Dr Markus Gehrsitz
Reader
Economics
Personal statement
I am an applied micro-econometrician whose research interests include health economics, labor and education economics, the economics of law and crime, and environmental economics. I have written on the economic causes and consequences of risky behaviors, such as overeating, smoking, drug abuse, speeding, and crime. I am primarily an empiricist who utilizes the quantitative tools of applied microeconometrics and – if possible – large administrative data sets.
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Prize And Awards
- Recipient
- 2019
Qualifications
2012-2016: Ph.D in Economics at the City University of New York Graduate Center (USA)
2012-2016: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
2005-2011: BA and MA in Economics at the University of Cologne (Germany)
Publications
- , Grant Sam,
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- , Traxler Christian
- (2026)
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- Review of Economics and Statistics Vol 107, pp. 1754-1763 (2025)
- Saffer Henry, , Grossman Michael
- National Tax Journal Vol 77, pp. 787-811 (2024)
Teaching
Applied Microeconometrics
Economics of Human Resources (Labor, Health, Crime)
Microeconomics
Research Interests
In particular I am interested in applied research in the following fields:
- Health Economics
- Economics of Crime
- Labor Economics
- Environmental Economics
Professional Activities
- Speaker
- 25/6/2026
- Organiser
- 10/6/2026
- Speaker
- 5/5/2026
- Speaker
- 17/3/2026
- Host
- 22/1/2026
- Speaker
- 13/1/2026
Projects
- Gehrsitz, Markus (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2026
- Gehrsitz, Markus (Principal Investigator) Borbely, Daniel (Co-investigator) Roy, Graeme (Co-investigator)
- ESRC Secondary Data Initiative: £298,116
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Gehrsitz, Markus (Principal Investigator) McIntyre, Stuart (Principal Investigator)
- Research Excellence Award (REA): £71,000
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2026
- Gehrsitz, Markus (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2026
- Gehrsitz, Markus (Principal Investigator) McIntyre, Stuart (Principal Investigator)
- ESRC/SGSSS Open Studentship Competition: £90,000
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2026
- Gehrsitz, Markus (Co-investigator) Traxler, Christian (Principal Investigator)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG): €141,400
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2025