Tim Kaiser

Tim Kaiser serves as Professor of Economics at University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) with extensive affiliations including IZA Research Affiliate status, association with Mannheim Institute for Financial Education (MIFE), and membership in the Financial Literacy and Personal Finance Research Network (G53). He recently completed a visiting research period at CESifo (29 January – 3 February 2024) collaborating with Ludger Wößmann.

Academic credentials include a doctoral degree in Economics and Social Sciences from the University of Kiel and prior postdoctoral work at DIW Berlin. His research program centers on Applied Microeconomics with specialization in Economics of Education, Development Economics, and Household Finance. Current projects evaluate financial education interventions through field experiments in Uganda (examining age-dependent effects on time-preferences) and large-scale RCTs of national awareness campaigns in Italy.

Professional recognition includes publications in Journal of Financial Economics and Journal of Development Economics, media coverage in The New York Times, Fortune, and major German outlets, plus his role as Associate Editor of Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. Ongoing collaborations through MIFE and G53 networks focus on economic literacy measurement and cross-national financial education program evaluation.