Matthias Krapf

Dr. Matthias Krapf is a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Basel, Switzerland, where he is affiliated with the Research Group on Applied Econometrics. He also works as an economist at the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (ESTV), combining public service with academic research. His primary research areas include Public Economics, Applied Microeconomics, and Empirical Methods, with a strong focus on tax policy, wealth and income inequality, and labor market outcomes.

He earned his Ph.D. in Economics (Dr. rer. pol.) from the University of Konstanz in 2012 and completed his Diplom-Volkswirt there in 2007, with prior visiting studies at Université du Québec à Montréal and McGill University. His teaching includes Applied Econometrics, Economic Policy, Personnel Economics, and Statistics.

His research is empirically driven, often utilizing Swiss tax and administrative data to analyze behavioral responses to taxation, joint income-wealth inequality, and skill-based labor market dynamics. Publications appear in leading journals such as American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, European Economic Review, and Labour Economics. His recent work continues to explore regional tax responsiveness and the impact of the pandemic on wealth distribution, indicating ongoing scholarly activity.

His publications demonstrate a consistent trajectory in public finance and empirical microeconomics, with a methodological emphasis on rigorous econometric analysis of real-world policy questions. Co-authors include prominent economists such as Kurt Schmidheiny, Michel Gruber, and Marius Brülhart.

Dr. Krapf actively contributes to academic discourse through peer-reviewed publications and scholarly engagement, though no awards or honors are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

He advises no students listed in the text and is not noted as leading a lab or research team, but his affiliation with the Applied Econometrics research group suggests collaborative academic work. His role appears to be research-intensive, bridging government economic analysis and academic inquiry.