Felix Koenig
Assistant Professor of Economics
Felix Koenig is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.
His research primarily explores the drivers of economic inequality, with a focus on the role of technological change in the labor market. Dr. Koenig’s research studies the determinants of wages and working conditions. Recent work studies the dynamics of winner-take-all labor markets, where a few superstar workers capture most of the income, and illustrates the impact of modern technologies on the emergence of these markets.
Dr. Koenig also investigates employment flows, focusing on the job market prospects for individuals affected by unemployment or disability and identifying barriers these groups face when seeking employment. His recent work extends to the non-wage aspects of work and the hiring and wage-setting practices of employers, highlighting how non-monetary factors influence job satisfaction and employment decisions.
Dr. Koenig utilizes large-scale administrative tax data, historical US Census data, and household surveys. He employs modern empirical methods to study economic behavior and draw insights into labor market dynamics.
Dr. Koenig holds a Ph.D. and MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Oxford. Before his academic career, he worked for the German Bundesbank. Currently, he is a Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and the Center for Economic Performance (CEP).