Jakob Roland Munch

Jakob Roland Munch is a Professor at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, with additional affiliations to the Department of Political Science and Asian Dynamics. His academic career spans prestigious roles, including Co-chairman of the Danish Economic Council and Research Fellowships at CESifo and IZA.

• Education: Cand.scient.oecon. and PhD in Economics from Aarhus University
• Key Research Areas: Globalization, International Trade, Labor Economics, Immigration, Emerging Markets, Environmental Economics

His recent work focuses on offshoring impacts on labor markets, export promotion strategies, and climate risk financing. Publications demonstrate deep engagement with wage dispersion, trade-labor dynamics, and institutional economics.

• 2025: Human capital investment after ability loss (American Economic Review)
• 2025: Workplace health economics (Review of Economics and Statistics)
• 2024: Coastal infrastructure financing (Information)
• 2018: Export incentives and firm performance (American Economic Journal)
• 2014: Offshoring and wage gaps (American Economic Review)

Scientific contributions include:

• Fellow, CESifo Research Network
• Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• Associate Editor, Scandinavian Journal of Economics