Eva Dettmann

Dr. Eva Dettmann serves as Deputy Head of the Centre for Evidence-based Policy Advice (IWH-CEP) at the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), a Leibniz Association member. Since joining IWH in 2002, she has led research on microeconometric policy evaluation, focusing on regional and innovation policies.

Education:

• Diploma in Economics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• Doctoral Degree in Economics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Her primary research areas include the empirical evaluation of regional and innovation policies, the efficiency of economic policy measures, and applied microeconometrics. She specializes in causal inference methods to assess the impact of public interventions, particularly investment grants and innovation subsidies, on economic outcomes at regional and firm levels.

Her publication record reveals a consistent focus on policy evaluation using advanced econometric techniques. Recent work employs regression discontinuity, staggered difference-in-differences, and matching methods to study the effects of place-based policies and innovation subsidies. Key themes include employment effects, firm performance, and long-term regional development, with a strong emphasis on German regional data.

While specific details on doctoral students are not provided, her role in IWH-CEP involves leading policy evaluation projects that likely secure external research funding. The centre's work is instrumental in shaping evidence-based economic policy.

As Deputy Head of IWH-CEP, Dr. Dettmann is part of a dedicated team that utilizes administrative and regional data to produce rigorous evaluations of economic policies, providing crucial insights for policy makers.