Marco Sunder

Marco Sunder is a Professor of Economics and Quantitative Methods, specializing in Transport Economics, at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Department 3: Economics and Law). He has been actively contributing to research and teaching since 2021 through his affiliation with the Research Lab for Urban Transport (ReLUT).

• Education: PhD in Economics (LMU Munich, 2007), Habilitation in Economics (University of Leipzig, 2017).
• Prior Roles: Senior Economist at Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH), Private Lecturer at University of Leipzig, and interim professorships at University of Bremen and Frankfurt UAS.

His research focuses on transport economics, agent-based simulation, labor markets, and anthropometric history. He has published extensively on pandemic impacts on mobility, medieval trade networks, and human capital dynamics. Key methodologies include econometric modeling and Shapley value decomposition.

Recent publications analyze urban mobility patterns, maritime trade systems, and inflation economics. His work often bridges historical data with contemporary challenges, emphasizing policy implications.

He leads the Research Lab for Urban Transport (ReLUT) at Frankfurt UAS, fostering interdisciplinary projects on sustainable mobility and transport policy.