Katja Maria Kaufmann

Katja Maria Kaufmann is a Professor at the University of Bayreuth where she holds the Chair of Empirical Macroeconomics and Family Economics. She maintains significant external affiliations as a CESifo Research Network Fellow and Distinguished CESifo Affiliate within their Economics of Education research area, which connects global experts to inform education policy.

Her research program focuses on:

• Labor economics with emphasis on gender and family dynamics
• Intergenerational economic interactions and transfers
• Applied econometric analysis of household behavior
• Policy impacts on employment and education outcomes
• Development economics perspectives

Recent publications demonstrate her focus on empirical investigations of labor supply decisions, particularly regarding maternal employment patterns and cross-generational effects of social security systems. Her collaborative 2022 working papers reflect continued research into how economic policies and social beliefs influence family economics.