Sebastian Seitz
Sebastian Seitz
Welcome to my Website! I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor, tenured) in Economics at the University of Manchester. I obtained my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Mannheim.
My research focuses on topics in Public, Labor, and Health Economics. My work has been published in Econometrica, AEJ: Economic Policy, and the Journal of Health Economics.
You can find my CV here.
I am on the 2025/26 Job Market.
News:
Privatizing Disability Insurance: Forthcoming at Econometrica
The Interaction of Private and Public Disability Insurance: Moral Hazard, Insurance, and Welfare Updated Version available [Aug. 2025] (formerly circulated as "The Moral Hazard Cost of Private DI and its Welfare Consequences")