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Dr Matthias Umkehrer

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Professional background

Matthias Umkehrer studied macroeconomics at the University of Regensburg and graduated in November 2010 with a Master of Science degree. Afterwards, he held a scholarship in the joint graduate programme of the IAB and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He obtained his doctorate in June 2015. Since January 2011, he has been working as a research associate in the Federal Employment Agency’s Research Data Centre (FDZ) at the IAB. His research focuses on the empirical analysis of minimum wages, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment.

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