To strengthen our team and join our junior faculty, we are looking for a Postdoctoral researcher / Economist (f/m/d), starting in the next year or earlier.
The team led by Professor Niklas Potrafke works on research projects in public economics and political economy. How should we assess the instruments of economic policy used in Germany, the European Union and globally? How do political decision-makers and institutions influence economic policies and their outcomes? And how do political factors shape expectations of agents and their behavior? The ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy investigates these questions and derives policy recommendations. The team examines public debt in Germany and Europe, the evaluation of fiscal policies, and fiscal federalism and local public finances. The focus is on current topics, such as the record-high debt levels following the Corona crisis and economic policy strategies to consolidate budgets. We conduct international survey experiments and investigate how individuals form expectations. Excellent research is our top priority. We publish our research results in renowned international journals. Join us in this task!
Your new job includes...
- research in the field of public economics and economic policy, contributing to solutions for current societal challenges with applied econometric analyses.
- conceiving, acquiring, managing, and working on third-party funded projects.
- publishing your research results in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals.
- making your research results accessible to the general public.