Claudia Steinwender

Claudia Steinwender is a Professor of Economics at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), affiliated with CEPR, CEP, and CESifo. She serves on the editorial boards of the Review of Economic Studies and Journal of International Economics. Her research focuses on International Trade, Innovation, Productivity, Applied Microeconometrics, and Economic History. Key themes include global supply chains, defense R&D spillovers, port development impacts, and historical market integration. Her work frequently employs advanced econometric techniques to analyze trade patterns and technological diffusion.

Notable awards include the 2014 WTO Essay Award, Best Paper Award at RIEF XIIIth Doctoral Meeting, and the Klaus-Liebscher-Award. Her research has been featured in top journals like the American Economic Review and Review of Economics and Statistics, with media coverage from The Economist, voxeu.org, and ScienceInsider.

Steinwender's recent projects explore containerization's urban impacts, Chinese scientific influence, and historical telegraph effects on trade. She collaborates with leading institutions globally, contributing to policy discussions on trade liberalization, innovation strategies, and infrastructure development.