Rebecca Olthaus

Rebecca Olthaus is a Researcher at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), affiliated with the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). She holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Potsdam and an M.A. in Economics from Freie Universität Berlin.

• Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Economics
• Current Ph.D. candidate at DIW Berlin
• Research focus on labor, education, and gender economics

Her research activities include analyzing the employment effects of Germany's statutory minimum wage and evaluating the economic impact of the 'G8' school reform. She has published in peer-reviewed journals like Labor Economics and presented at the DIW Berlin Graduate Center 2025 Summer Workshop. Her work utilizes Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data and contributes to debates on labor-market dynamics and public policy efficacy.

Rebecca previously worked as a student assistant in Public Economics at DIW Berlin and as a research assistant in Empirical Economics at the University of Potsdam. She also completed an internship at the Bundesbank in banking and financial supervision.