Thiemo Fetzer

Thiemo Fetzer is a Professor of Economics at the University of Bonn and the University of Warwick, with additional affiliations as a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and a Fellow at the National Institute for Social and Economic Research (NIESR). He serves as Scientific Advisor to the Applied Economics AI group and has been a Cluster Faculty member since 2023.

Professor Fetzer's research spans multiple domains with political economy underpinning much of his work. His primary research areas include Political Economy, Data Science, Resource Economics, Climate Change, and Financial Stability. His work often examines how economic policies, political decisions, and social dynamics interact to shape outcomes at both local and global levels, with a particular focus on the relationship between austerity policies and political outcomes.

His publication record demonstrates methodological diversity, employing both theoretical models and empirical approaches to examine complex economic phenomena. Recent work has increasingly addressed climate change and financial stability issues, alongside continuing research in political economy. His articles frequently appear in top-tier journals including the American Economic Review, the Economic Journal, Review of Economics and Statistics, and the Journal of the European Economics Association.

Professor Fetzer is actively engaged in policy discussions through his extensive blog covering topics such as climate crisis, Brexit, and resilience. He has contributed written evidence on the use of AI in government and is involved in collaborative research projects, including work on political expression of academics on social media published in Nature Human Behavior. His research has significant real-world impact, particularly his work demonstrating how housing benefit cuts increased homelessness and affected democratic participation in the UK.