Elena Shvartsman

Asst.-Prof. Elena Shvartsman is an Assistant Professor of Economics at WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management's Economics Group. Her research focuses on sustainability topics such as employee empowerment, autonomy in work time, and the drivers/consequences of employee stress. She integrates sustainability into teaching, using examples like natural resource depletion to illustrate economic principles. Recent work includes examining overexertion under feedback provision (2023) and wage changes' effects on job satisfaction (2018/2017). Her studies span labor economics, organizational behavior, and behavioral economics.

Teaching emphasizes practical sustainability applications, while research outputs highlight contributions to understanding workplace dynamics and policy impacts on employee welfare. No specific grants or awards are detailed in the provided materials.