Christoph Sajons

Dr. Christoph Sajons is a labor and migration economist at the University of Mannheim's Institute for SME Research. He studied at Freiburg (Germany) and Yale University (USA), earning his PhD at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) in 2012. Since 2020, he leads the "Labor Market and Self-Employment" research unit, focusing on migrant entrepreneurship, labor market integration, and innovative empirical methods.

Education:

• PhD in Economics (2012), Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• MA in Economics, Freiburg & Yale University

His research spans five key areas:

• Migrant labor market participation and self-employment pathways
• Experimental analysis of equality in digital economies
• Applied econometric studies of citizenship impacts
• Refugee integration through smartphone-based field research
• Policy evaluation frameworks for SME resilience

Recent publications analyze Google Trends data misuse, SME crisis resilience, and refugee skill investments. He actively collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and contributes to regional policy development in Baden-Württemberg.

Professional Memberships:

• Verein für Socialpolitik
• European Society for Population Economics

Connect via email: christoph.sajons@uni-mannheim.de.