Marcel Henkel

Dr. Marcel Henkel is an Advanced Post-Doctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Bern's Economic Institute. His research focuses on how geography, institutions, and policies shape economic outcomes across regional, urban, public, international, macroeconomic, and political dimensions. He holds affiliations with the Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED) and has contributed to high-impact journals like the Journal of Political Economy and American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.

Key research areas include spatial fiscal policies, post-disaster policy impacts, and European integration effects. Notable works include analyzing fiscal transfers' role in spatial equity and evaluating migration patterns under EU policies. His work often emphasizes policy unintended consequences and spatial sorting mechanisms.

Henkel's research has been covered by major outlets like VoxEU and Freakonomics Radio. He collaborates frequently with scholars such as Tobias Seidel and Pierre Magontier on topics ranging from regional development to political economy dynamics. Current projects explore endogenous government formation and historical urbanization's impact on redistribution policies.