Katharina Wedel

Katharina Wedel is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo Institute for Economic Research, affiliated with Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. She holds a Master’s degree from Lund University (2019) and completed her Bachelor’s in International Economics at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Her research focuses on Economics of Education and Labor Economics, with notable contributions to mentoring program evaluations and education policy analysis.

Key projects include evaluating the effectiveness of 1:1 mentoring for disadvantaged adolescents (funded by German governmental and non-profit entities) and analyzing the impact of teacher qualifications on student achievement. Wedel has published in leading journals like the Journal of Political Economy and Economics of Education Review, and contributes to the annual ifo Education Survey tracking German public opinion on education policies.

• Grants & Projects: Lead researcher in mentoring program evaluation, automation impact studies, and policy design initiatives.
• Teaching Experience: Taught courses on econometrics, education equality, and quantitative methods at LMU and ifo.
• Professional Roles: Served as Doctoral Student and Junior Economist at ifo, with visiting research at Harvard Kennedy School.

Her work bridges academic research and policy design, emphasizing evidence-based interventions to address educational inequities and labor market challenges.