Jutta Günther

Jutta Günther is a Professor of Economics with a focus on Innovation and Structural Economics at the University of Bremen. She has held significant leadership roles, including Vice Rector for Research, Early Career Development, and Transfer (2020-2022) and Rector since September 2022. Her research spans

• Innovation Processes
• Structural Change
• Economic Aspects of System Transformation

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She studied Economics and Social Sciences at the Universities of Oldenburg, Osnabrück, and Albany (New York), earning her doctorate in 2002 from Osnabrück. From 2002-2014, she held leadership roles at the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), including Head of Department and Board Member. Her habilitation in 2014 at Friedrich Schiller University Jena solidified her academic credentials.

Her recent publications highlight innovation in socialist economies, structural transformation, and pandemic-era technological shifts. Key themes include

• Comparative innovation systems
• Economic transition
• Patent analysis
• Network dynamics
• Policy design in transition economies
• Regional development

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She has led numerous third-party funded projects, such as

• Mod-Block-DDR (BMBF, 2018-2022)
• INNcentive (Stifterverband, 2017-2019)
• Global Value Chains (DAAD, 2016-2018)

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As a member of advisory boards for institutions like the Leibniz Science Campus Halle, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, and Wissenschaftsstatistik GmbH, she influences science policy and education.

Her work emphasizes collaboration, with projects spanning Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia, addressing topics like

• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
• Technology transfer
• Cluster development
• Demographic trends

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