Carsten Schröder

Carsten Schröder is a Professor of Public Economics and Social Policy at Freie Universität Berlin and Head of the Division of Applied Panel Analysis at the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study at DIW Berlin. His work focuses on public economics, social policy evaluation, distributional economics, and pension systems. He leads the committee for social policy at the Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS). Key research themes include wealth inequality, gender gaps in wealth accumulation, and the long-term impacts of historical events like WWII on private wealth. Schröder has contributed to methodological advancements in survey design, particularly through the SOEP-LEE2 and SOEP-RV projects linking panel data with administrative records. His recent work addresses pandemic-driven changes in labor markets, earnings dynamics, and top-wealth distribution.

Education: No explicit details provided, but his role as a professor implies doctoral training in economics.

Research Interests: Public policy evaluation, pension economics, wealth distribution mechanisms, gender disparities in economic outcomes, and methodological innovations in panel data analysis. His studies often intersect with questions of intergenerational mobility and the macroeconomic implications of demographic changes.

Key Projects:

• Wealth-Holders at the Top (WATT)
• Record linkage between SOEP and pension data (SOEP-RV)
• Linked Employer-Employee Study (SOEP-LEE2)
• Analysis of minimum wage reforms (EVA-MIN project)

Grants & Collaborations: Leads interdisciplinary research networks on wealth inequality and advises policy bodies on distributional impacts of economic reforms. Active in data infrastructure development for top-wealth populations.

Labs/Teams: Oversees the SOEP Applied Panel Analysis Division, collaborating with DIW Berlin's Macroeconomics and Public Economics departments. Engages in international partnerships through the VfS and European economic networks.