Sarah Necker

Prof. Dr. Sarah Necker is a Professor of Economics at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Director of the Ludwig Erhard ifo Research Center for Social Market Economy and Institutional Economics. Her academic journey began with studies at Philipps University Marburg and Stellenbosch University, followed by doctoral work under Prof. Lars P. Feld at Heidelberg and Freiburg Universities. She also held a research fellowship at the Walter Eucken Institute from 2010 to 2022, taking on a managerial role in 2016.

• Education:
  • Philipps University Marburg (Economics)
  • Stellenbosch University (Economics)

Her research spans finance, behavioral economics, and social market economy, often integrating empirical and experimental methods. Recent work includes analyzing the 2025 9-Euro Ticket's impact on mobility, unethical behavior contagion in repeated competitions, and tax compliance incentives. She collaborates across disciplines, notably in energy markets and health economics, though these are not her primary focus.

Key trends in her publications (2025-2022) include:

• Transport policy and urban infrastructure
• Bureaucracy and regulatory reform
• Climate action and public perception
• Behavioral experiments on honesty and compliance
• Refugee integration and labor market dynamics

No scientific awards or honors are mentioned in the provided text. She has co-authored numerous studies with colleagues, but student mentoring details are not listed. Her email is sarah.necker@fau.de.