Michael Stützer

Prof. Dr. Michael Stützer is a Professor of Economics and Quantitative Methods at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) since 2015. His research bridges Entrepreneurship, Economic Geography, Economic Psychology, and Voting Behavior, focusing on skill variety, regional disparities, and psychological influences on economic outcomes.

• Current position: Professor of Business Administration - Industry, DHBW Mannheim (since 2015)
• Prior roles: Research assistant at TU Ilmenau, Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, and TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Research Areas:

• Entrepreneurship: Skill variety, gender gaps, venture team dynamics
• Economic Geography: Historical industrialization, regional creativity, coal industry legacy
• Economic Psychology: Personality traits, neuroticism, corruption analysis
• Voting Behavior: Populism, fear, socioeconomic deprivation

Key Publications explore topics like skill development in entrepreneurship, regional fear of failure, and the psychological roots of economic disparities. His work spans high-impact journals such as Journal of International Business Studies, Small Business Economics, and PLoS ONE.