Hannes Schwandt

Hannes Schwandt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Social Policy at Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy (SESP). He also holds appointments at the Feinberg School of Medicine (Buehler Center as Associate Director), the Department of Economics (courtesy), the Institute for Policy Research (Fellow), and is associated with Opportunity Insights and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His research focuses on health economics, labor economics, and economic demography, examining how economic factors intersect with health outcomes, mortality, and child development. Key areas include the long-term effects of economic shocks, prenatal health exposures, and social policy impacts on well-being.

Education: PhD in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012) and BA in Economics from the University of Munich (2006).

Research interests emphasize inequality in health, mortality trends, and the socioeconomic determinants of well-being. Notable studies include work on pandemic fertility changes, car pollution's health impacts, and the legacy of school shootings on youth. His findings have been widely covered in media such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, and NPR.

He is affiliated with NBER, CESifo, CEPR, and IZA research networks, and has contributed op-eds to platforms like World War Zero and the IMF. His work bridges academic inquiry with policy-relevant insights, addressing topics like midlife well-being, recession effects on graduates, and global mortality disparities.