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Benjamin Jansen is a Doctoral Student and Assistant in the Department of Political Economics at the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel, Switzerland. He is actively engaged in research and teaching, with a strong focus on political economy and its intersections with social identity, happiness, and housing markets.
- Position: Assistant / Doctoral Student
- Institution: University of Basel
- Department: Political Economics
- Contact: b.jansen@unibas.ch
Education
- MSc in Business and Economics, Major in Markets and Public Policy, University of Basel
- BA in Business and Economics, University of Basel
Research Interests
Benjamin's research centers on Political Economics, with particular interest in Social Identity and Cleavage Theory, the Economics of Happiness, Rental Housing Markets, and Applied Econometrics. His work investigates how institutional structures affect citizen wellbeing and political polarization, especially within the Swiss democratic context.
Publication Trends
His recent publications analyze the relationship between democratic institutions and subjective wellbeing, as well as the dynamics of affective polarization in Swiss politics. These works reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach combining economics, political science, and social psychology, with a methodological emphasis on empirical and applied econometric analysis.
Scientific Contributions
- Co-author of a chapter in an upcoming Routledge volume on wellbeing and policy (2025)
- Author of a WWZ Working Paper on affective polarization in Swiss democracy (2024)
- Ongoing research on tenant mobility and rental market regulations in Switzerland
Teaching and Supervision
Benjamin is actively involved in teaching, serving as a teaching assistant and supervisor in courses such as Introduction to Political Economics, Political Economics (MSc), and seminars on public choice, master’s theses, and scientific writing. He has supervised multiple seminar and master’s theses, demonstrating a commitment to academic mentorship.
Professional Engagement
He contributes to public discourse through newspaper and media articles on political polarization and social cohesion, and has been featured in university news for his research on emotional polarization in Switzerland. He is affiliated with the Political Economics Group at WWZ and maintains academic profiles on Google Scholar, ORCID, and LinkedIn.
