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Dr. Isabel Z. Martínez is a Lecturer at the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at ETH Zurich, affiliated with the KOF Swiss Economic Institute. Her research focuses on Public Economics, particularly income and wealth distribution, taxation, and labor economics. She is a Research Affiliate at CEPR and CESifo, a Fellow of WID.world and the SIAW Institute at the University of St.Gallen, and a member of the Swiss Competition Commission since 2018.
- Academic Appointments
- Current: Lecturer, ETH Zurich (since 2020)
- Previous: Economist, Swiss Federation of Trade Unions SGB-USS (before 2020)
Research Interests: Martínez specializes in the distribution of income and wealth, behavioral responses to taxation, and economic policy analysis. Her work combines empirical research with policy recommendations, often utilizing novel datasets like Swiss rich lists and Google Trends.
Scientific Awards:
- Top 10 Most Influential Economists in Switzerland (NZZ)
- Top 4% Female Economists (RePEc)
- Fellow, World Inequality Database (WID.world)
- Fellow, SIAW Institute (University of St.Gallen)
- Distinguished Visiting Scholar, City University of New York (CUNY, 2021/2022)
Publications and Media: Martínez has published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review and The Review of Economics and Statistics. She co-founded the open-source project trendEcon to develop real-time economic indicators using Google Trends data. Her media contributions include a monthly column in the Swiss business newspaper Handelszeitung (2020-2022).
Labs and Teams: She leads the research section Inequality and Public Economics at KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, and collaborates with institutions like CEPR, CESifo, and WID.world.
