I am a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
I am also a Research affiliate at IZA and CESifo, a Research associate at LASER, and a holder of an Add-On Fellowship by the Joachim Herz Foundation.
My main research interests are in labor economics and applied microeconomics.
I am particularly interested in the following topics:
The effects of new technologies (e.g., AI and robotics) and digitalization on labor markets
Questions related to job amenities, working conditions, and compensating wage differentials
The use of machine learning to study policy-relevant questions in applied micro
The effects of international trade on labor markets, in particular on earnings inequality
In my research, I apply econometric methods, machine learning, and experimental methods.
You can find my research here.
Email: erwin.winkler@fau.de
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August 2025: Presenting our work on AI at the Tasks VII Conference ("The Economic Impacts of AI on Work and Labor Markets") in Luxembourg in September.
May 2025: I am looking forward to visit the University Pompeu Fabra in September and October and CESifo Munich in November 2025.
April 2025: I am very happy to join the CESifo network as a research affiliate
March 2025: New IZA Discussion Paper and CESifo Discussion Paper on Preferences for Gender Diversity among Co-Workers
Feb. 2025: We received the IZA Award for Innovative Research on a Pressing Public Issue (IRPPI) for our paper on the labor market effects of Artificial Intelligence.
Feb. 2025: New IZA Discussion Paper on the estimation of heterogeneous earnings effects of exports, using machine learning.
Jan. 2025: I am very happy to receive the Add-on Fellowship by the Joachim Herz Foundation!