Martin Halla

Martin Halla is a Professor of Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) in Austria, with affiliations as Permanent Scientific Consultant at the Austrian National Public Health Institute (GÖG), Associate at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), and Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on applied microeconometrics, with primary interests in family economics, labor markets, health, political economy, and tax evasion. He also utilizes historical data from the Austro-Hungarian Empire in his work.

He serves on the scientific advisory board of the Austrian Socio-Economic Panel (ASEP) and three Standing Field Committees of the Verein für Socialpolitik: Population Economics, Health Economics, and Social Policy. As Co-Editor of Empirica, the official journal of the Austrian Economic Association, he emphasizes descriptive research over causal analyses. Current funded research includes the OeNB project 'Are the Alps a Land of Opportunity?'.

Halla regularly contributes to public discourse through his German-language column 'Understanding the Economy' in Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, addressing topics like tax policy, education, and migration. He has also published op-eds in Der Pragmaticus and DerStandard, discussing economic inequality, pandemic costs, and fiscal policies.

His recent research explores long-term effects of parental divorce, intergenerational mobility among immigrants, and mental health impacts of parenthood. He frequently presents on family economics, labor market dynamics, and policy-relevant topics at academic conferences and institutions.