The academic centerpiece of the fellowship is a study on the position of public companies in a social market economy
Dr. Marcus Sidki, Professor of Economics and Statistics and Head of the Research Unit for Public and Nonprofit Enterprises at the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society, was appointed as a Fellow at the Liberal Institute of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Berlin in September 2020 for a period of 12 months.
In addition to networking activities with players from politics, associations and business in the Berlin political arena and events as part of the Foundation's political education activities, Sidki's fellowship will focus on a study on the topic of "public companies". The core of the study will be an analysis of the position of public companies in a social market economy and where there are possible excesses of state intervention and distortions of competition. Based on national and international scientific findings on the discussion about the pros and cons of such public sector activities and taking regulatory aspects into account, the study is intended to result in policy-shaping suggestions in line with the foundation's mandate.
Background:
Public companies are companies that are majority-owned by the public sector but are not directly assigned to it. In Germany, there are currently around 18,000 such companies from various sectors with around 2.1 million employees. These include energy and heating suppliers as well as housing associations, hospitals and waste disposal companies. They mostly provide services of general interest and are generally in competition with companies from the private sector.
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom offers political education in Germany and around the world based on the idea of liberalism. The Liberal Institute is the Foundation's think tank. It takes a stand on contemporary issues, formulates positions that develop the political model of liberalism and presents them for public discussion.
Further information can be found on the foundation's homepage at: https://www.freiheit.org/freedom-fellow-marcus-sidki
Specialist contact:
Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society
Research Center for Public and Nonprofit Enterprises
Prof. Dr. Marcus Sidki
Tel. 0621/ 5203-558
E-mail: marcus.sidki@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de
