, scholars from Halle brought the university renown in Germany and far beyond through their achievements in the field of economics. Notable figures include Ludwig Heinrich Jakob, a co-founder of public finance, and Gustav Schmoller, as well as Johannes Conrad, two leading members of the „Association for Social Policy“ (Verein für Socialpolitik), founded in Halle in 1872 – a scholarly association to which most university lecturers in economics, as well as numerous lecturers in business administration, in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland still belong today. Finally, Erich Gutenberg, who was awarded his doctorate in Halle in 1921, was one of the pioneers of business administration who began his academic career in Halle.
On 7 June 1951, an independent Faculty of Economics was established, later known as the „Department of Economics“. In 1991, under the leadership of the founding dean, Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Gerhard Schmitt-Rink, work began on restructuring the faculty. It was re-established on 5 November 1993.
The School of Economics and Business continues to build on its traditions today. It offers a modern, internationally oriented education in economics through six Bachelor’s degree programmes and seven Master’s degree programmes. Its academic profile is characterised by the close integration of business administration, economics and business informatics, with a focus on the areas of economic governance, financial governance, and business and IT governance. These are the three centres of excellence at the Faculty of Economics, where solutions for tomorrow’s economy are being devised today.