Tobias Seidel

Tobias Seidel is a Professor of Economics at the Mercator School of Management, University of Duisburg-Essen, since 2012.

Current leadership roles:

• Chairman, Graduate Program "Regional Disparities and Economic Policy" (funded by the German Research Foundation)
• Chairperson, Standing Field Committee "Regional and Urban Economics", German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik)

His research interests include:

• Regional and Urban Economics
• International Trade
• Incomplete Labor Markets

He leads the DFG-funded graduate program "Regional Disparities and Economic Policy", which involves advising doctoral students and managing research grants in regional economic policy.

Prior academic appointments:

• Post-Doc Researcher, Chair of Applied Economics, ETH Zurich (2009-2012)
• Visiting Scholar, University of Colorado, Boulder (2008-2009)
• Post-Doc Researcher, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich (2007-2009)

Education:

• PhD in Economics, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich (2003-2007)