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Welcome, Professor Dr. Böhm!

Prof. Michael Böhm © Simone Jost

Prof. Michael Böhm, Ph.D. joined the Department of Business and Economics as Professor for Empirical Economic Research on September 1 2022.

Michael Böhm was assistant professor (“Juniorprofessor”) at the University of Bonn before moving to TU Dortmund. Prior to that, he obtained his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics.

During his time in Bonn, Michael Böhm completed research stays at the University of British Columbia (funded by the German Research Foundation), University College London, Stockholm School of Economics, and Uppsala University. He is Research Fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), a member of the ECONtribute Cluster of Excellence, and the Research Committee on Population Economics of the Verein für Socialpolitik.

In his research, Michael Böhm focuses on labor economics and empirical methods. In particular, he conducts research on topics such as technological and demographic change, the role of firms, and the allocation of talent in the labor market. He has developed approaches to control for selection in cross-sectional and panel data. Michael Böhm’s contributions have been published or accepted for publication in leading international journals, including the Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Labor Economics, Quantitative Economics, and International Economic Review.