Alexander S. Kritikos
Former Editor, Program evaluation

DIW Berlin, University of Potsdam, and IZA, Germany

IZA World of Labor role

Author, Former Editor

Current position

Member of Executive Board and Research Director, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin, Germany and Professor at University of Potsdam, Germany

Research interest

Entrepreneurship research, behavioral economics, institutional economics

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Consultant to the German Ministry of Economics, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, and to the German Labor Market Agency; Member of the Greek Commission on Economic Growth

Past positions

Vice President, DIW Head of Department, DIW

Qualifications

Dissertation in Economics, Humboldt University Berlin (1996)

Selected publications

  • “Pandemic Depression: COVID-19 and the Mental Health of the Self-Employed.” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 47:3 (2023): 788–830 (with M. Caliendo, D. Graeber, J. Seebauer).

  • “COVID-19: a crisis of the female self-employed.” Journal of Population Economics 34 (2021), 1141–1187 (with D. Graeber, J. Seebauer).

  • “Business Cycles and Start-ups across Industries: an Empirical Analysis for German Regions.” Journal of Business Venturing 33:6 (2018) 742-761 (with A. Konon, M. Fritsch)

  • “The Link between R&D, Innovation and Productivity: Are Micro Firms Different?” Research Policy 45 (2016) 1263-1274 (with Julian Baumann).

  • “Personality characteristics and the decisions to become and stay self-employed.” Small Business Economics 42:4 (2014): 787–814 (with M. Caliendo and F. M. Fossen).