Martin Halla // applied microeconometrics
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
I am an applied microeconometrician with main research interests in family, labor and health. I am also interested in various aspects of political economy and regularly work on tax evasion. Recently, I have become interested in using historical data from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
On this personal website you will find information about my research, teaching, and knowledge transfer activities.
Here is a link to my Curriculum vitae.
Currently, my main affiliations are:
Professor of Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) in Austria.
Permanent Scientific Consultant at the Austrian National Public Health Institute (GÖG) in Vienna.
Research Fellow at the Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin)
Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn.
Associate at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) in Vienna.
Other research related affiliations:
I am member of the scientific advisory board of the Austrian Socio-Economic Panel (ASEP).
I am a member of three Standing Field Committees of of the Verein für Socialpolitik:
Editorial work:
I am Co-Editor of Empirica. This is the official journal of the Nationalökonomische Gesellschaft (Austrian Economic Association). Please not that we solicit descriptive papers on current or unexplored topics. Better a good descriptive paper than a bad causal analysis!
Current funded research project:
OeNB Project „Are the Alps a Land of Opportunity?”
FWF Project: "Economic Consequence of the Option Agreement in South Tyrol"
Column
I regularly write a column entitled "Understanding the Economy" (in German "Wirtschaft Verstehen") in the Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (OÖN):
Wenn Moral Knappheit schafft — 02.09.25 (link)
Vermögen: Arbeit schlägt im Schnitt Erbe — 29.07.25 (link)
Familie unter Konkurrenzdruck — 08.07.25 (link)
Von Gutenberg zur Seifenoper — 10.06.25 (link)
Warum geben wir Trinkgeld? — 06.05.25 (link)
Ungezählte Schwangerschaftsabbrüche — 15.04.25 (link)
Die progressive Nationalbank — 18.03.25 (link)
Gender Pay Gap: Familienangelegenheit? — 18.02.25 (link)
“Der Preis der Likes ”— 21.02.25 (link)
“Macht uns die Abnehmspritze gesünder? ”— 24.12.24 (link)
"Benachteiligt unsere Schule Burschen?" — 26.11.24 (link)
"Gemeinsame Schule für bessere Bildung?"— 28.10.24 (link)
"Migration und Wahlergebnisse" — 01.10.24 (link)
"Wie Tinder & Co funktionieren'' — 27.08.24 (link)
"Der Staat beeinflusst Kinderbetreuung'' — 06.08.24 (link)
"Gulasch und Aktie'' — 09.07.24 (link)
Irregular Op-Eds & other recent media coverage
Die hohen Kosten von Lockdowns (in Der Pragmaticus, Dossier: Corona-Pandemie, 31.01.2025)
Stabile Einkommensungleichheit trotz dynamischer Arbeitsmarktveränderungen in Österreich, with Andrea Weber (in Die Presse 24.06.2024)
Österreichs Pensionssystem: Teure Ideologie (in Der Pragmaticus 14.06.24)
Österreichs Politik gibt viel zu gerne Geld aus (in DerStandard, 15.04.2024)
Österreichs fatale Corona-Bilanz (in Der Pragmaticus 07.12.22)
Die Gründe des Fachkräftemangels (in Der Pragmaticus, 07.10.22)
A recent paper accepted:
"How Does Parental Divorce Affect Children's Long-Term Outcomes?" , with Wolfgang Frimmel and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer: accepted at the Journal of Public Economics.
Recent working papers:
"Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in 15 Destination Countries", I am one of 38 authors, link, R&R at AER.
"The Parenthood Penalty in Mental Health: Evidence from Austria and Denmark?" , with Alexander Ahammer (JKU), Ulrich Glogowsky (JKU), and Timo Hener (Aarhus U), link, R&R at JEEA.
Recent presentations:
Familienökonomie: Scheidung der Eltern und langfristige Entwicklung der Kinder
MSc Economics Specialization - Info Session on Specializations
Reintegrating Older Long-Term Unemployed Workers: The Impact of Temporary Job Guarantees
"More Bad News for Mothers: The Child Penalty in Mental Health", joint with Alexander Ahammer (U Linz), Ulrich Glogowsky (U Linz), and Timo Hener (Aarhus University): Slides, Flash-talk, Slides-AASLE
Keynote at NOeG 2020: "How Did Administrative Data Change Economic Research Output – A Descriptive Analysis"
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Department of Economics, Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria, mhalla@wu.ac.at.
My office is located in building D4 (1st floor, room D4.1.012). To reach my office, please enter the department through the reception on the 2nd floor. Alternatively, you can come directly to the door on the 1st floor and give me a call. I’ll be happy to come and open the door for you.
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