Jakob Lehr

Dr. Jakob Lehr serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Mannheim since January 2023, affiliated with the Chair of Quantitative Economics and the Collaborative Research Center TR 224. His role involves advanced research within Mannheim's renowned economics department, contributing to interdisciplinary projects on economic perspectives of societal change.

Lehr's academic foundation includes a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Mannheim and a Bachelor of Science from Humboldt University Berlin. He completed his doctoral dissertation at the University of Kiel and Kiel Institute for the World Economy in December 2022, establishing expertise in empirical methodologies.

His research specializes in applied microeconomics with current emphasis on empirical environmental economics. Lehr leverages firm-level datasets to investigate corporate responses to environmental regulations, market incentives, and policy interventions. This work bridges theoretical economic models with real-world business behavior analysis, particularly examining how environmental policies impact industrial decision-making and sustainability practices.

As a researcher within the Collaborative Research Center TR 224, Lehr collaborates across institutional boundaries while maintaining his base at Mannheim's Department of Economics. His position reflects the department's commitment to cutting-edge empirical research in both theoretical and policy-relevant economic domains.