Thomas Leoni

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Thomas Leoni MA serves as Head of the Faculty of Business at Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt (University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt). His research focuses on labor economics, public policy, health economics, and environmental economics with particular attention to long-term care systems, demographic change, and carbon pricing mechanisms. He leads over 130+ peer-reviewed publications and contributes to international policy discussions through collaborative frameworks like ASEFInnoLab.

Key research interests include graded sick leave policies, employer support for workers with health issues, and the socio-economic impacts of aging populations. His work integrates microsimulation models (e.g., microWELT) to analyze labor force participation trends, healthcare costs, and policy effectiveness in Austria and internationally. Recent studies explore CO2 pricing strategies for triple dividends and cross-national comparisons of long-term care systems.

• Published 134+ peer-reviewed works since 2003
• Active in EU policy networks (e.g., IZA, WIFO)
• Leading projects on climate policy modeling and labor market activation

Grants include WIFO funding for CO2 pricing research and collaborative projects with institutions globally. He advises on workplace health policies and chairs sessions at high-profile conferences like the European Journal of Public Health events.