Christian Zimpelmann

Dr. Christian Zimpelmann is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Hamburg since 2024. Affiliated with the ERC project "MORETHANMONEY" and IZA (where he remains an associated member), his research bridges Labor Economics and Behavioral Economics to analyze household financial decisions and labor supply patterns.

• Academic Background: PhD from University of Bonn (2021), visiting researcher at University of Oxford (2023)
• Methodologies: Advanced econometric and computational techniques with self-collected surveys and administrative datasets
• Key Tools: Co-developer of GETTSIM, an open-source German tax/transfer system model

His research focuses on the behavioral foundations of household economic choices and institutional influences, with specific projects examining gender role attitudes in maternal employment and work-from-home impacts on parental labor division. He actively collaborates through visiting appointments and academic networks while contributing to field experiments and policy seminars.

Publications span topics like minimum wage effects in Germany, pandemic labor market adaptations in the Netherlands, and identity-driven financial decisions. His work appears in journals covering labor economics, behavioral finance, and policy analysis.

Current Affiliations:

• University of Hamburg (Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences)
• IZA (Institute of Labor Economics, associated fellow)
• ERC project "MORETHANMONEY"
• Author in American Economic Review publications