Dr. Jan Wedemeier
Deputy Head
Professional Career
Jan Wedemeier is a Senior Researcher at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI). Since April 2022, he has been serving as the Deputy Head of the Research Department ‘Spatial Economics,’ and since 2015, he has been the Managing Director of the Förderkreis des HWWI – Niederlassung Bremen e.V.
Jan Wedemeier also works as a lecturer at private and public universities. His research interests encompass competitiveness and structural change, innovation economics, and regional studies. Jan Wedemeier has previously conducted research as a visiting scholar at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei in Milan and is a member of the German Section of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) and the Urban Economics Association.
He obtained his degree in Economics from the Hochschule Bremen and Malmö University in Sweden and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Bremen.
Research Interests
Regional Economics, Innovation Economics, Competitiveness and Structural Change
Representative Publications
- Mirko Kruse, Cristina Somcutean, Jan Wedemeier (2023): Productivity, Smart Specialisation, and Innovation: Empirical Findings on EU Macro-Regions, in: REGION 10(1), 1-18.
- Andree Ehlert, Jan Wedemeier (2022): Which factors influence mobility change during COVID-19 in Germany? Evidence from German county data, in: Regional Science Policy & Practice 14(S1), 61-79.
- Susanne Müller-Using, Wieslaw Urban, Jan Wedemeier (2020): Internationalization of SMEs in the Baltic Sea Region: Barriers of cross‐national collaboration considering regional innovation strategies for smart specialization, in: Growth and Change 51(4), 1471-1490.
- Franziska Biermann, Mark-Oliver Teuber, Jan Wedemeier (2015): Bremen’s and Hamburg’s port position: Transport infrastructure and hinterland connections within the North Range, in: International Business and Global Economy 34(1), 78-89.
- Jan Wedemeier (2014): Creative Professionals, Local Amenities and Externalities: Do Regional Concentrations of Creative Professionals Reinforce Themselves Over Time?, in: European Planning Studies 23(12), 2464-2482.
- Max Friedrich Steinhardt, Jan Wedemeier (2012): The Labor Market Performance of Naturalized Immigrants in Switzerland - New Findings from the Swiss Labor Force Survey, in: Journal of International Migration and Integration 13(2), 223-242.
All publications
Refereed Articles
- Mariia Shkolnykova, Lasse Steffens, Jan Wedemeier (2024): Systems of innovation: Path of economic transition and differences in institutions in Central and Eastern Europe?, in: Growth and Change 55(1), e12703.
- Mirko Kruse, Jan Wedemeier (2023): Quantifying the Circular Economy in European Regions: a Bridge towards Smart Specialisation? , in: REGION 10(3), 105-136.
- Mirko Kruse, Cristina Somcutean, Jan Wedemeier (2023): Productivity, Smart Specialisation, and Innovation: Empirical Findings on EU Macro-Regions, in: REGION 10(1), 1-18.
- Andree Ehlert, Jan Wedemeier (2022): Which factors influence mobility change during COVID-19 in Germany? Evidence from German county data, in: Regional Science Policy & Practice 14(S1), 61-79.
- Thilo Ramms, Jan Wedemeier (2022): Erreichbarkeitspotenziale als Wachstumsimpuls von Mittelzentren zwischen Metropolregionskernen, in: Standort.
- Mirko Kruse, Melanie Mesloh, Jan Wedemeier (2022): Smart Specialisation and Resilience: How Future-Proof are European Regions?, in: Romanian Journal of Regional Science 16(1), 34-50.
- Mirko Kruse, Jan Wedemeier (2022): Smart specialisation policy strategy for interregional cooperation: pushing less-developed regions, in: Eastern Journal of European Studies 13(1), 254-270.
- Mirko Kruse, Jan Wedemeier (2021): Smart Specialisation strategies in North Africa: a catching-up strategy for less-developed countries – the case of Tunisia, in: The Journal of North African Studies 28(1), 179-204.
- Susanne Müller-Using, Wieslaw Urban, Jan Wedemeier (2020): Internationalization of SMEs in the Baltic Sea Region: Barriers of cross‐national collaboration considering regional innovation strategies for smart specialization, in: Growth and Change 51(4), 1471-1490.
- Julia von Hanxleben, Jan Wedemeier (2019): Development of metropolitan and non-metropolitan regions: growing disparities in the Europe of 28, in: Eastern Journal of European Studies 10(2), 163-174.
- Jan Wedemeier (2017): Innovation capabilities of the Baltic Sea region: Meeting Europe 2020 innovation targets?, in: International Business and Global Economy 36(1), 47-59.
- Franziska Biermann, Mark-Oliver Teuber, Jan Wedemeier (2015): Bremen’s and Hamburg’s port position: Transport infrastructure and hinterland connections within the North Range, in: International Business and Global Economy 34(1), 78-89.
- Jan Wedemeier (2014): Creative Professionals, Local Amenities and Externalities: Do Regional Concentrations of Creative Professionals Reinforce Themselves Over Time?, in: European Planning Studies 23(12), 2464-2482.
- Max Friedrich Steinhardt, Jan Wedemeier (2012): The Labor Market Performance of Naturalized Immigrants in Switzerland - New Findings from the Swiss Labor Force Survey, in: Journal of International Migration and Integration 13(2), 223-242.
- Jan Wedemeier (2010): The Impact of the Creative Sector on Growth in German Regions, in: European Planning Studies 18(4), 505-520.
Other Articles
- Lasse Steffens, Jan Wedemeier (2023): Improving Port Sustainability Performance: Cost-Benefit and Carbon Footprint Analysis for Assessing Infrastructure Investments, in: Journal für Mobilität und Verkehr 2023(16), 38-49.
- Heidi Bogdzinski, Jan Wedemeier, Lukas Wolf (2023): Die Produktive Stadt: eine Einordnung und Typologie für die Weiterentwicklung von Städten, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 103(1), 43-47.
- Andreas Lagemann, Jan Wedemeier (2022): Ausbildungsmarkt unter Druck: die aktuelle Entwicklung und deren Antworten darauf, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 102(9), 669-672.
- Malte Jahn, Jan Wedemeier, André Wolf (2022): Emission Saving Potentials of Freight Transportation in Europe: Shifting Road to Rail Transport?, in: Journal für Mobilität und Verkehr 2022(13), 22-28.
- Lukas Wolf, Jan Wedemeier (2022): Navigating Rough Waters: Global Shipping and Challenges for the North Range Ports, in: Intereconomics 57(3), 192-198.
- Mirko Kruse, Dörte Nitt-Drießelmann, Jan Wedemeier (2022): Megatrends und Strukturwandel — welche Regionen werden profitieren?, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 102(5), 392–396.
- Dörte Nitt-Drießelmann, Jan Wedemeier (2021): Green Port Development – welche Rolle kommt Häfen bei der Erreichung der Klimaziele zu?, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 101(4), 290-293.
- Mirko Kruse, Jan Wedemeier (2021): Potenzial grüner Wasserstoff: langer Weg der Entwicklung, kurze Zeit bis zur Umsetzung, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 101(1), 26-32.
- Mirko Kruse, Jan Wedemeier (2019): Grenzen intelligenter Spezialisierungsstrategien, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 99(11), 795-797.
- Philip Kerner, Dörte Nitt-Drießelmann, Jan Wedemeier (2018): Städteranking: Dynamik von Städten und strukturelle Pfadabhängigkeit, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 98(4), 291-295.
- Hendrik Hüning, Jan Wedemeier (2016): Die Innovationsfähigkeit deutscher Metropolregionen – ein Vergleich, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 96(12), 921-925.
- Nils Matthiesen, Dörte Nitt-Drießelmann, Jan Wedemeier (2014): Kulturwirtschaft in den 30 größten Städten Deutschlands und deren Entwicklung, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 94(12), 912-914.
- Mark-Oliver Teuber, Jan Wedemeier (2013): Was bestimmt die Zukunft der Städte?, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 93(11), 796-798.
- Silvia Stiller, Jan Wedemeier (2011): Wirtschaftsraum Ostsee: Städte auf Wachstumskurs, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 91(8), 572-574.
- Harald Grossmann, Alkis Otto, Silvia Stiller, Jan Wedemeier (2007): Growth Potential for Maritime Trade and Ports in Europe, in: Intereconomics 42(4), 226-231.
- Harald Grossmann, Alkis Otto, Silvia Stiller, Jan Wedemeier (2007): Maritimer EU-Handel auf Wachstumskurs, in: Wirtschaftsdienst 87(3), 191-196.
Contact
Phone+49 421 2208-243Emailwedemeier@hwwi.org
Personal Websitehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jan-Wedemeier