Mirja Hälbig

Mirja Hälbig is an Economist at the Centre for Business and Productivity Dynamics (IWH-CBPD) within the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), a member of the Leibniz Association. Her research focuses on empirical labour economics and productivity dynamics, particularly examining the impacts of minimum wage policies on productivity and employment.

She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Marburg and a master's degree from Leipzig University. Her work combines administrative firm data to analyze economic policies and their effects on productivity, with recent studies focusing on Germany's national minimum wage implementation.

Key themes in her research include within-firm productivity improvements, employment dynamics, and sectoral analysis in manufacturing and services. Her publications explore how policy interventions like minimum wage laws influence economic outcomes without contributing to employment reallocation between firms.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided materials. Her current role involves no known advisement of students or listed grants, though her research contributes to broader debates on labour market policies. She collaborates within the IWH-CBPD, a specialized unit dedicated to business and productivity studies.