Dr Theresa Neef
Current Position
since 9/24
Economist in the Department of Structural Change and Productivity
Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association
Research Interests
- inequality
- distribution
- economic history
- taxation
- gender issues
Theresa Neef joined the Department of Structural Change and Productivity in September 2024. She also serves as the gender coordinator at the World Inequality Lab, Paris School of Economics. Her research focuses on distributional issues, particularly between income groups, genders, and East and West Germans.
Theresa Neef studied at Leipzig University, the University of Göttingen and Freie Universität Berlin, where she also completed her doctorate on the topic of income inequality in Germany. Prior to her current role, she worked at the World Inequality Lab and EU Tax Observatory (Paris School of Economics) and at the DIW Berlin.
