Studies of economics and doctorate at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (with study visits to Erasmus University Rotterdam, University La Sapienza Rome and Universidade de São Paulo), Post-Doc at the Institute for Future Energy Consumer Needs and Behavior, RWTH Aachen University E.ON Energy Research Center
Vice Chair and Treasurer INFER e.V. (International Network for Economic Research, http://www.infer.info/)
Lectures on Real Estate Economics and Demography at the European Business School Oestrich-Winkel, International Real Estate Business School (IREBS) and Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Research interests: Housing policy, real estate indices, regional development and regional policy, applied spatial data analysis, discrete choice experiments.
Oberst, Christian / Voigtländer, Michael, 2026, Mietentwicklung im (inner-)städtischen Einzelhandel 2018-2025. Empirische Ergebnisse für 16 deutsche Großstädte (Metropolen), IW-Report, Nr. 6, Köln Zur Studie
Diermeier, Matthias / Oberst, Christian / Sultan, Samina / Förster, Henrik, 2024, Regionale Entwicklung im Vergleich, IW-Policy Paper, Nr. 6, Köln Zur Studie
Oberst, Christian / Voigtländer, Michael, 2024, Optionen für bezahlbaren Neubau. Eine Analyse der Neubaupreise, IW-Report, Nr. 3, Köln Zur Studie
Oberst, Christian / Voigtländer, Michael, 2023, Mietpreisentwicklung bei Gewerbeimmobilien. Zwischen kurzfristigen Herausforderungen und strukturellen Umbrüchen, IW-Report, Nr. 21, Köln Zur Studie
Oberst, Christian / Voigtländer, Michael, 2021, Ein hedonischer Mietpreisindex für Einzelhandelsimmobilien in Deutschland. Methodik und erste Ergebnisse, in: IW-Trends, 48. Jg., Nr. 4, S. 63-78 Zur Studie
Oberst, Christian A. / Südekum, Jens, 2019, Grundlagen der räumlichen Ökonomie, in: Hüther, Michael / Südekum, Jens / Voigtländer, Michael (Hrsg.), Die Zukunft der Regionen in Deutschland. Zwischen Vielfalt und Gleichwertigkeit, IW-Studie, S. 19-35, Köln Zur Studie
(in cooperation with Michael Voigtländer) Gegensätzliche Mietentwicklung im Büro- und Einzelhandelsmarkt in 2018 IW-Kurzbericht 29/2019
(in cooperation with Ralph Henger) Immer mehr Menschen verlassen die Großstädte wegen Wohnungsknappheit IW-Kurzbericht 20/2019
(in cooperation with Ralph Henger) Alterung der Gesellschaft im Stadt-Land Vergleich IW-Kurzbericht 16/2019
(in cooperation with Michael Voigtländer) IW-Studentenwohnpreisindex 2018 – Mietpreisunterschiede zwischen Hochschulstandorten weiten sich IW-Report 36/2018
(in cooperation with Thomas Puls) Ladesäulen für Elektroautos – Ein Henne-Ei-Problem IW-Kurzbericht 54/2018
Expertises
Henger, Ralph / Oberst, Christian / Voigtländer, Michael, 2019, Neue Perspektiven für die Stadtentwicklung, Gutachten im Auftrag der BPD Immobilienentwicklung GmbH, Köln Zur Studie
(in cooperation with Ralph Henger) IWIP-Index 2018 – Aktualisierte Ergebnisse des Mietindex für Industrieimmobilien Gutachten im Auftrag von Industrialport GmbH & Co. KG, 2019
External Publications
Martinez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada / Oberst, Christian, 2025, Financial development, innovation and trade in emerging countries, in: The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Vol 34, No. 2, pp. 237-239 Zur Studie
Dotti, Nicola Francesco / Fratesi, Ugo / Oberst, Christian, 2024, Chapter 3. Regional economic theories as drivers of the EU Cohesion Policy, in: Nicola F. Dotti / Ida Musiałkowska / Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado / Julia Walczy (eds.), EU Cohesion Policy. A Multidisciplinary Approach, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, Pages 30-46. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802209402.00013 Zur Studie
Kempermann, Hanno / Oberst, Christian A. / Schröder, Christoph, 2019, Räumliche Entwicklung in Deutschland, in: Hüther, Michael / Südekum, Jens / Voigtländer, Michael (Hrsg.), Die Zukunft der Regionen in Deutschland. Zwischen Vielfalt und Gleichwertigkeit, IW-Studie, S. 87-114, Köln
(in cooperation with Daniel Höwer, Reinhard Madlener) Regionalization heuristic to map spatial heterogeneity of macroeconomic impacts: The case of the green energy transition and industrial value creation in the manufacturing sector in NRW Utilities Policy (58), June 2019, Pages 166-174, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957178719300165
(in cooperation with Hendrik Schmitz, Reinhard Madlener) Are Prosumer Households That Much Different? Evidence from Stated Residential Energy Consumption in Germany Ecological Economics (158), April 2019, Pages 101–115, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800918304452
(in cooperation with Markus Flaute et al.) Prosumer-Haushalte und ihre Beitrag zur Transformation des Energiesystems und der Gesellschaft Prosumer-Haushalte und ihre Beitrag zur Transformation des Energiesystems und der Gesellschaft https://www.metropolis-verlag.de/Die-Energiewende-der-Buerger-staerken/1285/book.do https://www.metropolis-verlag.de/Die-Energiewende-der-Buerger-staerken/1285/book.do
(in cooperation with Reinhard Madlener) Prosumer Preferences Regarding the Adoption of Micro-Generation Technologies: Empirical Evidence for German Homeowners FCN Working Paper No. 22/2014 (revised 2015) https://ideas.repec.org/p/ris/fcnwpa/2014_022.html
(in cooperation with Oliver Lerbs) Ansätze zur ökonometrischen Erklärung der räumlichen Variation von Wohneigentumsquoten in Deutschland Zeitschrift für Immobilienökonomie, Heft 1, 2013, S. 76–83
(in cooperation with Jens Oelgemöller) Economic growth and regional labor market development in German regions: Okun's law in a spatial context FCN Working Paper No. 5/2013 https://ideas.repec.org/p/ris/fcnwpa/2013_005.html
(in cooperation with Oliver Lerbs) Regionale Unterschiede in der Wohneigentumsquote Deutsche Wohnungswirtschaft DWW, Heft 5, 2012, S. 122–126
(in cooperation with Oliver Lerbs) Auswirkungen der Finanz- und Schuldenkrise auf den deutschen Eigenheimsektor Zeitschrift für Immobilienökonomie, Heft 2, 2011, S. 49–65
(in cooperation with Karsten Rusche) Europäische Metropolregionen in Deutschland – eine regionalökonomische Evaluation Raumforschung und Raumordnung, Jg. 68, Heft 4, 2010, S. 243–254 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13147-010-0036-4
External Publication 10. February 2025 Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso* / Christian Oberst in The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development
Financial development, innovation and trade in emerging countries
The global economy has experienced disruptive transformations in the twenty-first century. Three major crises – related to health, governance, and climate – have created a vastly different economic environment compared to previous decades.
Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso* / Christian Oberst in The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development IW
IW-Report No. 21 2. April 2023 Christian Oberst / Michael Voigtländer
Rental price development for commercial real estate
The commercial real estate markets are facing major challenges in view of the economic situation but also in view of structural upheavals. Against this background, this report examines the rental price development for retail and office properties.
IW-Trends No. 4 17. December 2021 Christian Oberst / Michael Voigtländer
A Hedonic Rental Price Index for Retail Properties in Germany
Despite their importance for users, investors and urban development, there is no appropriate monitoring of rent prices for retail properties in Germany. Comparing average rents alone is of limited benefit as the composition of location and quality properties of observed retail objects could differ significantly.
External Publication 26. November 2020 Inma Martínez-Zarzoso / Christian Oberst / Camélia Turcu in Environment and Development Economics
Special Issue on the Environment, Resources and Pollution: New Challenges for Economic Development
This special issue contains a selection of six articles in the field of environmental and resource economics, which were presented in INFER workshops and supported events over the last two years.
Inma Martínez-Zarzoso / Christian Oberst / Camélia Turcu in Environment and Development Economics IW
IW-Report No. 20 8. May 2020 Christian Oberst / Michael Voigtländer
Regions in Germany on the rise - Go East!
Regional development in Germany is widely discussed, but mainly focuses on less developed regions. As an alternative the focus in this study is on rising and catch-up regions, thus regions that have developed above average from a below-average starting level.
Expertise 19. April 2020 Christian Oberst / Michael Voigtländer
Price effects in the residential property market due to the Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has a serious impact on social life and economic development in Germany. This report tries to give a first empirically based assessment of the consequences for the residential property market.
Christian Oberst / Michael Voigtländer IW
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