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I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) and a 2025/26 Job Market Candidate. I received my PhD in Quantitative Economics from Kiel University, where my dissertation examined management opposition and unionization activities. My research lies in labor and public economics, where I typically combine field and survey experiments with quasi-experimental methods.

I have completed research stays at Princeton (2019) and MIT Sloan School of Management (2023), and will visit the Social Research Institute at University College London in Fall 2025. 

My research spans labor, experimental, and public economics, with ongoing projects on:

• Employer opposition to unions

• Unionization intentions

• Workers’ perceptions and valuation of non-wage amenities

• Cognitive consequences of war

• Perceptions on inequality in life expectancy

If you are interested in talking about your work, my work or ideas, do not hesitate to contact me.

Link to my CV.

Mail: patrick.nuess@iwh-halle.de