Toralf Pusch

Dr. Toralf Pusch is a German economist specializing in labor market analysis, currently heading the Labor Market Analysis Department at the WSI (Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut) within the Hans Böckler Foundation. He studied business mathematics at the University of Rostock (1997-2003) and earned his doctorate from the University of Hamburg (2005-2009). His research focuses on quality of employment, minimum wage impacts, and employment retention strategies.

• Awards:
  • Keynes Prize (2011) for dissertation 'Policy Games'
  • Kurt Rothschild Prize (2018) for 'Positive Effects of the Minimum Wage on Job Quality and Job Satisfaction'

His publications analyze wage distribution, pandemic labor policies, and atypical employment structures, with recent work appearing in the Journal of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Evolutionary Economics. The Hans Böckler Foundation, a research institution linked to German trade unions, emphasizes his contributions to co-determination and social policy research.