Steffen Altmann

Steffen Altmann is a Professor at the University of Wuerzburg (since 2024) and an Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Economics (since 2014). His academic career includes leadership roles as Team Leader at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics (2019-2023) and Senior Research Associate at IZA, Bonn (2007-2014).

• PhD in Economics, University of Bonn (2009)
• M.Sc. in Economics, University of Mannheim (2003)

His research focuses on Behavioral Economics, Organizational Economics, Labor Market Economics, and Public Policy, with particular emphasis on Nudges and Default Options. Recent work explores cognitive spillovers, deadline effects, and health-economics intersections.

Publications highlight trends in behavioral interventions, field experiments, and empirical labor economics. He has collaborated with researchers like Falk, Grunewald, and Huffman, with outputs in top journals such as Review of Economic Studies and Management Science.

Altmann has served as a peer reviewer for journals including Journal of Public Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, and European Economic Review, and is a member of the IZA network.