André Diegmann

Dr. André Diegmann is a Research Economist at the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH) and heads the Research Group 'Firm Dynamics and Employment'. He joined IWH in January 2021 and serves as a Junior Research Associate at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) since June 2020. His affiliations include:

• Member of the Department of Structural Change and Productivity at IWH
• Researcher at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and German Council of Economic Experts
• Teaching appointments at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg and IWH
• Research Affiliation at New Zealand Work Research Institute (NZWRI)
• CESifo Network Member

His research spans empirical labor economics, firm dynamics, political economy, and economics of crime. Recent work examines political connections' impact on firm outcomes, employment targets' effects on business behavior, and child gender effects on young fathers' criminal activity. His publications include analyses of police station closures, minimum wage policies, and privatization dynamics in East Germany.

He teaches causal data science and micro-econometric methods, and maintains methodological expertise in applied microeconometrics. His policy-relevant work addresses labor market processes, public finance, and structural economic changes. Collaborations include institutions like University of Chicago (Visiting Research Scholar, 2022) and networks such as ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin Institute.