Nico Pestel

Maastricht University, the Netherlands

IZA World of Labor is an excellent tool to communicate findings from research in labour economics to policymakers in an easily accessible way. This should enhance the implementation of better policies based on hard evidence

IZA World of Labor role

Author, Topic spokesperson

Current position

Associate Professor, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), Maastricht University, the Netherlands

Research interest

Labor economics, public economics, environmental economics, political economics

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Environment Agency, Germany

Past positions

Senior Research Associate and Team Leader, IZA, Germany

Qualifications

PhD Economics, University of Cologne, 2013

Selected publications

  • "Minority salience and political extremism." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 13:3 (2021) 237–271 (with T. Colussi and I. Isphording).

  • "Does re-opening schools contribute to the spread of SARS-CoV-2? Evidence from staggered summer breaks in Germany." Journal of Public Economics 198 (2021) (with I. Isphording and M. Lipfert).

  • "Health effects of low emission zones: Evidence from German hospitals." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 109 (2021) (with F.Wozny).

  • "Pandemic meets pollution: Poor air quality increases deaths by COVID-19." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 108 (2021) (with I. Isphording).

  • "Productivity effects of air pollution: Evidence from professional soccer." Labour Economics 48 (2017): 54–66 (with A. Lichter and E. Sommer).