Tabea Bucher-Koenen

Prof. Dr. Tabea Bucher-Koenen is Chair of Financial Markets at the University of Mannheim and head of ZEW's Research Unit "Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets" since 2019. She co-directs the Mannheim Institute for Financial Education (MIFE) and teaches graduate courses including Household Finance and Econometrics of Financial Markets.

• Education: Business and Intercultural Management (Friedrich Schiller University Jena), European Integration (University of Kent), Graduate Economics (University of Mannheim, PhD 2010)
• Previous Employment: Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy (2011-2018)

Her research focuses on household finance, demographic change, and pension systems. Recent work examines financial literacy, savings behavior, and the impact of long-term financial decisions. Publications appear in journals like Management Science, Review of Finance, and Journal of Pension Economics and Finance.

Article trends include financial literacy's role in retirement planning, pension system reforms, and behavioral economics in financial decision-making. She has co-authored 20+ works with leading economists on aging, financial vulnerability, and policy implications.

Contact: tabea.bucher-koenen@zew.de | +49 621 1235-147