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 has received broad press coverage.

You can find my CV here.

Get in touch: alipour [at] ifo.de