Thomas Steger

Thomas Steger serves as Professor of Macroeconomics at Leipzig University and Research Professor at the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH) since 2012. His extensive affiliations include:

• CESifo Research Network
• DFG Research Training Group ECO-N
• Central-German Doctoral Program Economics (CGDE)
• IWH Halle Institute for Economic Research

His research spans Macroeconomics with emphasis on Economic Growth, Economic Development, and Technological Progress, alongside specialized work in Quantitative Macroeconomic Modeling and Open Economy Macroeconomics. Key focus areas include Inequality Dynamics, Public Economics, and the critical intersection of Economic Growth and Climate Change, supported by methodological innovations like the Relaxation Algorithm for solving complex growth models.

Recent publications (2020-2024) reveal intensified focus on climate-economy interactions and housing market dynamics, while earlier work (2000-2017) established foundational contributions to financial globalization, migration economics, and endogenous growth theory. His collaborative research consistently bridges theoretical modeling with empirical analysis across diverse economic phenomena.

Steger leads the Relaxation Algorithm project for numerical solutions of economic growth models and actively contributes to CESifo network initiatives and DFG Research Training Group ECO-N, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to macroeconomic challenges.