Christian Cordes

Prof. Dr. Christian Cordes is a Professor of Economics and Head of the Evolutionary Economics Working Group at the University of Bremen's Faculty of Business Studies and Economics. His research focuses on the biological and psychological foundations of economic behavior, cultural evolution in organizations, and sustainable economic policy. He holds a PhD from Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2003) and habilitation (2009). He has also served as a Visiting Scholar at UC Davis (2005-2006) and Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute of Economics (2011).

Education & Positions:

• 1992-1998: M.A. in Economics, Hannover University
• 1998-2010: Research Associate, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
• 2010: Visiting Professor, University of Bremen
• 2011: Full Professor, University of Bremen

Research Interests:

• Naturalistic approach to economics
• Cultural evolution and organizational behavior
• Preference learning and sustainability transitions
• Evolutionary policy design

Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes corporate governance, institutional collapse dynamics, and cultural evolution mechanisms. Key themes include the interplay between biological foundations and economic behavior, and the role of cultural transmission in sustainable development.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Evolutionary Economics research group, collaborating with institutions like UC Davis and the University of Manchester. Active in the DFG Research Training Group 1411: Economics of Innovative Change.