Sarah Fritz

Sarah Fritz is a PhD Candidate in Economics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (since April 2020) and a Research Associate at the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH) since February 2020. She holds positions at the IWH Centre for Evidence-Based Policy Advice (IWH-CEP), focusing on labor, urban, and public economics with an emphasis on place-based policies, local labor markets, and firm dynamics.

Education:

• Bachelor's equivalent (with Distinction) in European Politics, Economics, and History from Sciences Po Paris (2014–2017)
• M.Sc. in Economic and Social Sciences from Università Bocconi (2017–2019)
• PhD Candidate in Economics at MLU Halle-Wittenberg (2020–present)

Research Interests: Her work examines the impacts of regional policy, spatial distribution of economic activities, and political measures. Key themes include EU cohesion policy, labor market dynamics, and evidence-based policy advice. She has conducted visiting research at the University of Essex (2023) and University of British Columbia (2022–2023).

Awards:

• Summa cum Laude (top 2% of students) from Sciences Po Paris
• German Academic Scholarship Foundation Scholarship (2014–2019)

Teaching & Engagement: She has taught Principles of Economics and Evidence-Based Policy Advice courses since 2020, earning top student evaluations. She will enter the academic job market in 2025/2026.

Labs/Teams: Active in the IWH-CEP, contributing to policy-relevant research on regional development and economic reallocation.