I am an Assistant Professor in Economics (non-tenure track) at the ifo Institute for Economic Research and LMU Munich and a CESifo Network member.

I completed my PhD at LMU Munich in 2023, including a one-year research stay at the University of Cambridge.

My research spans the Economics of digital transformation and political economy: I am interested in why democracies can fail to generate outcomes reflecting people's preferences and understanding the consequences of digital technologies for the future of work.

I employ quantitative methods for causal inference and machine learning methods to complex datasets, including online job vacancy postings, cell phone mobility data, and credit & debit card transactions. My research is partly funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft through CRC TRR 190 (pr. nr. 280092119).

My research has received broad press coverage.

You can find my CV here.

Get in touch: alipour [at] ifo.de