Matthias Hoelzlein

Matthias Hoelzlein is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame's Department of Economics. He is currently on leave at the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago for the 2024/25 academic year. His research focuses on international trade, urban economics, economic geography, and macroeconomics, particularly examining how local market exposures influence welfare and distributional effects of policy shocks.

Education includes a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley (2020), and a Diploma in Business and Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany (2010). His work bridges theoretical and empirical approaches, analyzing topics such as interbank market efficiency, urban gentrification, and agricultural policy scaling in developing nations.

Recent publications highlight trends in financial markets, urban development, and global policy interventions, with a focus on spatial and trade dynamics. His research has implications for understanding economic inequality, trade efficiency, and the scalability of development policies.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials. His advising and grants sections remain unspecified due to lack of data. He is affiliated with Notre Dame’s Department of Economics and holds an office at Jenkins and Nanovic Halls.